Digital BW, The Print

> I have a friend who also feels this way. He owns
> several ultra wide angle Sigma pro lenses. He says
> they're tack sharp.

When I got our first D1X I was forced to buy a wider wide angle lens. I didn't want to 
spendt he $1500 on a Nikon 17-35 so I bought the Sigma 15-35.  I too like their recent 
glass but they still have a VERY bad rep with cameras.  That is the reputation that's going 
to be hard to shake off.  The problem isn't going to be with the lenses, just their bodies. 

My bet is that either (or both) Nikon and Canon are on the fast track to developing their 
own Foveon CMOS technology.  If Foveon X3 is all they claim it to be, there HAS to be a 
reason one of the biggies didn't pick up on it.  Either it isn't really ready for prime time 
yet, they are taking a wait n' see attitude, (doubtful) or they wanted too much money (also 
doubtful) or licensing was too restrictive or they already had their own version in R&D.

Foveon has clearly stated that their license with Sigma is NOT exclusive so there is no 
clear reason why they were the only company to join in.

BTW: IMHO? Far too many people ONLY look at megapixels. There's far more to creating 
a good digital image than just the total number of raw pixels in the sensor!

Greg