----- Original Message ----- From: "Otis Wright" Subject: Re: DSLR/PC plateau?
> > > Scott Nelson wrote: > > >You can take care of thermal noise (to a point) by cooling the sensor > >with something like liquid nitrogen - not that this is very practical > >unless you are using a telescope. At a given temperature, smaller > >pixels and higher iso will result in more thermal noise. > > > Actually, there are quite a few systems using LN cooled sensors in use > in industrial and "gov't" applications. I had the chance to look at > some of thse a few months ago. Quite impressive results....... > Packaging was a lot smaller than I had anticipated. Sure, and you are talking about making cameras that cost another 50 grand? Lets try to stay within the realm of probability. William Robb
