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Sigma DP0 Quattro Announced
« on: February 10, 2015, 01:52:16 am »

Just a heads up, and a bit surprising, Sigma seems to be coming out with a 21 mm F/4 equivalent of the DP series.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/sigma-dp0-quattro/sigma-dp0-quattroA.HTM



C/O: http://www.sigmaphoto.com/article/sigma-corporation-of-america-announces-fourth-camera-in-dp-quattro-series-at-cp-imaging-show

Sigma Corporation of America Announces Fourth Camera in dp Quattro Series at CP+ Imaging Show

New compact dp0 Quattro offers wide angle view with 14mm F4 fixed lens

YOKOHAMA, Japan — February 10, 2015 – Sigma Corporation of America, a leading researcher, developer, manufacturer and service provider of some of the world's most impressive lines of lenses, cameras and flashes, today announced the new Sigma dp0 Quattro, the fourth compact camera in the series that was announced last year. The news comes at the start of the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2015, which begins on Feb. 12 in Yokohama, Japan.

The dp0 Quattro incorporates a fixed, high performance 14mm F4 lens, which is equivalent to a 21mm lens on a 35mm DSLR and is optimized to maximize the performance of the series’ Foveon “Quattro” Direct Image sensor. The Quattro line is great for photographers seeking a unique product, and the 14mm F4 lens is meant to take full advantage of the Foveon sensor.

“The Quattro series is such an unique line of cameras and we couldn’t be more thrilled to add the dp0 Quattro camera to the line-up,” said Mark Amir-Hamzeh, president of Sigma Corporation of America. “It’s this wide angle lens combined with the high resolution sensor, that makes this perfect for architectural and landscape photographers, and something the dp fans can be excited for.”

In order to achieve the highest optical performance, the dp0 lens features four “F” Low Dispersion (FLD) glass elements, which have performance equal to fluorite, two Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass elements, and two aspheric lenses, including a wide double-sided aspheric lens. This reduces chromatic aberration and distortion, which are characteristics typically present in super wide angle photography. The camera offers sharp rendering performance from the maximum aperture, and the superior telecentric optical design improves image quality throughout the frame and maximizes the sensor’s ability by passing on information about subjects to the sensor. In addition, the wide angle of view of 91 degrees and depth of field are ideal for architectural structures, interior photography and landscapes.

With this powerful lens and sensor, numerous glass elements to reduce distortion, and a 91 degree angle of view, this lens is ideal for landscape and architecture photography.

As with all the cameras in the Quattro series, the dp0 Quattro features the distinctive styling of the line. The Quattro sensor is the equivalent of a 39 MP conventional Bayer sensor in resolution testing. The next generation sensor builds on the distinctive properties of the X3 technology, which uniquely records red, green and blue wavelengths at each pixel location within three layers.

The Quattro sensor is a three-layered, panchromatic silicon chip whose green-sensitive middle and red-sensitive bottom layers each have 4.9 MP and record only color/chrominance information. The top blue layer captures chrominance and resolution/luminance information with 19.6 MP, resulting in greater detail capture and resolution capabilities that are higher than the Merrill DP camera line. The Quattro sensor’s architecture also contributes to true color rendition, more detail capture, and faster image processing, all of which delivers even more realistic images.

With four cameras now in the line-up, photographers can select the most suitable camera based on their photographic needs with the Sigma dp0 Quattro 14mm F4 lens, Sigma dp1 Quattro 19mm 2.8 lens, Sigma dp2 Quattro 30mm 2.8 lens, Sigma dp3 Quattro 50mm F2.8 lens and Sigma dp3 Quattro with dedicated conversion 1.2x lens 90mm.

The dp0 Quattro camera will also feature:

    Optional dedicated Optical Viewfinder VF-51 that offers accurate framing and makes composition easier as it is unaffected by external light conditions
    The TRUE III Image processor, providing ultrafast processing of an immense volume of image data without any deterioration of the final image
    Better high ISO performance with one to two stops of improvement
    Improved 3A performance: Auto Color Mode, Auto Focus and Auto White Balance
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Re: Sigma DP0 Quattro Announced
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2015, 10:26:07 am »

And they also announced a 1.2x converter for the DP3 Quattro that keeps it at f2.8. And a weird post that screws into the tripod socket to give you something to grip and hold the camera, sort video cam like, not sure how useful that will be....

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Re: Sigma DP0 Quattro Announced
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2015, 03:09:39 pm »

It's interesting that nobody saw any of that coming, not even the guys over at Sigma Rumors.
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Re: Sigma DP0 Quattro Announced
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2015, 03:20:37 pm »

And they also announced a 1.2x converter for the DP3 Quattro that keeps it at f2.8. And a weird post that screws into the tripod socket to give you something to grip and hold the camera, sort video cam like, not sure how useful that will be....

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According to the Sigma site, here: http://www.sigmaphoto.com/product/conversion-lens-ft-1201 , the Conversion Lens FT-1201 is 2.8 inches long, not sure why they went this route, as the overall length of the lens+converter will be something like 6 inches. I would have preferred a purpose built DP4.
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Re: Sigma DP0 Quattro Announced
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2015, 03:38:32 pm »

I agree but then look at the length of the DP0, interesting developments. I sure hope they continue to tweak SPP.

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Re: Sigma DP0 Quattro Announced
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2015, 03:40:18 pm »

I would have preferred a dp1q with 0.8 converter ;D as the list could go on and on.
What numerical to use for that dedicated fish-eye camera? Dp-1q?

It does puzzle me as to why Sigma did not go the 'normal' MSC-route and offer the dp-q camera as a body with replaceable lenses.
My guess is the sales were too low for the new Q-cameras so they introduced an extra model as to shift more camera(body)s...
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Re: Sigma DP0 Quattro Announced
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2015, 03:51:31 pm »

Just a thought...

How hard can it be for a lens manufacturer the likes of Sigma, to come up with a 'zoomable' optical viewfinder to put on these cameras? Composing a shot in bright sunlight is near inpossible and buying a seperate viewfinder for every dp-model one owns is crazy money.

I own a dp2m and dp3m by the way. I was in doubt to get the dp1q as it is said to have better optics than dp1m. But then the sensor doesn't seem to hold up against the former one... Now the dp0q might tip the balance for me as 21mm is 'real' wide-angle as opposed to the 28mm of the '1'.
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Re: Sigma DP0 Quattro Announced
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2015, 05:10:18 pm »



I own a dp2m and dp3m by the way. I was in doubt to get the dp1q as it is said to have better optics than dp1m. But then the sensor doesn't seem to hold up against the former one... Now the dp0q might tip the balance for me as 21mm is 'real' wide-angle as opposed to the 28mm of the '1'.

The DP0 is interesting to me too, I just wish it had a standard X3 type sensor. I am still on the fence about Quattro, as SPP seems to be a work in progress for it. The theory of why it should be better has not fully played out from a practical standpoint.
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