Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey; back off; I was asking a question because I didn't know;;;jh >It's not "MY" system. That's the way sensor manufacturers make sensors. The >eye is twice as sensitive to green as any other color (according to the >experts) and this must be accounted for. It also makes it easy to make a >pixel block. > >R G >G B > >All even rows are R G R G R G R G... all odd rows are G B G B G B G B. So >to make a "real" pixel, a square block of four pixels: > >R G >G B > >make up a real pixel. > >Jim > > >At 06:29 PM 2/1/99 -0600, you wrote: >>Jim Brick: I'm am curious; why does your system require two green sensors? >>When I shot crime photos for the US Air Force we used, and they still use, >>conventional C-41. They used to only use black and white but I convinced >>the cops color would impress a jury more than a black and white photo. When >>some bozo colonel ordered Kodak digital cameras for us to use, I reminded >>him that DOD prohibited taking crime scene/accident photos with anything but >>real film;;;chain of custody etc. You can do some scary stuff with >>Photoshop;;I used a M2 to photograph an aircraft crash into a civ apartment >>complex. Raining, local civ photogs used fancy electronic camera that >>failed; I just kept on shooting;;;jh >> >> >>James A. Harrison II, Major, USAF, Retired >>MBA, BS Electronics, Associate Education >>First Class Engineers License >>First Class Technician License >>Mensa >>Concert Viola ---Oh yeah,,,,,Unemployed >> >> >> >