The central
portion of the retina of the human eye... retinal fovea (chushin work?), is a
high resolution of part. A Fovea （ phobia ） in English.
Is a word
that is the etymology of the Foveon. "Making the world a high-definition
digital cameras!
"That is
the name of Foveon goal was founded based on named after retinal fovea.
Directors adopted proposed taking from both Canon and Nikon ends on the
"ics" try the Foveon and Eric is actually （フォビオニクス） Foveonics was
the establishment of a formal company name was a Marketing Director at the
time, became the present name.
Sigma announced its point redeemable program for the old SD1 owners for 400,000 Japanese Yen whopping $5000 (approx). A pleasing step forward by Mr. Yamaki Jnr to take Sigma to the nest level in to world photographers' arena........
Shetala India having a good relationship with Sigma for the past 5 Years.
We pay our respect to our
Sigma Founder Mr.Michihito Yamaki
for his
Great dedicated contribution for the World Photography Industry
For Memory
Yamaki founded Sigma Corporation on Sept. 9, 1961 with the
development of the first-ever rear attached lens converter. At that time, most
photo enthusiasts believed that a lens converter could only be attached to the
front of a camera lens and the 27-year-old optical engineer turned conventional
optical theory on its head. Sigma Corporation celebrated its 50th anniversary
in 2011 with Yamaki still at the company’s helm.
Throughout his years in the photo industry, Yamaki has been
focused on producing high-quality, high-performance photographic technology at
moderate prices. His goal for the company has always been to make outstanding
image quality accessible to all photographers. To this end, he grew the
family-owned organization into a leading researcher, developer, manufacturer
and service provider of lenses, cameras and flashes. The company is now known
as the largest, independent SLR lens manufacturer in the world, producing more
than 50 current lenses that are compatible with most manufacturers, including
Sigma, Canon, Sony, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax and Sony.
In 2008, under Yamaki’s direction, Sigma Corporation
purchased Foveon, a California-based company that’s renowned for developing the
X3 image sensor technology. This patented, three-layer image sensor captures
all primary RGB colors at each pixel location arranged in three layers to
deliver outstanding, high-resolution, high-definition images with impressive
three-dimensional detail and rich gradation. Last year, the company announced
the arrival of its SD1, a groundbreaking, 46-megapixel direct image sensor
camera, offering more megapixels than any other DSLR currently on the market.
Sigma Corporation continued its theme of addressing gaps in the industry and
the needs of photographers by kicking off 2012 with the launch of its new,
Digital Neo (DN) line of lenses for Micro Four Thirds and E-mount camera
systems.
In addition to his inventions and photographic
foresight, Yamaki made many other contributions to the industry in his 78 years
of life. He served organizations such as: the Japan Photographic Enterprises
Association, Japan Machinery Design Center, Japan Optomechatronics Association,
Photographic Society of Japan, and Japan Camera Industry Institute. He has also
been honored with the “Person of the Year” award from The Photoimaging
Manufacturers & Distributors Association (PMDA), the “Hall of Fame” award
from the International Photographic Council (IPC), and the Golden Photokina Pin
for his longtime contribution to the imaging industry.
For those that thought that the Sigma SD1 was a tad
expensive and that the DP series had too few pixels, well, now it’s the time to
think again! With Sigmas new CEO Kazuto Yamaki making the decisions we now have
a quite different playground and to start of the new year Sigma presented the new Merrill series. The name Merrill as a hint to the one guy
that once started Foveon back in 1997 and that invented the basics for the
three layered sensor we now see.
Foveon Merril Sensor - the perfect.....
The new SD1 Merrill is basically the same camera as the
original SD1 only with a new name AND perhaps more importantly, a new price
tag. Street price will likely land around $2.200 which makes it extremely
affordable compared to just a few days ago. It’s also, thanks to firmware
upgrades a much better camera today compared to the day it was released last
summer.
DP1 M
DP2 M
The DP1 and DP2 Merrill now share the same, bigger sensor as
the SD1 and they also received new optics including FLD glass (which is a as
awesome as it gets type of glass).
But Sigma didn’t stop there!
For those that already bought
an SD1 Sigma will have a program in place that gives those buyers lenses for
the extra amount payed.
It’s not in place just yet but will likely be around
the time the new Merrills are released in March of 2012. (Although I can’t find
a specific release date for the two compacts)
This is good news. And according to my mailbox, lots of
people like Sigmas new move! Now go save some money and let Sigma know how much
we love this! :D
