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Latest - Review and Sample Test Photos at PhotographyReview (added 07 December ‘07)

Sigma SD14 features:

• 14.1 megapixels
• 2.5 inch LCD
• Image sensor dust protector
• 5 point auto focusing
• Built in flash
• 3 frames per second high speed continuous shooting mode
• In camera JPEG mode
• 1.7x field of view crop
• Foveon X3 sensor

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Ken Rockwell takes the Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM Lens for a test drive and offers the following, “It works well for its intended purpose: low-light hand-held shooting. Optically it’s not as good for shooting test charts as the Canon or Nikon f/1.4 lenses that cost several times as much, but this is irrelevant because of the tiny depth of field at f/1.4 for photographing real things. On the downside - AF often focused slightly in front of my subject, potentially significant at the large apertures for which you buy this lens. I worked around this by pointing my AF sensors at something behind my subject if it was critical.”

PopPhoto shows how to remove the IR cutoff filter an converts the 14.1 megapixel Sigma SD14 into an infrared camera. - “Sigma is not aggressively marketing the SD14 as one of the only hot-swappable visible, IR plus visible and IR-only spectrum interchangeable lens cameras on the market, but maybe they should. It’s a cool trick of this already unconventional, Foveon-sensor based camera.”

Features Include:

• Foveon X3 sensor
• 1.7x field of view crop
• in camera JPEG mode
• 2.5 inch LCD
• built in flash
• image sensor dust protector
• 5 point auto focusing
• 3 frames per second high speed continuous shooting mode

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PopPhoto has a hands-on of the 14.1 megapixel Sigma SD14 DSLR and they write - “Neat tricks: The three-color histogram plays back with all three colors graphed simultaneously on the display. And Jack discovered that the IR-cutoff filter pops out easily, which will allow for infrared photography on the fly. (Jack promises to bring in his IR filters and try the SD14 out for some IR shooting.)”

Features Include:

• Foveon X3 sensor
• 1.7x field of view crop
• in camera JPEG mode
• 2.5 inch LCD
• built in flash
• image sensor dust protector
• 5 point auto focusing
• 3 frames per second high speed continuous shooting mode

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Sigma has announced the release of V1.01 firmware update for the SD14 digital SLR. The update includes improvements to the flash system and the ability to enter sensor cleaning mode without the use of an AC adapter as well as improving the playback quality.

Sigma SD14 firmware update page

Features Include:

• Foveon X3 sensor
• 1.7x field of view crop
• in camera JPEG mode
• 2.5 inch LCD
• built in flash
• image sensor dust protector
• 5 point auto focusing
• 3 frames per second high speed continuous shooting mode

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PhotoReview has reviewed the 14.1 megapixel Sigma SD14 DSLR and they write - “Sigma’s SD14 is an interesting camera that is most likely to appeal to photographers who prefer to use manual controls and shoot raw files. It will also suit photographers who want rich, eye-popping colours, subtle pastels and delicate tonal nuances - but they’ll need to work hard to obtain the best results. The supplied Sigma Photo Pro 3.0 software is a good starting point for processing X3F raw files but we suspect most users will opt for a third-party application that offers a wider range of adjustments plus useful functions like cropping and straightening.”

Features Include:

• Foveon X3 sensor
• 1.7x field of view crop
• in camera JPEG mode
• 2.5 inch LCD
• built in flash
• image sensor dust protector
• 5 point auto focusing
• 3 frames per second high speed continuous shooting mode

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here’s a video tour of the 14.1 megapixel Sigma SD14.

Features Include:

• Foveon X3 sensor
• 1.7x field of view crop
• in camera JPEG mode
• 2.5 inch LCD
• built in flash
• image sensor dust protector
• 5 point auto focusing
• 3 frames per second high speed continuous shooting mode

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