Thanks David,
Clearly something is not right.. I went on
line and they do tout the SD1 at 46 MP which is not correct.. It's 3 15's
stacked with an end output of 15+ MP..
I guess all I know is what I was looking at image
wise.. they were honestly quite impressive..
It looks like it's set up to only take Sigma lenses
but I've tracked down a lens plate for Leica R lenses and their is apparently
someone doing a camera rework that will let one use Nikon AIs lenses.. If I
could get the body to accept my lenses I'd honestly be tempted maybe. Anyway I'm
just trying to understand more right now.. You can't import the files from the
SD1 into LR .. The whole thing is kinda weird as Sigma makes lenses for
virtually any camera maker but this with thing their keeping
it in a box or so it seems.
jimbo
----- Original Message -----From: David KachelSent: Thursday, November 28, 2013 9:04 AMSubject: Re: [Digital BW] Foveon sensor.. ?????
Ok so to get to it ...why is this set up in the closet..I just don't get why this technology has not been embraced. I am really trying to dig into this a bit so I figure their must be some experience on this group with it.. I did a post on the IR group and got no responces at all. It was as if they never heard of it. Are any of you familiar or experienced with it?The biggest reason is lousy marketing:
- Price started out waaaaaay too high because they got greedy. Instead of competing with better technology at a similar price, they chose to compete with better technology at an absurd price.
- Their Marketing department decided to call a 5 megapixel sensor a 15 megapixel sensor (they summed the 5 megapixels of each of the three layers). People took offense at this ploy and refused to buy.
What they are doing now, I don't know. And I don't much care. They are like Beta Max. They WILL be left behind in the dust and I don't plan on getting stuck once again with a pile of useless lenses that don't mount on anything else. (Bitter Sony a900 owner.)David Kachel___________________Artist-PhotographerFine B&W Photographswww.davidkachel.comdavid@davidkachel.comGallery:www.reddoorfinephotographs.comdirector@...PO Box 1893Alpine, TX 79831(432) 386-5787No virus found in this message.
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