Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/30

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Subject: [Leica] Sigma DP1 Merrill
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:35:22 -0800
References: <CAA4z8hekjo_fzQ+C7b0J7M30Arn5ReSOrvfwBJPsNu_uok+bKg@mail.gmail.com>

SD1 also has been re-badged as SD1-Merrill. May be you should look into
that?


On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Gary Benson <bensonga at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Paul Roark wrote:
> *>A friend came by yesterday to show me his new Sigma DP1 Merrill
> >(see
> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sigma_dp1_merrill.shtml).
> >It has a 28mm equivalent lens on an APS-C Foveon sensor. He also brought a
> flash drive
> >with an un-altered Tiff file. Consistent with the reviews, the pixel
> sharpness was just amazing.
> >We'll be taking some comparison shots against the M9 with Leica 28mm soon.
> >If Sigma and Foveon can get the low light speed of that Foveon chip
> competitive,
> >the Bayer pattern chips are dead meat.
>
> The Sigma DP1 and DP2 have quite a loyal following on the GetDPI forum.
> http://www.getdpi.com/forum/other-cameras/
>
> What really had me interested however, is a SD1 with a Sigma Cum Laude
> conversion of the native Sigma mount to a Leica R mount.
>
> http://sigmacumlaude.com/products.html
>
> Unfortunately, I just discovered that the SD1 is "no longer available",
> according to the B&H Photo website.
>
>
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/736546-REG/Sigma_SD1_Digital_SLR_Camera.html
>
> Does anyone here know of someone who has done this and/or has much
> experience with the SD1?
>
> Gary Benson
> Eagle River, Alaska
>
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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