Hello Rob, Wednesday, March 10, 2004, 1:34:44 AM, you wrote:
RS> On 9 Mar 2004 at 18:24, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> Oh no, very mistaken! Yes of course a 14mp FF sensor will be better than >> a 6Mp FF sensor in terms of resolution, but a 6MP FF sensor is DEFINATELY better >> than a 6MP APS sensor, not only will the image be sharper due to lens >> limitations, >> the FF image will be less noiser due to larger pixel area. The only >> downside >> to FF vs. APS for a given Mp is cost. RS> John, you're not listening, many of us are very happy with the noise RS> performance and latitude afforded by our puny APS sized 6MP sensors, many of us RS> however would like full frame coverage. The cost is mainly a function of the RS> substrate size not the density, CCD sensors of any density have huge structures RS> compared with most any other type of VLSI semiconductor in production. In other RS> words the cost to produce a 6MP or 14MP FF sensor is going to be similar. RS> Rob Studdert RS> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA RS> Tel +61-2-9554-4110 RS> UTC(GMT) +10 Hours RS> [EMAIL PROTECTED] RS> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ RS> Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- Best regards, Harold mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
