Re: Sigma SD-9 was Re: Camera Raw Plug-in
Re: Sigma SD-9 was Re: Camera Raw Plug-in
- Subject: Re: Sigma SD-9 was Re: Camera Raw Plug-in
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 10:08:45 EST
In a message dated 2/22/03 12:44:37 AM, email@hidden writes:
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comparing
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> them to the Foveon versions of the same shots, there is significantly
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more
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> detail in the Foveon images; though the increased sharpness also translates
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> to increased sharpness in sky noise etc... and there may still be some
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> localized color anomalies with the chip.
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To me it's always the reverse, I tend to be eager to believe in new
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technologies beforehand. And the same was with the Foveon sensor, until
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I
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read a rather devastating review of the Sigma SD-9 made by Phil Askey in
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dpreview.com; while the review acknowledged the added detail of a
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non-interpolating sensor, it found terrible flaws in highlights abruptly
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losing color, a large amount of noise in the reds and also unnatural sky
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colors.
Very much what I expected to see with this technology. I don't believe Phil
and I are disagreeing with each other in terms of results, only emphasizing
different elements. He's saying there's added detail, but he can't use a
camera with the localized anomalies, I'm saying that the added detail is
real... and warn that so are the localized anomalies. The issue of interest
to this thread is whether CameraRaw could assist with correcting the color
issues, and whether they are consistant enough to define into CameraRaw.
CameraRaw sounds like one of those Herculean products where behind the scenes
Adobe employees will be scrambling to test and target a neverending stream of
third party hardware; kind of like PressReady... hopefully this will stay on
the market longer!
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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