02-24-2016, 12:03 AM
I would never have looked into Foveon sensors if I haven't had seen prints of them and if at a certain moment the dp 1/2/3 Merrill would not have been too "cheap" not to try one. With all their disadvantages comes of course a kind of relief: It will never be any close to a universal photo-tool. But within it's limits and with their very special kind of structures what you see as fake sharpness (while I just consider your AA filters as even more fake anti-aliasing of a basically not less digital way to catch a picture), they are doing a nice job for me. I've seen more overly sharpened Bayer sensor pics than "fake sharpness" Sigma pics. Btw, what is "fake sharpness"? If there's such a thing then there must be as well "real sharpness". Defined by who? How? Who decides what is right,- over- and under-sharp? You see it your way, fine, you don't need to like my pictures. In fact, nobody does have to like them except me. 
I would rarely take the Sigmas without a backup camera to a place I don't know what's expecting me. They spend weeks in the cupboard. And I'm aware if I bring home a lot pictures I'll get punished with hours of RAW-processing. So I take less, but more good ones. It's a different approach and from time to time nice - not better, not worse. Also, if I really turn my back towards DSLR, I can send all Sigma lenses in and get them back with a Sigma mount. I reckon that won't cost more than what I would loose if I sell them second hand.
For such a small camera manufacturer they come up with some nice design and they keep their line. Bigger companies are less daring. The won't eat a big slice of CaNikon's cake, so why do you care at all about their exotic cameras? 9 AF-points, that's kind of lame, I know, but there's focus peaking as well. EVF vs OVF? Enough pros and cons on both sides, but to focus manually the EVF wins every time in terms of precision.
Yeah, just about 100...150% more than your still enough 20 MP
who cares?
I would rarely take the Sigmas without a backup camera to a place I don't know what's expecting me. They spend weeks in the cupboard. And I'm aware if I bring home a lot pictures I'll get punished with hours of RAW-processing. So I take less, but more good ones. It's a different approach and from time to time nice - not better, not worse. Also, if I really turn my back towards DSLR, I can send all Sigma lenses in and get them back with a Sigma mount. I reckon that won't cost more than what I would loose if I sell them second hand.
For such a small camera manufacturer they come up with some nice design and they keep their line. Bigger companies are less daring. The won't eat a big slice of CaNikon's cake, so why do you care at all about their exotic cameras? 9 AF-points, that's kind of lame, I know, but there's focus peaking as well. EVF vs OVF? Enough pros and cons on both sides, but to focus manually the EVF wins every time in terms of precision.
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The only advantage of the Sigma is the bit higher resolution, but I have yet to run into a limitation with the 20mp I have now, maybe that will change in future.
Yeah, just about 100...150% more than your still enough 20 MP
who cares?