Sigma SD9 Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

gzintlinc
( Casual)

Review Date
February 26, 2004

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Visitors rate this review
3.50 of 5,
2 votes

Review 1 of 8

Price Paid: $990.00 from Abes of Maine

Summary:

Good for studio and daylight picture. Software SPP2 is an excellent one.

Strengths:

vivid color, much detailed, strong built body(maybe a bit large for small hands and heavier)

Weaknesses:

ISO 400 and long exposure quite noisy

Similar Products Used:

Used Minolta XE-7, X-300, Maxium 5xi, Nikon N70, Nikon Coolpix 800

Customer Service:

Very fast response from Sigma. It was before I purchased the camera. This is one of the reason I bought Sigma camera

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Rating
Reviewed by:

KMcamera
( Intermediate)

Review Date
February 19, 2004

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5,
2 votes

Review 2 of 8

Price Paid: $790.00 from Broadwayphoto

Summary:

Great camera. The price with two zoom lens got me interested and the pictures posted on Pbase.com convinced me. Excellant color, easy to use. All controls are on the camera, not hidden away in sw menus.

Strengths:

excellant color, great value. Wide selection of lens. Shoots RAW. Encourages creative use of photo editing sw. Sturdy, heavy construction. Removable dust filter to reduce sensor dust common to DSLR's

Weaknesses:

Lens limited to Sigma brand. By todays std noisy at higer ISO settings. Two battery types

Similar Products Used:

Oly C2100, C700, Canon D10, and tried out 300D. Pentax, Canon film SLR's

Customer Service:

Not needed so far

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Rating
Reviewed by: joris101
(Intermediate)

Review Date
January 2, 2004

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Review 3 of 8

Price Paid: $1000.00 from Local retailer

Summary:

After 2 months of using my SD9 I must say I am quite impressed. I think image quality is fantastic, much better than the 300d (Drebel) I have used a lot as well. Shooting RAW only was a limitation at first, but now I found it actually changes the way is shoot digitally. I take more care now in finding the right picture to shoot, deciding what images to keep and a lot of TLC with post-processing. I find I shoot better images now with my SD9 then I did with my Drebel or G3 I owned previously. The SD9 is in my opinion similar to my much-loved 35mm Contax G1. Both are cameras with limitations but with superior end results.

Strengths:

Image quality (detail + colour) Price-quality ratio (especially now with the SD10 around) Quick start-up time Good software

Weaknesses:

- SA mount only

Similar Products Used:

Canon 300D/Drebel, Canon G3 (hated that one!)

Customer Service:

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Rating
Reviewed by: Jon
(Intermediate)

Review Date
November 23, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Review 4 of 8

Price Paid: $900.00 from www.abesofmaine.com

Summary:

Very nice camera overall. Orginaly I wanted a Cannon 10D but I was told by several stores localy and on the web that it would be some time till they came in. With that said I figured it could also lead to warrnty problems, so I took a chance with the SD9. I must say I have used the 10D(limited) and liked it. It has many nice features, but I cann't argue with the reuslt that the SD9 produces. Even with a cheap lens (S 28-135) I must say that the result are simalar to that of Velvia 50 slides. Overall would I buy it again? In a heartbeat.

Strengths:

The pictures are with out a doubt the best I have ever seen from a digital camera. Price $900 Software is easy to operate Raw files are also easy to work with

Weaknesses:

Uses up the batteries

Similar Products Used:

10D (limited) Minolta Max7 Minolta Max5

Customer Service:

Not need yet

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Rating
Reviewed by: cwolf_at_work
(Casual)

Review Date
September 24, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
4 votes

Review 5 of 8

Price Paid: $1100.00 from Local Store

Summary:

Solid performance camera with unbeatable sharpness. Good color performance and resolution with very high quality. Easy to use body and powerful software

Strengths:

unbeatable Sharpness Low Price 3.5M X3 Foveon Sensor Comparable resolution to 6M bayer sensor Powerful and easy to use software Solid features in the body. Large range of choices of Sigma lens (with low cost but high performance) Complete accessories for professional use X3F image format for the biggest ability to image process.

Weaknesses:

Low ISO limitation (400) Poor performance in bad lighting condition Auto WB may be inaccurate (Personally not using it)

Similar Products Used:

Canon D60

Customer Service:

No experience

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