Big Sensor a Small Step for Cameras
Photography forum for photo enthusiasts.

Moderators: Management, Forum Experts

Post a reply

Big Sensor a Small Step for Cameras

Postby Grav!ty on Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:31 am

Big Sensor a Small Step for Cameras

By DAVID POGUE
Published: July 24, 2008


Every camera manufacturer wants a bigger slice of that $42 billion digital-photography pie. So what do they do? They pile on bells and whistles. Smile recognition, anti-red-eye, blah, blah, blah.

Truly revolutionizing the field really wouldn
User avatar
Grav!ty
Senior VP - Operations
 
Posts: 18304
Joined: Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:22 am
Location: Johannesburg
Top

Postby yeshuas on Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:45 am

I hope this camera wasn't developed in a location that still has firing squads legal.
Game Over!!!!!!!!
Image
P5Q Deluxe MB
Vista Ultimate 64 Bit; Vista Ultimate X86; Windows 7 X86; Windows 7 X64
Q6600 Core 2 Quad w/CNPS9500-LED cooler
4GB Corsair XMS2-PC6400C5 DHX w/heat spreaders
eVGA GeForce GTX 260 216 processing cores 896MB GDDR3
Thermaltake 750W ToughPower modular cabled PS
2-750Harddrive Raid 0
Lian-Li V1000B Plus Case
User avatar
yeshuas
Support Team
 
Posts: 4425
Joined: Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:29 am
Location: Chicago, IL
Real Name: Daniel Schmidt
Top

Postby musksnipe on Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:11 pm

yeshuas wrote:I hope this camera wasn't developed in a location that still has firing squads legal.
:whistle Utah? :)

@ Gravity ^*^
Good info. I just took a step up in cameras and now am looking hard at any and all info, that may help me take better pictures and also guide me on my next purchase.
User avatar
musksnipe
PRO Level 2
PRO Level 2
 
Posts: 13
Joined: Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:36 pm
Location: The 3rd Coast, USA
Top

Postby kanaloa on Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:19 pm

Cool read :)
"With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world." -Dalai Lama
Image

Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JCDerrick
User avatar
kanaloa
President
 
Posts: 24896
Joined: Sat Mar 09, 2002 9:18 pm
Location: Columbia, SC
Real Name: John Derrick
Top

Postby kanaloa on Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:22 pm

Check out the samples, pretty dang impressive:
http://www.sigma-dp1.com/sample-photo/index.html

Love the Mauna Kea snow photo:
http://www.sigma-dp1.com/sample-photo/i ... P1-008.jpg
"With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world." -Dalai Lama
Image

Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JCDerrick
User avatar
kanaloa
President
 
Posts: 24896
Joined: Sat Mar 09, 2002 9:18 pm
Location: Columbia, SC
Real Name: John Derrick
Top
Post a reply

Return to Photography

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest