Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And the sensor type is only the front end of a complex electronic digital system in which the back end might require certain requirements which then determines which sensor to use. Mark William Rabiner > From: David Rodgers <drodgers at casefarms.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:33:57 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Conversation: [Leica] To Sell or Not to Sell now Canon CA and Leica > Subject: Re: [Leica] To Sell or Not to Sell now Canon CA and Leica > > Doug, > >>> Having seen what a Kodak CCD does behind Leica glass, a CMOS sensor > would not get me too excited.<< > > I did some research on this CCD vs CMOS thing some time ago. After > reading and reading and reading I concluded that the type of sensor -- > although they are different in many ways -- doesn't really matter to > potential image quality. CCD technology was ahead in the early days, but > CMOS technology was catching up, and by now may very well have caught > up. Things like microlenses, AA filters, and even camera firmware have a > much greater impact on image quality than what type of sensor is used, > although I could be wrong. If one sensor type really does have an > advantage over the other (in terms of potential image quality, and not > manufacturing cost, power consumption, etc., etc.) I'd sure like to hear > about it. > > Dave R > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users G