On Sun, 3 Mar 2002 16:41:37 +0800, "Gary PoIIard" wrote:

>"Robert Morein" wrote in message
>news:3c81d813_2@news7.fast.net...
>
>> The above may well be marketing hype.
>> It is cheaper to make.
>> However, there is no physical basis for claimed improvements in quality.

>Have you visited their website? It certainly looks much better to my eyes.
>
>Gary

It does - and the F sample takes "unsharp-mask" sharpening
better than the other - but deception here, if intentional,
is very easy...;-) There is no way to know for sure if these
samples are honest. The Sigma camera body with the new
chip is supposed to appear this summer - then we will know
more (unless a reputable reviewer/reporter comes forward
earlier with independent coverage).