It still only produces a 4 mega pixel image from 12 mega sensors.
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Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 11:58 AM
Subject: Digital: The next level
>
> 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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