Tag Archives: Sigma SD1

Is the $9700 price tag of the Sigma SD1 a typo? Sigma advertises on their website a SD1 kit with the 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM lens for $7,819.00. The 85mm f/1.4 lens alone is listed for $1400 (street price is $969). I talked to a major photo equipment retailer today and they were waiting on […]

Update: you can see some new sample images from the Sigma SD1 here (the site takes forever to load). Yes, today Sigma did release the price an availability info on the 46MP SD1 camera: $9,700, starts shipping in early June. Don’t bother with pre-orders, I think there will be plenty of SD1 cameras lying around. Seriously, does anyone […]

According to the General Manager at Sigma Benelux, the Sigma SD1 will be released at the end of June, 2011. Sigma is currently running a SD1 giveaway that ends on May 31, 2011 – they better have the camera ready by then 🙂 Some other rumors suggested that the price and availability of the SD1 will […]

  There is still no word on the release of the Sigma SD1 DSLR. The camera was initially set to launch around February/March of 2011 (source: Sigma @ Facebook): Hopefully this will not turn into another, almost 2 years delay, like the SD15.

Update: Sigma has posted some SD1 sample images on their website. I was expecting to hear some updates on the Sigma SD1 during the CP+ show in Japan. The camera was initially scheduled to be released around February of 2011. I hope this will not turn into another almost 2 years delay like the SD15. The […]

Dpreview published an interview with Sigma COO Kazuto Yamaki, Foveon VP for Technology and Operations Shri Ramaswami and VP for Strategic Marketing Rudy Guttosch about the Foveon X3 sensor in the 46MP Sigma SD1 DSLR. The interview is rather technical, but here are some interesting points: Sigma SD1 will not have video, but they may consider […]

Update: the official Sigma SD1 website is up. Sigma announced SD1 flagship digital SLR with 46MP 1.5x crop Foveon X3 sensor Sigma 150mm F2.8 Macro lens Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 lens Sigma EF-610 DG flash