Since we were talking about virtual resolution (discussing the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II and its a multi-shot high-resolution photo mode for static subjects) yesterday, it might be the proper moment to mention digital photography's "Virtual Medium Format" again.
All Sigmas with Foveon sensors are sleepers. All the lenses on Sigmas with Foveon sensors are sleepers even more, because they're excellent but not very many people know it. Therefore the latest Sigma sleeper is a super sleeper, because it's an an outlier in the Quattro range.
The upcoming Sigma dp0 (that's zero, zed) Quattro will feature a high-spec 14mm (21mm-e) ƒ/4 lens. Joining the dp1 Quattro (28mm-e), dp2 Quattro (45mm-e), the announced dp3 Quattro (75mm-e) and the dp3 Quattro + dedicated conversion lens 1.2x (90mm-e), it will round out the range of focal lengths for the Quattro generation of the X3 sensor.
X3 Sigmas should be considered medium-format cameras in very, very small packages. Some of the best, most beautiful results possible in digital imaging come from these cameras, but they require dedication, scrupulous technique, an independent streak, and a certain Simon-of-the-Desert tolerance for asceticism to master.
Mike
(Thanks to Kevin Purcell)
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