Canon and Foveon
The eighth meeting of the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2002 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) from 7:30-11:00 pm.
This month’s main presentation will feature two exciting new cameras showcased at Photokina 2002 in Cologne, Germany, the Canon EOS-1Ds and the Sigma SD9 with the Foveon X3 imaging sensor.
Jim Rose from Canon USA will demonstrate and discuss the new Canon EOS-1Ds Digital SLR. The 1Ds features a full-frame 11-megapixel imaging sensor in a rugged EOS-1 series chassis.
Dick Merrill, Foveon Fellow and Chief Sensor Designer at Foveon, will discuss and demonstrate the Sigma SD9. The SD9 features the Foveon X3, the world’s first full-color image sensor.