The Sigma Foveon M : Please Share your Monochrom Images

[tsiklonaut]

Very nice work, Margus. Are the portraits handheld or did you use a tripod? Stunning detail without seeming clinical.

Cheers! All handheld shots. That's the beauty of Foveon, it's non-interpolating sensor, you get the full info on all pixels so there's not so much "bad chemistry" between interpolated pixels like on Bayer-sensors. Foveon files mostly need little if no sharpening at all to look tack-sharp (it took me some time getting used to this 1:1 pixel perfection coming from Bayer-sensor camera) and it looks "clean and natural" even on the fuzziest details that normally look crap on the common Bayer-sensors IMHO.

 

[alienmeatsack]

The shots in this thread really are beautiful and make me want one of these cameras! I started looking at them to price them just for kicks. I already have a camera that is similar in function (LX7) so there's no way I could justify the cost or need but man those shots sure make me want it!

 

[GaryLH]

Cheers! All handheld shots. That's the beauty of Foveon, it's non-interpolating sensor, you get the full info on all pixels so there's not so much "bad chemistry" between interpolated pixels like on Bayer-sensors. Foveon files mostly need little if no sharpening at all to look tack-sharp (it took me some time getting used to this 1:1 pixel perfection coming from Bayer-sensor camera) and it looks "clean and natural" even on the fuzziest details that normally look crap on the common Bayer-sensors IMHO.

Yep.. Could not agree w/ u more. The look from the foveon sensor looks so much better than a normal sensor that needs a Bayer or xtran filter.

Your 5mp (15 foveon speak) sensor to me feels like it has a better balance between a nice crisp image and that dreamy smooth look then the current dp Merrill we are using. If I come across a used sd15 at right price, I may give it a go as well....

Thanks for the posts.
Gary

 

[tsiklonaut]

Couple more:

Faces of Yemen.

Yemenese rascals - the usual narcotic qat in his cheek.

Our mandatory armed-to-teeth escort through dodgy parts of Yemen.

Portrait of Turkana tribeswoman in her full beauty.


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Cheers,
Margus

 

[noimmunity]

I think Margus could have used almost any camera to good effect with an eye and subjects like that. Awesome documentary work, Margus!

 

[noimmunity]

Your 5mp (15 foveon speak) sensor to me feels like it has a better balance between a nice crisp image and that dreamy smooth look then the current dp Merrill we are using.

Hanging on to past generation digital cameras may be acquiring a new allure!

 

[Monochrom]

Hi, some more foveon black and white

Bye!

 

[Keith]

 

[noimmunity]

Hi, some more foveon black and white

The light in that first image is amazing!

 

[j.scooter]

 

[j.scooter]

The light in that first image is amazing!

+1
That is freaking awesome!

 

[bk1970]

 

[Keith]

 

[helen.HH]

Love this Thread...Everyone makes the Magical Colour Sensor
Look Wickedly Good in Monochrom

Fabulous last set Keith...drool, sigh, jealous, Well Done !

You have mastered that Foveon Sylph, 😉

 

[Keith]

Is it just me or is flickr oversharpening images? In my last pic above I linked it to flickr at first and thought it looked a bit 'blahh' then edited and linked it to our gallery and it's much better.

... why do they have to do that?

 

[Keith]

Thanks Helen ... almost forgot this!

 

[mingkookoo]

Beautiful set of pics Keith, I love the one with the chair most 🙂

 

[Keith]

Thanks mingkookoo ... 🙂

 

[Keith]

The first pic is actually DP3M ... I think this thread should probably be re-titled to include images from the other two Merrils and the SD1M if that's ok with the OP?

 

[GaryLH]

Keith

There is something about the little girl rolling the dough out that I really like.

Gary