Sigma adds DP1x and DP2s, re-launches SD15
updated 04:45 pm EST, Sun February 21, 2010
Sigma makes conservative updates at PMA
Sigma has kept itself in action at PMA by upgrading two models and reintroducing a third. The 14-megapixel DP1x gets the same True II imaging processor as the DP2 and has a faster autofocusing algorithm. Controls have been inherited from the DP2s and bring both easier menus as well as a quick-access button for frequently used presets.
The DP2 itself has been upgraded with the DP2s; the Foveon compact gets the new AF routine, simpler, easier-to-read rear controls and a new power-saving mode.
Rounding out the introductions, the SD15 is being shown again after the silence since its Photokina 2008 debut. It too carries a 14-megapixel Foveon sensor but is a true DSLR with interchangeable lenses. It upgrades the SD14 with the True II processor and a larger 3-inch preview LCD. Sigma targets it at the low-to-mid-range with 3FPS burst RAW shooting for up to 21 shots and a high dynamic range mode that brackets five different shots together.
As is typical with Sigma releases, none of the cameras have a definitive release date or price.
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Sigma sucks
It's not really 14-megapixels; it's more like a little under 5. But Sigma has always used creative math when pumping their awful Foveon technology.
I guess if you like Homer Simpson skintones coming from your overpriced camera, you'll like it.
Basic rule: if it says Sigma on it, there's a 99.999999999% chance it's c***.