Sigma is a well-known high-end camerawell-known third party lens company and they appear to be teasing us with a pre-Photokina website tells little about the product but definitely generates a bit of excitement.
It seems this new camera will have a Foveon image sensor and some new ways of processing RAW image data. Other than that scant information, we’re going to have to wait until September 26 when they’ll launch the thing officially.
Product Page [Sigma via LetsGoDigital]
Sigma is not exactly known as a high-end camera company – they are known for making affordable 3rd-party lenses for high-end camera companies such as Nikon, Canon, et al. The introduction of camera bodies to their lineup has happened only recently to my knowledge.
Actually Sigma has been making bodies for years now. The SD14 might turn out to be a great camera, but I seriously doubt it’s going to be very popular – both Canon and Nikon are completely out of reach, Sony’s after the number 3 spot with their recently introduced DSLR line (and will no doubt succeed), and Panasonic has plans, too.