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The sigma SD14 is supposedly available on the market but there is
surprisingly few reviews on it.
There are many previews and first impressions, but no full reviews I can
find.
Does anyone know why?

In article <Fk9%h.2652$XZ2.2207@trndny01>, peter <>
wrote:

> The sigma SD14 is supposedly available on the market but there is
> surprisingly few reviews on it.
> There are many previews and first impressions, but no full reviews I can
> find.
> Does anyone know why?

Because like the Sigma cameras that came before it, it sucks.

It is a capable machine but has different characteristics because of its
sensor.
As with all cameras of reasonable capabilities it is the person using the
camera that determines the quality of the final product more than the camera
or lens.

"peter" <> wrote in message
news:Fk9%h.2652$XZ2.2207@trndny01...
> The sigma SD14 is supposedly available on the market but there is
> surprisingly few reviews on it.
> There are many previews and first impressions, but no full reviews I can
> find.
> Does anyone know why?
>

Usually to get reviews at the larger review sites the manufacturer will loan
them a camera, if this is not done then there will be something of a delay,
the other way would be for someone to buy one and then lend it to a review
site, I suspect they have not sold one yet!! This camera belongs in a very
small niche market and they will not sell many examples anyway I would
expect.

In article <Fk9%h.2652$XZ2.2207@trndny01>, peter <>
wrote:

> The sigma SD14 is supposedly available on the market but there is
> surprisingly few reviews on it.
> There are many previews and first impressions, but no full reviews I can
> find.
> Does anyone know why?

the phrase, "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything
at all" comes to mind.

nevertheless, there are a handful of reviews so far, and none paint the
camera to be particularly compelling, especially at its high price.

In article <Fk9%h.2652$XZ2.2207@trndny01>, "peter" <>
wrote:

> The sigma SD14 is supposedly available on the market but there is
> surprisingly few reviews on it.
> There are many previews and first impressions, but no full reviews I can
> find.
> Does anyone know why?

Maybe the first sentence of the press release fails to portray this as a
serious camera.

"The new SD14, powered by the 14 megapixel Foveon X3®
direct-image-sensor, can reproduce high definition images rich in
gradation and impressive three-dimensional detail."


The few reviews that I could find don't have the same level of
hyperbole. The SD14 is improved but stays in character. I'm still
waiting for sample photos with three-dimensional detail. Do I need
special glasses?

"peter" <> wrote in message
news:Fk9%h.2652$XZ2.2207@trndny01...
> The sigma SD14 is supposedly available on the market but there is
> surprisingly few reviews on it.
> There are many previews and first impressions, but no full reviews I can
> find.
> Does anyone know why?
>

Could it be because it is a piece of ****!?!?!

=(

In article
<mcmurtri->,
Kevin McMurtrie <> wrote:

> I'm still
> waiting for sample photos with three-dimensional detail. Do I need
> special glasses?

yes, you do need special glasses!

have you noticed the magenta and yellow blotches on sigma images?

at first glance, they appear to ruin the pictures, but a little known
secret is that those images are actually anaglyphs! those blotches
encode the 3d information, and when viewed with the special sigma
two-color reality distortion goggles, the images just jump right out at
you with full three dimensional detail. amazing stuff.

Randall Ainsworth wrote:
> In article <Fk9%h.2652$XZ2.2207@trndny01>, peter <>
> wrote:
>
>> The sigma SD14 is supposedly available on the market but there is
>> surprisingly few reviews on it.
>> There are many previews and first impressions, but no full reviews I
>> can find.
>> Does anyone know why?
>
> Because like the Sigma cameras that came before it, it sucks.

Few sites want to spend time reviewing a camera that nearly no one wants.

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Kevin McMurtrie wrote:
[]
> "The new SD14, powered by the 14 megapixel Foveon X3®
> direct-image-sensor, can reproduce high definition images rich in
> gradation and impressive three-dimensional detail."

... particularly when it doesn't have 14 megapixels.

David