Hamburg (German: [ˈhambʊʁk] (listen), locally also [ˈhambʊɪ̯ç] (listen); Low Saxon: Hamborg [ˈhambɔːç] (listen)), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; Low Saxon: Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),[8] is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, as well as the overall 7th largest city and largest non-capital city in the European Union with a population of over 1.84 million.[9] Hamburg’s urban area has…
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Sigma fp with 45mm f2.8
Read MoreUpdate on the development of the three-layer image sensor at Sigma
According to a press release issued on the 21st of February 2022 Sigma is still actively developing a new full-frame three-layer image sensor (Foveon). They currently are creating a prototype with a small sensor to test the characteristics of the…
Read MoreHappy Rizzi House
Location: BraunschweigArchitect: Konrad KlosterYear of construction: 1999-2001Particularities: Facade painting on more than 2000 m² in the style of Pop Art. The Happy Rizzi House (proper spelling Happy RIZZI House; usually just called “Rizzi House”) is a contemporary building in Braunschweig,…
Read MoreOne year with the Sigma fp
About a year ago the Sigma fp arrived here. And we had big plans with it. According to that plan, I would now be editing a documentary about Formation DanceSport. The idea was to follow the creation of the costumes…
Read MoreAn update on the next generation Foveon sensor
Dear SIGMA customers, First of all, thank you very much for your continued support and interest in our products. In February 2020, we announced our decision to restart our plans for a full frame Foveon X3 sensor camera, beginning with the…
Read MoreNew 85mm f1.4 for mirrorless cameras
Sigma is fully committed to the mirrorless camera and it shows. Yesterday they announced a completely redesigned 85mm f.14 Art lens for Sony’s E-mount and the L-mount. This portrait lens is much smaller than the old 85mm but promises better…
Read Morefp Noir
Location; Hertlingshausen, GermanyCamera; Sigma fpLens; 45mm F2.8 DG DNApp; Adobe Lightroom Classic using the camera monochrome profile. The monochrome profile for this camera is very suitable for some darker monochrome imagery. Photos that are exposed to keep the highlights from blowing out but keeping…
Read MoreSIGMA fp: Release of firmware Ver. 2.00
Newly introduced functionality– Supporting Cinemagraph creation and playback.– CinemaDNG footages playback– Supports still capture during live view and movie shooting in Cine mode– Supports still image capture from movie files (CinemaDNG, MOV) shot with the SIGMA fp– Supports HDR in…
Read MoreBees & Butterflies
Location; Hertlingshausen, GermanyCamera; Sigma sd QuattroLens; 150mm F2.8 APO Macro DG HSMApp; Adobe Lightroom Classic. The backyard can be surprisingly beautiful.
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