http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/ Engadget Comments for Sigma's SD15 DSLR: an SD14 with improved image processing and little else http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/Sep 23rd 2008 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/Sep 23rd 2008 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/
Sigma obviously makes most of their money from lenses, and they have made some very impressive lenses recently; like the 50mm f1.4.]]>Sep 23rd 2008 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/
Yeah, and the 30mm f/1.4. Wait... Nevermind, most of those have to go in for calibration so they actually focus correctly (yes, I own one of these, and it's a nice lens, but it pissed me off to buy a lens that I KNEW would need work before it could be used).]]>Sep 23rd 2008 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/
Anyone know if the hot mirror is still removable on the SD15?]]>Sep 23rd 2008 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/
Plus, Sigma's DP1 and new DP2 need to compete with u4/3 cameras from Panny and Olympus, and with the Samsung design when they start making their own version. They're a good lens manufacturer, but if they really wanted to compete, they should have designed a DP2 with changeable lenses. How hard could it be? The camera could have been kept approximately the same size, and they could have designed a number of prime lenses of different focal lengths. As long as they're pancake lenses, this camera would have been comparable in size to a 4/3rds camera. It's too late now. Maybe Sigma was taken by surprise when Olympus announced u4/3, and decided not to change their plans. I don't know.]]>Sep 23rd 2008 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/Sep 23rd 2008 5:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/01/samsungs-aps-c-hybrid-system-to-rival-micro-four-thirds/

This is what Ian ment. Samsung is going to make a micro fourthird competitor. ]]>Sep 23rd 2008 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/
Actually the whole 2x crop sensor kinda puts me off on the micro4/3 system. However this "micro APS-C" if you will sounds a bit more tantalizing.]]>Sep 23rd 2008 5:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/Sep 23rd 2008 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/Sep 23rd 2008 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/Sep 23rd 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/Sep 24th 2008 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/
Now, if the DP2 had a new Foveon sensor with a higher resolution, I would feel differently. I assume that the technology is very complicated; otherwise, Foveon would be developing it faster. Perhaps the problem is that Foveon and Sigma don't have the resources of the big manufacturers.]]>Sep 26th 2008 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/
I own the SD-14. As long as I use it for its intended purpose, for which I purchased, it performs wonderfully. But as Jason mentioned; should not be considered a "do everything" camera. I have used it for other types of shots, then I intended. It fell way short of accomplishing that task. Over-all it has lived up to that as Jason described; controlled artistic photography. 400 ISO and below is the way to go with this camera. I prefer to shoot 50 ISO.
]]>Oct 6th 2008 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/
I might try the SD-15 because I really wanted to like my 14. Eventually though, I sent it back. Foveon is amazingly cool but as Richard pointed out above it isn't a "do everything" camera. If you do a lot of outdoor shots in plenty of light you will love everything you get from it. However don't take it with you to an evening wedding, dinner party or anything indoors with low light. You'll be wishing you had a different camera or end up fiddling with the color balance from everything you get out of it later...]]>Nov 15th 2008 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sigmas-sd15-dslr-an-sd14-with-improved-image-processing-and-li/
http://www.pbase.com/mjmorrison/sd10__d200_w80200_comparison_1

I pick the Sigma photo's over Nikon for Sharpness and Color rendition. I guess the problem with Sigma
is how capable the camera is. Sigma cameras generally don't have the feature list of Nikon or Canon.

It's also worth noting these photo's were shot with second generation SD10. I would like to see a comparison between
the SD14 or SD15 pitted against the Canon 40D and the Nikon 300. A good project for someone if they could get thier hands on all three.

Kev]]>Nov 27th 2008 11:35AM