jimbo,
The Sigma SD1/SD1 Merrill got great reviews for its low ISO performance, but was judged pretty well unusable above around ISO800, and the slow write times during which the camera was unusable made it unsuitable for many uses. There were some other criticisms of the camera design too, and the first version was far too expensive for what it offered. Lack of software support for its raw files was also a problem,and the provided software was thought to be rather difficult to use. Excellent for the kind of work you were looking at, and if I did a lot of studio work and landscape in good light I'd seriously consider getting a SD1 Merrill just for that. But cameras like the Nikon D800E are much more versatile.
Foveon seemed a great idea when it came out (and I wrote glowingly about the idea), but has proved to be difficult or impossible to implement as well as more conventional sensors. The Fuji X-Trans CMOS sensor also seems to have some performance advantage over the conventional Bayer array - though again I have some reservations about the cameras. Great for my holiday snaps, but not responsive enough for my day to day work on the streets.
And yes, the cloud thing has been beat to death. I've decided to save my money and see how things develop. So long as Lightroom is still available outside the subscription model I'm happy with my old Photoshop. Photoline might be a better alternative if I do want to upgrade on that side.
Peter
The Sigma SD1/SD1 Merrill got great reviews for its low ISO performance, but was judged pretty well unusable above around ISO800, and the slow write times during which the camera was unusable made it unsuitable for many uses. There were some other criticisms of the camera design too, and the first version was far too expensive for what it offered. Lack of software support for its raw files was also a problem,and the provided software was thought to be rather difficult to use. Excellent for the kind of work you were looking at, and if I did a lot of studio work and landscape in good light I'd seriously consider getting a SD1 Merrill just for that. But cameras like the Nikon D800E are much more versatile.
Foveon seemed a great idea when it came out (and I wrote glowingly about the idea), but has proved to be difficult or impossible to implement as well as more conventional sensors. The Fuji X-Trans CMOS sensor also seems to have some performance advantage over the conventional Bayer array - though again I have some reservations about the cameras. Great for my holiday snaps, but not responsive enough for my day to day work on the streets.
And yes, the cloud thing has been beat to death. I've decided to save my money and see how things develop. So long as Lightroom is still available outside the subscription model I'm happy with my old Photoshop. Photoline might be a better alternative if I do want to upgrade on that side.
Peter
On 28/11/2013 15:00, jimbo wrote:
\ufeffWell I think the cloud thing has kinda been beat to death.. were all big boys n girls so whatever we do is just fine..�So moving over..Last week a shooter brought of several images all of which except a few were product shots done in the studio.. he also had a few model shots and� a few scenics on the card..�I have to be honest with you guys I've heard the term Foveon sensor but really had no clue ..so most here are way ahead of me would be my guess.. They were all shot with a Sigma SD1�15 MP camera.. So a 3 layered sensor each being 15MP.. NO BAYER PATTERN.. I had to install some software he brought with him to initially process the images then output them so I could bring into PS and LR.. Once thru all that I� got to really�look at the images.. they were quite frankly pretty awesome.. I was looking at tonality transitions that just seemed really incredibly�smooth, way punchier colors from the git go and the sharpness of these images was mind blowing.. So you get the drift.. Also apparently you can remove the IR filter from this camera easily..�Ok so to get to it ...why is this set up in the closet..I just don't get why this technology has not been embraced. I am really trying to dig into this a bit so I figure their must be some experience on this group with it.. I did a post on the IR group and got no responces at all. It was as if they never heard of it.� Are any of you familiar or experienced with it?�jimbo��