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Sigma SD1

Based on 7 reviews

Excellent:

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Good:

4
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Bad:

1

Pros

Medium-format color and resolution at a DSLR price

Cons

Doesn’t offer live view or video capture capabilities Share & EnjoyShareTweet Author: Kevin Ames Kevin Ames is a well-known commercial digital photographer who has written several Photoshop and photography books, including The Digital Photographers

By RegHardware on July 13, 2012

So what’s the final word? Is the Sigma SD1 worth the premium price tag it carries and the attention of professional and enthusiast photographers? There is actually no definitive answer to these questions. For landscape and studio photographers the...

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By Layers Magazine on July 12, 2012

Medium-Format Resolution in a DSLR The latest DSLR camera from Sigma Corporation is the SD1 Merrill, named for Richard “Dick” Merrill, inventor of the X3F CMOS chip, which uses a type of layering that splits light into red, green, and blue...

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By Pocket-lint on February 29, 2012

The SD1’s poor high ISO results, unpredictable auto white balance, lack of live view and slow processing make it one to avoid for the casual user. But pros in the know will be impressed with the rich colour and staggering detail possible at ISO...

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By ePHOTOzine on February 13, 2012

The Sigma SD1 is capable of taking some gorgeous photos with excellent detail at the pixel level, however to get the best from the camera it is necessary to take everything as RAW and process the files. While you can shoot JPEG images, due to the...

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By Digital Camera Buyer on January 17, 2012

The SD1’s impressive sensor technology puts this camera up in the big leagues with other pro camera kits. Although image quality and size is incredible there are still a few areas that could be improved.Overall Our provides the latest...

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By PhotographyBLOG on December 06, 2011

We were really excited to get hold of the Sigma SD1, it's a lovely camera to hold and you can feel the workmanship that's gone into it. The magnesium alloy body ensures rigidity and the weather sealing means you don't have to rush out of the...

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By The Luminous Landscape on June 01, 2011

I like the SD1 – a lot. It's quirky and annoying, has truly awful raw software, and the slow write-times and unresponsiveness during card writing cause a lot of teeth gnashing. But, the image quality is superb (colour accuracy - not so much at the...

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By The Luminous Landscape on September 01, 2010

Sigma is known primarily as a lens maker, and their lenses line varies from mid-range consumer to very well regarded semi-pro and pro-grade glass. It will clearly be an important consideration for any photographer contemplating the purchase of an SD1 to...

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By Digital Photography Review on January 01, 2006

Sigma SD1 Hands-on Preview May 2011 | Richard Butler The SD1 created a great deal of interest at Photokina 2010. Having used Foveon's original 4.7x3MP sensor in its SD and DP series of cameras, Sigma bought the sensor company in 2008 and instructed...

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By Magnus.de on May 09, 2012

Sigmas Top-Modell SD1 Merrill schneidet in Sachen Bildqualität sehr gut ab, allerdings verschlechtern die bekannten Kritikpunkte wie langsame Signalverarbeitung und Autofokus sowie der schlechte interne JPEG-Konverter das...

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