On Fri, 01 Mar 2002 10:44:42 -0500, Christopher Lillja wrote: >I just read the article in Shutterbug and man, I can see why this generated so much >list traffic earlier in the week - >this is not just another new chip. That's a big deal. The implications are huge. It >doesn't smell of vaporware, either... > >Few or no color fringing artifacts, drastically reduced processing times. >Dramatically faster digital cameras. 36 bit color and dynamic range! Whew! >
I like all the specs too, but "the proof is in the pudding" as they say. I'dd like to see some real-life results ... >Anyone heard of plans for a film scanner using this chip yet? That scanner will have >similar advantages. Unlikely, since film-scanners can take more time, they process the image line by line, so the sensor is just one line of pixels (much cheaper). Regards, JvW --------------------------------------------------------- Jan van Wijk; www.fsys.demon.nl - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
