I read an article in The New Yorker that mentioned an extraordinary digital
camera, and found their Web site:
http://www.foveon.net/prod_new.html
They make a camera with 3 4-megapixel CMOS detectors, one each for RGB (so,
12 megapixel), which you can snap up for $23,900. Then you have to buy a
Canon lens for it.
But what is really the amazing thing is the next step: they have a 4000 x
4000 pixel chip (16.8 megapixels) which they put into a prototype camera and
gave it to Greg Gorman to try. It can make useful enlargements up to 90 x 90
inches. You can see a picture at:
http://www.foveon.net/feature_photo.html
Here's what they say: "Having worked with film for most of his career,Gorman
was very impressed by Foveon's technology. "The quality of this [8 foot]
blowup far exceeds what you could do on [35mm] film," stated Gorman"
So when this all finally costs $1000, that should be the end of 35mm, no?
JJ
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