Folks: My name is Eric Westhagen and with an interest in art and winning an important Chicago Tribune contest prize at age eleven, the next year I bought a 35mm German camera with my prize money. I set up my darkroom and the following year went into cut film with a German "U" front 9x12cm camera. I was hired by a local newspaper and did processing and photo work for the Ripon College publicity department---all before age fifteen. So, I go way back. Over the years I have acquired cameras in most designs and formats. I also have a variety of cameras in the now digital age. I am a follower, I believe of Ansel Adams and Karsh of Ottawa, the two genius artists of quality photography.

Therefore when the Sigma FoveonX3 sensors were introduced, I have been using that revolution in quality. It is my opinion they have had a bad rap because the photo media critic people are wrapped up in either direct pay or free equipment by Nikon, Canon, and Sony. Irrelevant concerns are brought up in the reviews for comparisons. If one only wanted film speed they should have embraced the 110a Polaroid Land camera with it's roll film of ASA6400? A wonderful sharp camera with an excellent lens. Instead, Polaroid discontinued that film and most of Mr. Land's innovations.

This forum is certainly not prone to Sigma. But to me and my experience, either their SD14/15 or now the SD1 Merrill camera bodies are all you could ask for in quality and sharpness, matching in most ways the appearance of good film cameras. If a person merely wants an image---use your telephone camera.------ew----P.S.(I still use my first 35mm from 1953. How many cameras can you say that about?)