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Sigma’s amazing 46Mpix DSLR SD1 to land in Japan June 10th!

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [20/5/2011 - 04:27] - 10 - Cameras

And “voila” this now official, Sigma’s all mighty 46Mpix DSLR, the SD1 will finally be available for us all living in Japan starting from June 10th! Excited? Well yes you should be, but before rushing to the nearest travel agency to bo[...]

Sigma’s amazing 46Mpix DSLR SD1 to land in Japan June 10th!

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[CP+ 2011] What you might have missed

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [15/2/2011 - 03:43] - 1 - Camcorder Cameras

CP+ 2011 is now over, and even if it was a little bit smaller than last year’s one, there still was pretty nice stuff to be seen. So here is the list of the news related to this event, enjoy it! 1. Sony Advance Model, NXCAM prototype, [...]

[CP+ 2011] Sigma’s DP2x in action

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/2/2011 - 01:32] - 1 - Cameras

Announced yesterday ahead of CP+ we had the chance to play for a while with Sigma’s latest DP2x and its improved AF. Of course we did not had the chance to really go deep into our quick test, but we have to admit that the DP2x AF is no[...]

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Sigma announced the DP2x in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [8/2/2011 - 06:43] - 0 - Cameras

Sigma Photo as introduced this morning a new version of its fantastic DP2, the DP2x. This model come with a 14Mpix FOVEON X3 direct image sensor comes with all features of the DP2 as well as a new high speed Auto Focus or AFE (Analog F[...]

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New set-top box processor from Sigma Designs, the SMP8910

By Akihabara News Team - [5/1/2011 - 11:44] - 0 - Home Entertainment

This is the first chip to integrate VXP studio quality video processing and the extremely flexible 3D video processor into a high-performance media processor. The chip’s unique design allows for HD multi-format video decoding, 3D graph[...]

New set-top box processor from Sigma Designs, the SMP8910

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[Photokina 2010] Sigma SD1, the other “7D”

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/9/2010 - 02:09] - 0 - Cameras

Sigma’s latest DSLR, the SD1,s may be the ultimate DSLR for people who care more about picture than anything else, and our new 15.3Mpix camera is packing quite a bunch of nice little features including a 24x16mm X3 CMOS sensor, a[...]

[Photokina 2010] Sigma SD1, the other “7D”

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Sigma Announce Release Date for DP1x

By Akihabara News Team - [17/9/2010 - 11:25] - 0 - Cameras

Sigma’s new DP1x, which we covered back in February, will go on sale on the 30th of September, Sigma has announced. We already knew that this camera will have a 14Mpx sensor and DP1s lens, as well as Sigma’s latest image processor, as [...]

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Sigma Announces New DSLR Lens

By Akihabara News Team - [10/9/2010 - 01:05] - 3 - Cameras

Sigma announced a new 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM lens today for APS-C digital SLRs from Canon, Sigma, Nikon, Pentax, and Sony. It has a view angle of approximately 127.5 mm, and uses special low dispersion glass for perfect photography both i[...]

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[Review] Sigma SD15, a very puzzling DSLR, the Light Review edition.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/8/2010 - 12:43] - 5 - Review Cameras

We have been testing quite a lot of camera, but never we have been so puzzled by a DLSR before. Sigma has been in the Photography business for quite some times now and made not only impressive lenses, but also really amazing Point &[...]

[Review] Sigma SD15, a very puzzling DSLR, the Light Review edition.

[Unboxing] Sigma SD15 KIT DSLR

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [15/7/2010 - 10:19] - 2 - Cameras In Da House

Look what Sigma sent us yesterday, yep their shiny new SD15 with a 18-50mm Kit… Now we could not resist in sharing with you some picture of the SD15 Kit box set and what you can find in it… Next stop… the SD15 review.

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Sigma SD-15 Digital SLR to hit the shelves this month in Japan

By Akihabara News Team - [11/6/2010 - 05:26] - 0 - Cameras

Introduced back in February this year, Sigma’s latest DSLR model the SD-15 has been announced today to be available in Japan as of June 25. Just to remind you the highlights: 14.45 megapixel, Foveon X3 full color direct image se[...]

Sigma SD-15 Digital SLR to hit the shelves this month in Japan

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Let’s Visit Tokyo –Shiodome City

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/3/2010 - 10:33] - 5 - Japan

Last week Let’s Visit Tokyo we where just a few minutes away from Shiodome City, a business area where Skyscraper are growing like mushrooms. Shiodome like any business area in Tokyo harvest many big names including Fujitsu, Oracle, NT[...]

Jailbreak your DSLR with Nintendo DS Open Camera Controller

By Akihabara News Team - [15/3/2010 - 05:40] - 0 - Cameras

The brainchild of the folks at HDR Labs in conjunction with Steve Chapman from the infamous Gentle Giant Studios, this cool hacking tool, the Open Camera Controller (OCC) rose out of their need to break free of the limitations of their[...]

Jailbreak your DSLR with Nintendo DS Open Camera Controller

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[CP+ 2010] Sigma SD15 Hands-On

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [11/3/2010 - 03:49] - 0 - Cameras

Announced last February, the Sigma SD15 is the long awaited upgrade of the good old SD14 introduced in 2007. Our 14Mpix DSLR features the manufacturer’s awesome Foveon X3 technology that will literally blow your mind on any DP1 a[...]

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New upgrades Sigma DP1x & DP2s digital cameras and SD15 re-introduced DSLR

By Akihabara News Team - [22/2/2010 - 05:16] - 0 - Cameras

At PMA, Sigma introduced two upgrade versions of its previous models “DP1s” and “DP2″. DP1x maintains the same SLR-sized 14-megapixel Foveon X3 image sensor and lens featured in its predecessor DP1s with the big[...]

New upgrades Sigma DP1x & DP2s digital cameras and SD15 re-introduced DSLR

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SIGMA upgraded its award-winning 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro HSM lens

By Akihabara News Team - [7/12/2009 - 05:27] - 0 - Cameras

“Deemed a “Best Buy” recommendation for photographers wishing to purchase a standard zoom lens as part of the Canadian Association for Photographic Art’s (CAPA) “Best Lens of the Year” awards”, this large aperture (F2.8 on the wide end[...]

SIGMA upgraded its award-winning 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro HSM lens

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Sigma DP1s: a Better DP1? Now Official

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [2/10/2009 - 04:09] - 1 - Image

Sigma Japan just announced the DP1s, an improved DP1 which features the same QS menu (quick menu) as both the DP2 and SD14. To put it simply, SIGMA is now giving the DP1 a second chance with their “s” version. Many people regret Sigma’[...]