Vintage Digital/Full Frame Foveon Dreams: SIGMA sd Quattro + 30mm f/1.4 Art.

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The blog post title sums it up. Ok, a little more. I recently posted on Instagram after reading an FStoppers article asking, “Will We See a Full Frame Foveon Sensor From Sigma Soon?”.

And to this question, I answer yes, please.

I mention in that post that one additional question I have is will it also have a removable IR cut filter…

Removable IR Cut FIlter - SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4
Infrared SIGMA sd Quattro

…which allows the sd Quattro to be used for Infrared photography without permanent conversions.

Infrared - SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
Kolari IR Chrome Filter

Already posted an entry on the dp2 Quattro. Now it is time to give the sd Quattro a spin.

I hope that this new (possible) full-frame Foveon sensor retains another Quattro Foveon trait.

SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4
sd alongside the dp2 Quattro used here.

As I mentioned in that last post, and go into more detail about, it requires that you to commit. For example:

  • 21:9 Crop mode (Bootleg XPan) nets a 21:9 DNG file.
  • Monochrome profile nets a Monochrome DNG file.

Both of these traits are very welcome to a friend of film, like myself, where the film emulsion, film format, and camera require that you commit to the color profile and aspect ratio in advance.

On top of that, I really like the Monochrome images that these Foveon sensors…

Sigma dp2 Quattro

…can produce.

21:9 in camera crop SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4
Prior Example w/ a SIGMA sd Quattro
21:9 - Monochrome - SIGMA dp2 Quattro
Prior dp2 Quattro Example

As stated previously I like the dp2 Quattro so much that it has remained while more aspirational cameras have moved on.

So if I enjoy the dp2 Quattro so much, why did I add an sd Quattro?

SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4

Easy. Access to faster aperture speeds and various focal lengths. Mainly the 30mm f/1.4 Art.

SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4

Welp. Enough of that. Here are a few quick snaps taken while running errands recently. Nothing Earth-shattering. Just having fun.

SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art
SIGMA sd Quattro - 30mm f/1.4 Art

Wrap up.

Are Foveon cameras a sensible choice? Still no. As I always say there are many more practical options on the market. But I will continue hanging out with these oddballs just the same.

-ELW

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