Sigma SD15 thoughts?

[mugent]

I keep seeing amazing images from the Sigma SD series, but the reviews are often so-so, I know they don't have the bells and whistles of other DSLRs, but that doesn't bother me, in fact, I think I'd like it.

The SD15 is pricey, and lens range is limited to Sigma, any other thoughts on them??

MT

 

[kuzano]

I believe Sigma/Foveon are greatly underrated.

I believe Sigma/Foveon are greatly underrated.

I keep seeing amazing images from the Sigma SD series, but the reviews are often so-so, I know they don't have the bells and whistles of other DSLRs, but that doesn't bother me, in fact, I think I'd like it.

The SD15 is pricey, and lens range is limited to Sigma, any other thoughts on them??

And the one thing about the SD14 that almost made it a deal-maker for me is that the camera is User Changeable back and forth for Infrared.

I presume the SD15 is also capable of being converted by the user to infrared and back.

 

[mugent]

Funny, I was just reading about it's IR capability, it's a nice extra to have. I've only shot IR on film, and liked the results, so it might be nice to try it on digital too.

MT

 

[xayraa33]

This camera produces some nice results, the few that I seen anyway.

 

[johannielscom]

A friend of mine shot an SD-14 with a Carl Zeiss Planar with C/Y mount on it.

Apparently you only have to take the file to a very small edge of one of the bayonet lobes of a Contax/Yashica lens to make it fit a Sigma, and the lens-to-sensor flange on the Sigma is 44mm while the Contax/Yashica is 45.5mm, so you need some small paper shims to bring the lens mount out 1.5mms.

His shots were pretty awesome with it.