a centimeter is much larger than you think. even a couple of millimeters is a lot. if you want to use your old lenses, you have a fixed distance in front of the sensor that will only grow by adding a light pipe. if the distance is too short, there are other problems with manufacturing. i think that the alignment problems alone will make such a device hugely expensive, to the point where the sensor cost will be trivial.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Farr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 12:29 AM Subject: RE: OT Fitting your CCD to a format, interesting tech > Herb, Herb, Herb, > > AFAIK this is still a concept. I can't tell if the illustrations are photos > of prototypes or if they are CGI. If it ever does get implemented it'll be > a long time before customers hold cameras, so I wouldn't fret about the > technicalities just yet. > > But remember that most 35mm SLRs and the DSLRs derived from them, are too > thin for most peoples' preference, so they get padded out by grips. Any > extra thickness will simply get absorbed by the grip's thickness.
