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![]() Thinking about buying the Sigma DSLR. Either the SD9 or the SD10. Is the SD10 worth the extra money? What would be the best lens to start out with. Oh yeah, does anyone know when that Foveon point and shoot will be available? Thanks. Biff Mullins |
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"Biff Mullins" wrote in message
m... Thinking about buying the Sigma DSLR. Either the SD9 or the SD10. Is the SD10 worth the extra money? What would be the best lens to start out with. Oh yeah, does anyone know when that Foveon point and shoot will be available? If you need higher ISO settings, the SD10 is the better choice. If you shoot at lower ISO settings as I do (I'm just a causal photographer) than the SD9 is just fine. IMO the 50mm EX lens is a great starting point with either camera. |
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![]() "Biff Mullins" wrote in message m... Thinking about buying the Sigma DSLR. Either the SD9 or the SD10. Don't waste your money. |
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Before you look for a Sigma DSLR, have a look at the scathing review on
www.dcresource.com about it. Personally, I feel that the Sigma is a capable camera let down by the poor Sigma lenses and the restrictive image file format. -- Yours Zebedee (Claiming asylum in an attempt to escape paying his debts to Dougal and Florence) |
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"Zebedee" wrote:
Before you look for a Sigma DSLR, have a look at the scathing review on www.dcresource.com about it. There is nothing scathing about that review. It is a highly complimentary review that expresses some reservations about the quality of Sigma lenses. But we knew that anyway. Some excerpts will show that the review is far from scathing: --- QUOTED FROM www.dcresource.com: --- You will, however, find that this 3.4 Megapixel image blows away anything you've seen before in terms of image quality. I think you'll agree after viewing the sample photos attached to this review. --- Included with the SD10 is the excellent Sigma Photo Pro 2.0 software. This software should serve as an example to other camera manufacturers, with its great user interface and robust performance. You'll be spending a lot of time in Photo Pro, since the camera only saves photos in RAW (X3F) format. At first glance, Photo Pro looks like just another photo browser (see above photo). But select an image and you'll find a lot more functionality. --- In general, I was pleased with the results I saw using the auto correction feature. If you're not satisfied with how that looks, you can tweak the settings until the image looks like what you were expecting. The manual included with the SD10 is pretty good for a camera manual. I especially liked the lengthy explanations, and minimal fine print. --- The first thing you'll notice while looking at the back of the camera is just how simple everything is. There are just a few buttons and no dials, making it a welcome change from more complex D-SLRs. --- If you clicked on those images above, or if you know anything about the X3 sensor, you won't be surprised to hear my assessment of the image quality: it's awesome, especially after a trip through that auto adjustment feature. The sharpness and resolution are truly stunning --- While the Sigma SD10 would be a nice D-SLR if it used a traditional CCD or CMOS sensor, it's the SD10's Foveon X3 image sensor which really makes it stand out from the crowd. Image quality is, in a word, stunning. --- Another standout feature of the camera is the Sigma Photo Pro software, which you'll learn to love. That's because you must post-process every image, as they're all saved in RAW format. Thankfully, the Photo Pro software is both capable and responsive. You can let the camera make automatic adjustments to the image, or you can tweak it yourself. --- What I liked: Stunning image quality Robust performance FireWire and USB ports Uses AA batteries (instead of lithium-ion) Easy to use All the benefits of a D-SLR: lenses, flashes, and full manual controls Excellent Photo Pro software What I didn't care for: Poor low light focusing without external flash Dust seems to be a problem Some of Sigma's lenses are not so great All images must be post-processed (this may be a good thing, depending on your point of view) Above average noise at high ISOs Bulky --- So much for a "scathing review"! ;-) |
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![]() "Biff Mullins" wrote in message m... Please ignore this crossposting troll behind an anonimizer. |
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Peter A. Stavrakoglou wrote:
"Biff Mullins" wrote in message m... Thinking about buying the Sigma DSLR. Either the SD9 or the SD10. Is the SD10 worth the extra money? What would be the best lens to start out with. Oh yeah, does anyone know when that Foveon point and shoot will be available? If you need higher ISO settings, the SD10 is the better choice. If you shoot at lower ISO settings as I do (I'm just a causal photographer) than the SD9 is just fine. IMO the 50mm EX lens is a great starting point with either camera. Peter, always lovely to see you, but why is this xposted to alt.config? BTW, come on by & visit us once in a while, OK? (Sorry, I owe ya an email or 3). -- with the blue dress, the blue dress, the blue dress... |
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"Peter A. Stavrakoglou" wrote in message t...
"Biff Mullins" wrote in message m... Thinking about buying the Sigma DSLR. Either the SD9 or the SD10. Is the SD10 worth the extra money? What would be the best lens to start out with. Oh yeah, does anyone know when that Foveon point and shoot will be available? If you need higher ISO settings, the SD10 is the better choice. If you shoot at lower ISO settings as I do (I'm just a causal photographer) than the SD9 is just fine. IMO the 50mm EX lens is a great starting point with either camera. I don't know of anyone who knows anything about digital who shoots above the lowest ISO setting. |
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![]() Georgette Preddy wrote: I don't know of anyone who knows anything about digital who shoots above the lowest ISO setting. Which simply proves that you know no one who knows anything about digital. We already have concluded that you are in that category, Giorgio. |
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