Sigma, SD15 delayed. Does anyone care?
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From: RichA on 29 May 2010 13:58 On May 29, 1:02 pm, "David J. Littleboy" <davi...(a)gol.com> wrote: > "SMS" <scharf.ste...(a)geemail.com> wrote in message > > news:4c01353e$0$1643$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... > > > > > On 29/05/10 7:24 AM, Robert Coe wrote: > >> On Thu, 27 May 2010 16:04:02 -0700, SMS<scharf.ste...(a)geemail.com> > >> wrote: > >> : On 27/05/10 2:11 PM, RichA wrote: > >> :> > >> :> Sigma's SD15 DSLR hit by further delay > >> :> Thursday 27th May 2010 > >> :> > >> :> Sigma has once again delayed the launch of its long-awaited SD15 > >> DSLR, > >> : > >> : Who's waiting for it? > > >> Why *does* Sigma stay in the camera business? They seem to have largely > >> lived > >> down the quality problems that once plagued their line of lenses. Some of > >> them > >> are now highly regarded. Wouldn't it be more profitable to just > >> concentrate on > >> lenses from now on? Tamron and Tokina don't bother dabbling in the camera > >> market, do they? > > > Maybe there's a reason for what they do that goes beyond what anyone here > > can understand. I.e. maybe Japan's tax code has some loophole for camera > > manufacturers that does not extend to lens manufacturers. > > I doubt that. I suspect that Sigma thinks they need to be in the camera > business for bragging rights to not being just a lens mfr., presumably a > mindset left over from the film days. I liked their film cameras: solidly > built, sensible feature sets. They seemed a lot better than the low-end > Canons and Nikons at similar prices. Of course, neither I nor anyone else > ever bought a Sigma film camera... > > -- > David J. Littleboy > Tokyo, Japan Of course we know those low-end Canons and Nikons were built not by Canon or Nikon but by outfits like Cosina.
From: anonymous on 29 May 2010 20:08 "RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:ab1ef8e3-c203-4adb-b33e-655f9b5d1d8a(a)f14g2000vbn.googlegroups.com... > > Sigma's SD15 DSLR hit by further delay > Thursday 27th May 2010 > > Sigma has once again delayed the launch of its long-awaited SD15 DSLR, > Amateur Photographer understands. > I guess it's hard to sell a 4.5 megapixel DSLR that has no live-view and no video mode.
From: nospam on 29 May 2010 23:58 In article <htsa9n$2vk$1(a)ottawanews.eternal-september.org>, anonymous <none(a)here.invalid> wrote: > > Sigma has once again delayed the launch of its long-awaited SD15 DSLR, > > Amateur Photographer understands. > > I guess it's hard to sell a 4.5 megapixel DSLR that has no live-view and no > video mode. and one that can only use sigma lenses in sigma's own mount. when sigma stops making slrs, those lenses will be worthless. however, they can be converted to a canon ef mount by changing the base plate (sigma stole canon's electrical protocol), so with a little effort, canon users could get some cheap glass, cheap.
From: Mr. Strat on 31 May 2010 20:35 In article <ab1ef8e3-c203-4adb-b33e-655f9b5d1d8a(a)f14g2000vbn.googlegroups.com>, RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Sigma's SD15 DSLR hit by further delay > Thursday 27th May 2010 > > Sigma has once again delayed the launch of its long-awaited SD15 DSLR, > Amateur Photographer understands. What loser is awaiting this POS?
From: Mr. Strat on 31 May 2010 20:37
In article <htsa9n$2vk$1(a)ottawanews.eternal-september.org>, anonymous <none(a)here.invalid> wrote: > I guess it's hard to sell a 4.5 megapixel DSLR that has no live-view and no > video mode. Don't forger the crappy colors. |