El desarrollo de una cámara de cuadro completo y sensor Foveon X3 se anunció en la Feria CP+ de Japón en 2018. Al año siguiente Sigma dio más detalles de cómo seria esta nueva cámara (dio una cifra de 61 Megapíxeles) y comunicó que se lanzaría a lo largo de 2020.
En la carta que ha enviado su CEO, Kazuto Yamaki, pide perdón por el retraso y afirma que se han encontrado problemas tras pruebas a fondo del sensor, que impiden su lanzamiento durante este año. De hecho, el señor Yamaki dice que tendrán que empezar de nuevo, y desarrollar tecnologías que permitan que el sensor se convierta en una realidad con el nivel de calidad que los clientes de Sigma esperan.
Por tanto, tras este grave contratiempo, Sigma no ofrece en este caso una fecha de producción para el nuevo sensor. Sin duda, y tras un retraso tan serio que ha necesitado que el propio CEO mande una carta de disculpa pública, Sigma no quiere volver a pillarse los dedos anunciando una fecha de lanzamiento con este controvertido proyecto. Seguro que en Japón han rodado cabezas.
Comunicado de Sigma en inglés:
Development status of the full-frame Foveon sensor camera
Dear Customers,
Thank you for being a valued customer.
At Photokina in September 2018, SIGMA announced the development of an L-mount mirrorless camera equipped with a full-frame Foveon sensor. Then, at CP+2019, we shared our plan to release the camera in 2020 and have worked diligently on the development to meet our commitment.
As a result of careful and rigorous testing based on the latest development information, however, it has become clear that the launch of such a camera would be infeasible within this year. Still at this point, we cannot say for certain when the full-frame Foveon X3 sensor will be put into mass production.
In light of current development progress, we are not in a position to offer any specific release plan at present. We have therefore decided that we should start over the project with a clean slate, putting the production plan for this new camera back to the drawing board and going back to the development of sensor technologies.
Since the earlier announcements, your excitement with the launch of a “full-frame Foveon” has been a tremendous source of inspiration and encouragement for us. Everyone involved in the project has pulled out all the stops to make it a reality. I would like to express my deepest apologies for failing to meet your expectations and having to share this disappointing news.
I would like to emphasize that Foveon sensors are in a class of their own and that they are part of the identity of SIGMA cameras that embodies our ideals and philosophies. We are determined to continue dedicating ourselves to technology development to bring better image sensors to life.
I would like to once again express my sincerest gratitude to our valued customers for the strong support you have offered to us. On behalf of all SIGMA employees, I commit myself to you that we continue striving to live up to your expectation and prove that we are worthy of your trust.
I truly appreciate your patience and understanding.
Warmest regards,
Kazuto Yamaki
Chief Executive Officer
SIGMA Corporation
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