Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]no it is a new one, the old one was 4 meg and this one is 16 meg On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > I doubt they have deep enough pockets to even develop the APS-C sensor > any. Isn't the one they're using now the same as when they bought it from > Foveon? > > -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rabiner > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 3:11 PM > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sigma DP1 Merrill > > I agree with much of your post here Bill and I think Its just easier to > sell > cheaper stuff. And smaller sensors are cheaper even ones with re arranged > color groups. Color groups in the sensor promoted as being the same as > having a larger size sensor. > I do think if this really did pan out; if a 1.5x crop Foevon sensor = a > 1x > plain vanilla Canon/Nikon sensor. We'd be saying Canon/Nikon/Sigma by now > they'd be a major player with a lot of top people using them instead of > C/N. > As is not they're still a lens company. And the only third party lens > company I'd consider going with if there was no such lens made by the > camera > company I was shooting with. Other than Schneider of course. Or maybe > Cosina. I guess threes a few. > > > On 1/31/13 2:14 PM, "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > > Nothings stopping Sigma from doing a Foevon full frame if >> > its a better way of > >> making a sensor. >> > > Not exactly true. What?s really stopping them is that that > >> level of sensor >> > development is beyond the financial resources of a smaller > >> company like >> > Sigma. I'm not sure we will ever see a FF Sigma/Foveon. Unless > >> of course if >> > someone buys Sigma for the sensor, which I don't see as > >> likely. >> > > Other problems in include the lack of "sophisticated " buyers that > >> want FF >> > cameras spending FF money on something that tis made by Sigma and > >> will take >> > only Sigma lenses. Also, the average FF buyer is not likely to like > >> the lack >> > of raw support. > > Good luck. > > Bill Pearce > >> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photography > http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/lugalrabs/<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/> > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad