If there's one name in the camera business that is synonymous with endless special edition hardware in ever more exotic materials, its Sigma. Wait. What? Yes, Sigma is pulling a Leica with this ...

It'd be too easy to describe this as "one for the purists," but it really rather is. The Sigma SD1 eschews any pretenses of being a video camera and gets right on with the business of taking gorgeous ...

The $9,700 SLR's Foveon sensor captures three colors per pixel rather than the usual one. Sigma is betting people will pay for that difference. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Because of the status that the new Sigma SD1 has carried with it since it was unveiled last year, it's easy to get lost in the hype of the new Foveon sensor technology, so let's cover it first to get ...

Now, I’ll be the first to admit that the Foveon sensor has its advantages, but I’m not sure the fact that your sensor has three layers means you get to triple the number of megapixels the camera “has.

Sigma is a well-known name in the camera industry, particularly the high-end camera industry. And nothing says high-end quite like 46 megapixels. Though, the effective output of the SD1's 46 ...

You could be forgiven for thinking that Japan's Sigma is just a maker of lenses for the cameras of other companies like Canon and Nikon, but that's not the case. The company broke into the digital ...

The SD1’s price has been dropped by over 50 percent to $3,300 due to “new efficiencies in the camera’s production.” The camera has also been renamed the SD1 Merrill in honor of the co-creator of the ...

Sigma's new flagship SD1 SLR stands out from the flood of camera announcements at the Photokina show. Why? It is a monster, a crop-sensor camera with 46 megapixels crammed onto its imaging chip. The ...

Sigma has announced the new Sigma DS1 DSLR, which features a 46 megapixel 24×16mm APS-C X3 direct image sensor, plus a lightweight body made from magnesium alloy. The SIGMA SD1 features a 24×16mm ...

Sigma UK has announced the price and availability of the new flagship Digital SLR, the SD1, with a June release date, the RRP is £6199 including VAT. The SD1 features a 46 megapixel Foveon sensor (3x ...

There's only one word to describe the SD1's performance: Slow. The camera requires about 1.9 seconds to start and shoot, which is fine for a point-and-shoot model but unacceptable for an SLR. Its ...