Sigma SD-14 (2007) / Sigma Quattro H (2016-17)

Sigma 10 years apart

I finally made a comparison between my Sigma SD-14 (2007) and Sigma sd Quattro H (2017)

The results can be found here : www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720312225868

Sigma SD-14 (2007) / Sigma sd Quattro H (2017) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sigma SD14 (2007)
4.6 MP (2652 x 1768) APS-C Foveon sensor
Or 14 MP (2652 x 1768) x3 layers
Price: $1,580.00 USD
Photos taken with the Sigma 18-125 mm 1:3.5-5.6 DC
(with a multiplication factor of 1.7)
100-800 (1600) ISO

Sigma sd Quattro H (2016-17)
25.56 MP APS-H sensor (6192 x 4128)
Price: $1,200.00 USD
Photos taken with the Sigma 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM Art
(with a multiplication factor of 1.35)
ISO 100-6400

N°05 Sigma SD14 (2007) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°05 Sigma Quattro H (2016-17) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Your remarks are welcome!
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720312225868

Sigma SD-14 (2007) / Sigma sd Quattro H (2017) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

What's your opinion having done all these comparisons? I have a SD14 but I've never used a Quattro. I don't think a great deal of my SD14, because my unit suffers from yellow-green colour casts. You have to be so careful how you shoot and process it to avoid these, and I don't think it is worth the hassle. But it seems the performance of the SD14 is quite variable unit to unit.

I think so, of the three Sigmas I've tested, the SD9 SD14, and Quattro H
The SD-14 disappointed me the most, with its lack of consistency!
And in the end, the Sigma SD9 is by far my favorite of the three.

Sigma SD9 (2002) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Last but not least, Sigma is more efficient in lens design. 😉

I've got one of those too, and I don't like it either! Colour is too yellow in warm light for my taste and it exaggerates blues and totally desaturates greens. Good for B&W. But that's just my opinion, plenty of people still like the SD9. Mine keeps my SD14 company in the attic. My favourite Foveon was the DP2M but even that one wasn't good enough to persuade me to keep it. I've given up on Sigma.