Initially, because it was cheap...
Having been disappointed with film photography, I didn't want to waste too much money if I was going to be just as useless with digital. The cheapest DSLR I could find on ebay was a Sigma SD10 with a 24-60 F2.8 lens. That was in 2007.
It was quite difficult to get good images, but I had no idea that this wasn't the same as any other camera. I found I couldn't use any ISO setting above 100 and that the Sigma Photo Pro software was pretty awful.
When I did get a good image, however, it was fantastic. The Foveon sensor is what set it apart and now I'm on my third X3 camera, the SD15 and I was fortunate enough to borrow a new SD1 recently and will obtain one when I can afford it.
I have Canon cameras too, now, but I will always have a Foveon camera in my gear and I recommend anyone who takes digital photography seriously to do the same. A used Sigma camera with a decent lens or two isn't expensive and for some photographic scenarios it is unsurpassed by any other make.
Having been disappointed with film photography, I didn't want to waste too much money if I was going to be just as useless with digital. The cheapest DSLR I could find on ebay was a Sigma SD10 with a 24-60 F2.8 lens. That was in 2007.
It was quite difficult to get good images, but I had no idea that this wasn't the same as any other camera. I found I couldn't use any ISO setting above 100 and that the Sigma Photo Pro software was pretty awful.
When I did get a good image, however, it was fantastic. The Foveon sensor is what set it apart and now I'm on my third X3 camera, the SD15 and I was fortunate enough to borrow a new SD1 recently and will obtain one when I can afford it.
I have Canon cameras too, now, but I will always have a Foveon camera in my gear and I recommend anyone who takes digital photography seriously to do the same. A used Sigma camera with a decent lens or two isn't expensive and for some photographic scenarios it is unsurpassed by any other make.
