Sigma SD15

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Sigma SD15
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Based on 11 expert reviews
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    3
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85

It's taken a while for Sigma's SD15 to reach the market. First displayed at Photokina 2008 and then officially announced as a successor to the SD14 on 20 February, 2010, the SD15 has only just gone on sale locally. It offers a few updates to its...

By Photo Review Australia on
60

With its bulky body trumpeting a semi-professional status, Sigma’s new digital SLR - the Sigma SD15 - offers 14.06 effective megapixels. But, because its unique sensor is triple layered, with one silicon-embedded layer of photodetectors each for...

By Digital Arts Online on
70

I've been following the development of the unique Foveon X3 sensor since its first appearance in the Sigma SD9 back in 2002. Sigma now owns the Foveon company, and has continued to use this innovative technology in its cameras, including the ...

By Trusted Reviews on
70

A broader than average range of colour tones more important to you than pixel count and don’t regularly shoot above ISO400? Then the Sigma SD15 could be the DSLR for you. If you’re looking however for the best line up of spec for the money,...

By Pocket-lint on
60

Sigma's SD15 is an interesting, but slightly flawed camera. Picture quality can be something of a mixed bag - especially at higher ISOs - and its quirkiness will frustrate some users. It’s a love-hate DSLR....

By Expert Reviews on
60

While we admire the innovation of an alternative sensor technology, the combination of below-expectation picture quality and poor control in everyday handling means this is a difficult camera to recommend. With a substantial price cut it could make a...

By Good Gear Guide on
60

Some might see the Foveon X3 sensor as the SD15’s weak point, but it isn’t. It produces small files, true, but they have such astonishing clarity and sharpness that they are in fact a fair match for any regular APS-C format D-SLR.The lack of...

By PhotoRadar on
60

The Sigma SD15 is an oddly eccentric fourth attempt at a high-end digital SLR by a manufacturer still better known for its accessories. Good results are achievable, but, by golly, you have to work for...

By CNET UK on
60

Although less of an obvious odd fish than its forebears, the Sigma SD15 is still not an easy camera to deliver an unequivocal verdict on. But it's fair to say that, if your main aim when choosing which DSLR to buy is to find the best value all...

By PhotographyBLOG on

The Sigma SD15 has three features, which are unique and which some may consider makes it better than most other (non-Sigma) DSLRs.It has a Foveon sensorIt has a sealed mirror boxIt can be used for IR and UV imagingOn the other hand, it lacks a number...

By Photo.net on
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