The camera is now listed at BHphoto (Click here) and has the following key specs:
29MP Foveon X3 Quattro CMOS Image Sensor
TRUE III Image Processing Engine
14mm f/4 Lens (35mm Equivalent: 21mm)
3.0″ 920k-dot TFT LCD Screen
ISO Range: 100-6400 in 1/3 Steps
RAW Image Capture
Max RAW Resolution of 5424 x 3616
Contrast Detection Autofocus
Manual Focus Ring
P/S/A/M Exposure Control
5 Responses
For the size of that 14mm lens, it better be the worlds best performing 14mm f/4
It’s getting more and more ridiculous that they don’t just make an interchangeable lens system. Who in their right mind would buy 3 or 4 cameras just to cover different focal lengths?
Why would someone buy such a camera? It is obviously not compact, the RAW files are tricky to process, it is not cheap, the design is questionable. Dude, really? Maybe I’m just picky, maybe I’m just sane. Go figure…
I applaud Sigma for continuing to make niche products that SOME people will absolutely love. I’m sure that lens will be high-quality and the camera will be brilliant for several applications. My concern with these cameras remains pattern noise, though. A lot of people using a 21mm lens are going to have a lot of shots with expanses of sky in them…not really the sort of thing where you want visible banding everywhere.
The alternative is obvious, though: Ricoh GR with GW-3 wide converter. You won’t get the resolution of the Sigma, but the camera is a million times easier to use and the combo seems to be even smaller than the DP0.
Will Sigma drop that lens into a DN mount? Hmmm… I’d take one in a Sony E-mount. 🙂