"Jan van Wijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >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 ...
I agree. Let's see some photos. One thing that does interest me is the Foveon's lower requirements for CPU power in cameras that use it (because you don't have to do all those calculations to create full color pixels from those individual red, green and blue sensors). Speed may benefit - though with Canon getting 8fps from the EOS-1D that may be a moot point - but there's really potential for smaller camera size and much reduced power consumption and therefore increased battery life. If the images really are better than from *comparably priced* CCD or CMOS systems, that'll be icing on the cake. So I don't expect the Foveon to be the end-all and be-all of digital imaging chips, but I do see it as yet another important paving stone in a road leading inexorably in one direction... -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - 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 .
