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Special cross-over edition!  Dogs & Sigma!

How you gonna floss your teeth now?  What?  Got Somethin to Say?  I didn't think so.

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The SD1 Merrill can make anything look good.

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Sigma Corporation announces pricing and availability of Sigma DP2 Merrill

June 29, 2012

Sigma Corporation announces pricing and availability of Sigma DP2 Merrill

New generation compact camera to hit US shelves in July for street price of $999

 

Ronkonkoma, NY, June 29, 2012 – Sigma Corporation of America (www.sigmaphoto.com), a leading researcher, developer, manufacturer and service provider for some of the world's most impressive lines of lenses, cameras and flashes,has announced that the Sigma DP2 Merrill compact digital camera will be available in the United States on July 12 for the street price of $999.

 

This upgraded, high-resolution, compact digital camera with a fixed lens is named in honor of Richard “Dick” Merrill, the co-creator of the Foveon X3 Direct Image Sensor technology that powers Sigma’s unique lineup of cameras. It differs from its predecessor, the DP2x, because its resolution has grown by moving from Foveon’s 14.6-megapixel APS-C size image sensor to the 46-megapixel APS-C image sensor found in the company’s flagship SLR, the Sigma SD1 Merrill. The full-color Foveon X3 direct image sensor ensures outstanding resolution, richly gradated tones and images with a three-dimensional feel. A focus ring and custom Quick Set (QS) mode also improve the user interface.

 

“We are very proud of the engineering and design involved in the upgrade of the DP2 Merrill, and we are especially pleased to honor Dick Merrill with its name,” said Mark Amir-Hamzeh, president of Sigma Corporation of America. “The addition of the 46-megapixel sensor and the continued use of Foveon’s unique three-layer design results in images that can’t be reproduced by other cameras on today’s market.”

 

The Sigma DP2 Merrill boasts an exclusively designed, high-performance, telecentric 30mm F2.8 lens, which is the equivalent to a 45mm lens on a 35mm SLR camera. The camera is compact and lightweight, and features Super Multi Layer Coating to reduce flare and ghosting.

 

Other features of the  Sigma DP2 Merrill camera include:

 

·         A dual, three-layer responsive ultimate (TRUE II) engine thatnow incorporates two TRUE II processors toimprove the processing speed and overall quality of the final image

·         RAW and JPEG format recording toretain the full image detail of the utmost quality captured through the direct image sensor, as well as a JPEG recording format for convenience

·         Sigma Photo Pro processing software to convert RAW data quickly and easily

·         Manual focus for use when autofocus or focus-lock is not desired

·         Easy-to-use auto focus with a “nine-point select mode” which can select the desired focusing point from nine different frames, and a “free move mode” that allows shooters to select their desired focusing point

·         An advanced user interface complete with acustom QS menu and the metallic command dial to improve usability

·         Continuous shooting capabilities to capture up to seven RAW images per sequence

·         A large, highly visible, three-inch TFT color LCD monitor for great visibility

·         A hot shoe for the use of the dedicated external flashgun EF-140DG (optional)

·         Movie mode for movie recording with VGA (640×480) size, with 30 shooting frames per second

 

For information about Sigma Corporation of America or information about the companies cameras and lenses, visitwww.sigmaphoto.com.

 

About Sigma Corporation

For more than 50 years, Sigma Corporation’s expertise and innovation has driven the company’s core philosophy of “knowledge, plus experience, plus imagination,”with anemphasis on producing high-quality, high-performance photographic technology at moderate prices. This family-owned organization is the largest, independent SLR lens manufacturer in the world, producing more than 40 lenses that are compatible with most manufacturers, including Sigma, Canon, Sony, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and Pentax. Sigma Corporation also produces digital SLR cameras and high-definition digital compact cameras. The company is headquartered in Japan, with offices strategically located throughout Europe, Asia and North America. For information, please visit www.sigmaphoto.com.

PennyWaaah

Waaah!  Not like I'm crying but that sound they use to imply of heavenly origin...

beauty, eh?

SD1 - hahahahaha

I waited until the SD1 Merrill came out.

I got one, finally!

It is as clumsy a camera as the SD14, but the images pack a lot of punch!

I could do a shootout if you please.

I took the picture you see above with a Sigma SD10... 4MP, but 4 lovely MP

SD1

some more pics from that shoot out my window.

Throop at Dawn

Where the pigeons live

the final days of smokey the smokestack re-edit

Doing any real photo editing on my lapdrop is pretty much implausible since it never matches anything I think it will when I see it on a real monitor.  So, with my mac mini flatlining I decided to put up 3 versions of the same image from my DP1s, and show how the processing effects them.  

The top picture is straight out of the camera with everything in photopro leveled out at zero. 

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on my laptop I couldn't see any of the buildings, so I brought up the exposure 0.5, the highlights 0.8 the X3f fill 0.8  of course I can see the buildings in the first one on this screen so maybe I was just screwed over by mac.

The colors looked vulgar so I took the saturation from 0.0 to -0.8,  now it looks washed out.

News!

A little late, but there's new info on the Sigma site and a sample pic!

http://www.sigma-sd.com/SD1/pdf/SIGMA-SD1_Leaflet_Inside.pdf

You probably aren't obsessed like me, but that photo is sharp!

You too can rip off william wegman when it comes out.  Here is a quality sample I snagged.

this is a mere snigglet, chunk of the picky wick...  perty slick, no?  Looks like the SD1 will at least stay abreast with the bayer array cameras (all of the other cameras).  BUT when?  should i or should i not buy an sd15?  Tell me, oh minions.