Bob Geoghegan wrote: > I know people out there have will opinions &/or informed speculation about > this: > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0706/07061401kodakhighsens.asp > > The short version is that by replacing 1/2 of the sensor elements of a bayer > pattern with panchromatic elements, Kodak claims a 1-2 stop boost in > sensitivity: > >
Makes sense I guess. NTSC TV was designed with the data bandwidth for the luminance a great deal higher than the chromiance that I recall, and done because that's what made sense for the eye as they split available bandwidth. This sounds like the same idea. Mike K. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body