itai195 wrote:
I agree, I\'m sure in more practical viewing situations and with a more controlled test the results would be closer. But this is still an $800 compact camera we\'re talking about. Foveon, at least from a technological standpoint, clearly has merit.
While this is true, don\'t forget that the Sigma is the closest thing to a one trick pony there is in the photographic universe (no interchangeable lenses, no high ISO worth speaking of, not so great skin tones, worse colour for product photography, no fast AF (okay, the Canon not really either ), no high FPS shooting, no extensive flash system, no true macro, no narrow depth of field, no zoom, no good video capability, and a million other things I have forgotten), whereas the Canon is a full-fledged system camera. There are loads and loads of reasons why the Canon combo is more expensive. The sharpness of the Sigma is impressive, but that and the size are the only advantages. Beyond that, the Canon wipes the floor with it.
itai195 wrote:
I agree, I\'m sure in more practical viewing situations and with a more controlled test the results would be closer. But this is still an $800 compact camera we\'re talking about. Foveon, at least from a technological standpoint, clearly has merit.
While this is true, don\'t forget that the Sigma is the closest thing to a one trick pony there is in the photographic universe (no interchangeable lenses, no high ISO worth speaking of, not so great skin tones, worse colour, no high FPS shooting, no extensive flash system, no true macro, no narrow depth of field, no zoom, no good video capability, and a million other things I have forgotten), whereas the Canon is a full-fledged system camera. There are loads and loads of reasons why the Canon combo is more expensive. The sharpness of the Sigma is impressive, but that and the size are the only advantages. Beyond that, the Canon wipes the floor with it.
Price comparisons make zero sense here.
Horses for courses.
Apr 19, 2013 at 02:57 PM
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), no high FPS shooting, no extensive flash system, no true macro, no narrow depth of field, no zoom, no good video capability, and a million other things I have forgotten), whereas the Canon is a full-fledged system camera. There are loads and loads of reasons why the Canon combo is more expensive. The sharpness of the Sigma is impressive, but that and the size are the only advantages. Beyond that, the Canon wipes the floor with it.