(Article updated)
A chinese photographer reworked the Sigma DP1/2, he removed the fixed lens to add a lens mount (The picture shows the Sigma with the [shoplink 18092 ebay]Leica Elmarit f/4 90mm[/shoplink]). According to the author:
1. He can put a M4/3 mount on it, then you can use mount adapter to convert to other mounts.
2. The author had tested drive an additional mechanical shutter to replace the original electronical one. He is ording parts from a Japanese factory.
3. The author vaguly mentioned possibility to drive AF lens, I don’t know if he/she had done any prototype or it is just doable.
Interesting!
(Source: Xitek)
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if it had a fullframe sensor it would be a leica killer!
If it had a full frame sensor it’s probably be about as expensive as a Leica.
Look closer, it IS wearing an adapter.
See: http://store.tagotech.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_38_62&products_id=252&osCsid=b93fed45899fabc8f683896c74489d41
OK. I might actually end up owning a Foveon if that happens.
This would be brilliant for Sigma BUT — they stink at camera OS (as per DPx cams) and it’ll likely start at $1000 (given how much they value their Foveons).
Still, very interesting and thanks for posting.
Hmm……. Sorry but I’ve to say that: “The pictures do not look or feel fake, so goodbye Oly and even Pana, I’ll go for it DEFINITELY.” (Yes, Leica is more like a religion, and too bad I’m addicted into it……)
I’m sure it’s a fake. It’s a DP1 with the lens cut off and a cheap M mount stuck on. Look at the lens release button it looks to me like one of the cheap lens adapters from ebay. I wish this rumour was true but I don’t think it is.
I’ll second that. Looks like a converted DP to me.
It’s true!
You may find more pictures taken by the prototype in the near future.
The following is our oringnal webpage, all the news will be post on this forum.
http://forum.xitek.com/showthread.php?threadid=813398
Diamondring
It looks to me like there is an adapter on that camera. Look at the way the mount protrudes from the body in the third shot in particular. I’d be happy to be wrong.
One other comment: if this were real, I guess the notoriously slow DPx AF would be a non-issue 🙂
Hate to burst your bubbles but… that looks like a m4/3 body with an adapter on the front. The black ring the lens is mounting to has small white print on the top and serations all around it so you can grip and twist it. I bet that white print says something like ” M-mount to m4/3″.
Look a the thread on DPReview. Friday joke.
That definitely looks like an adapter on the camera.
its a DP1 with the lens disassembled…DIY evil camera….but sigma will come up with a evil camera…probably 2012….
Did you check the prices of their lenses!
I find the source, this is a crazy mod
http://forum.xitek.com/showthread.php?threadid=813398
There is even a sample image if you look at the thread.
http://image.xitek.com/forum/201012/1118/111883/111883_1291387255.jpg
The author mention three interesting things:
1. He/she can put a M4/3 mount on it, then you can use mount adapter to convert to other mounts.
2. The author had tested drive an additional mechanical shutter to replace the original electronical one. He/she is ording parts from a Japanese factory.
3. The author vaguly mentioned possibility to drive AF lens, I don’t know if he/she had done any prototype or it is just doable.
Thanks Guokai!
I updated the post with the correct information.
Interesting, but what do you get from cropping a 4 MPx APS-C sensor? A 3 MPx 4/3? I know the advantages of Foveon, but this is too low.
Why do m4/3 lenses ? Other than the 25/0.95 all the others needed some electronic talk to even focus. Not to mention they also had m4/3 image circle that’s smaller than the APS in the Sigma.
But full frame rangefinder lens…
Even if it’s true, the DP1 is a sympathic camera, but not really useful : really really tooooo slooooow; I had one for few months and I sold it because it’s so slow and the Foveon results don’t convince me : awful burned skies, and a lot of purple/red margins.
And what’s the interest to put MFT lenses in front of so large sensor?
I forget ergonomy : the DP1 is a black cold plastic box, wich it’s impossible to have an one hand shoot with…
You’d need a second hand to control the adapted lens anyway (focus, aperture), so your criticism doesn’t apply to the camera in real world usage. Plus, the sample shown has a hand-grip accessory.
I think it’s pretty cool stuff, and I hope Sigma is taking notes. I’d love to see a micro four thirds camera with a Foveon sensor, and god knows Panasonic could use some competition to spur their sensor development team of late.
+1