Sigma SD1 Merrill Digital SLR Body 46 Megapixel Foveon X3 Direct Image Sensor

this is Sigma's flagship SLR the sd1 Merril if you think that it looks familiar it's because it's basically a rebadged version of the sd1 but the price has been cut dramatically to around 1,800 pounds inside the camera is a fobian x3 sensor unlike most sensors which uses Bayer pattern with an array of red green and blue filters the x3 relies on the principle at three different light colors penetrate silicon to a different depth this means that every point in the image has full colour information and there's no interpolation of the RGB signals as a result Sigma claims that the resolution of the sd1 is equivalent to 46 million pixels on a standard sensor even though there are only fifteen point four million pixel sights features wise sd1 is pretty stripped down and it's designed for those who want an old-school camera as much as a digital SLR can be old-school of course take a look at the