Sigma SD14 14MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
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Features
• 14-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 20 x 27-inch prints
• 2.5-inch LCD display; RAW capture plus four JPEG recording modes (includes Sigma Photo Pro 3.0 software for RAW conversion)
• Dust protector, set off from image sensor, protects sensor from effects of dust
• Continuous shooting at 3 frames per second
• Stores images on CF Type I/II cards; powered by Lithium-ion battery BP-21 |
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Sigma SD14 14MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) Customer Reviews
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The TRUTH about SD14
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| Yes, I own the camera. Tested it extensively in all modes. I am a professional photographer for many years, use all cameras, Hasselblads, 4X5 view, etc. Read many reviews, saw many tests. Interesting camera, for sure. So, I will start with image results, because that is the only thing that is truly important to a real photographer. And the images produced by SD14 are excellent, in RAW at 100 ISO. Results are still good in JPEG at 100 ISO, but tend to deteriorate a bit with 400 and 800 ISO. Please, don't shoot 800 ISO in daylight, very stupid, but some "professional" reviewers did just that. Even 800 film will have too much grain in daylight, don't expect digital to be different. Shoot 800 ISO in low light, what it was intended for, and you will get good usable results. Can blow up to 20X24 with very high quality. Make sure depth of field is sufficient, especially with 30mm/1.4 lens. Now the bad part. The camera is too slow for any fast work. That means forget about action photography and such. I was able to get 6 shots RAW at 100 ISO on HI quality mode, and then had to wait at least 10 seconds for next shot. Another 8 seconds to be able to take another single shot. Therefore, this camera is NOT suitable for any situation that requires continuous shooting in a moments notice. I won't get into technical details, read the specifications. Amazing thing was when I took heavily under/overexposed and otherwise terrible photos on purpose, shot in RAW, I was able to recover data and ended up with very usable photos, because RAW captures so much information, up to 400 ISO. Nothing wrong with a camera, it's just not for beginners. It's not a P&S. And it has one major limitation - low speed of operation, in every way - writing speed to memory, autofocus, etc. More suitable for fine art, landscape, studio, macro, portraits, and travel. Battery life is not bad if you use manual focus. I got almost 500 shots on one battery charge, 8gb card. I suggest a second battery if shooting more than 500 photos. The film-like quality of photographs and relatively low price alone are reasons to buy this camera for low operational speed use. That's unbiased opinion. |
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