On Mar 1, 2006, at 1:49 PM, Bob Shell wrote:
Larger sensors are quieter, yes. There is a balance between noise,
resolution density, sensitivity, power consumption, cost, etc etc
etc, when designing a sensor. With the freedom to design a sensor
to meet any specific need at will, why stick to *ONE* format and
make it a holy grail? It's dumb.
Larger sensors should be quieter, yes, but excessive noise was the
most serious problem with the Philips full frame chip.
It was early in the game for so ambitious a project. And it is always
possible for a given design/design team to be a mess.
I really wish someone would do the 21x28mm format I proposed with the
sensor technology available now. I think it would be a very good
balance in cost and quality. The FoV numbers are pretty nice too,
with given lenses.
Godfrey
