Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's been a few years, but..... All IC's are made in flat shapes. Period. They are not good at bending, even if you wanted them to. The Foveon Chip, as I understand it, is a few microns thick, and the different color channels are hidden in the different layers. The distance between those layers is also a few microns thick. IOW, it would not be probable that the Foveon chip is significantly better than any other chip made WRT curved fields, or effective vignetting. Actually, I think Mark Rabiner is correct.....they will eventually fix the problem of oblique rays by software. It is easy, cheaper than hardware, and repeatable. Then again, it has been a few years.... Frank Filippone red735i at earthlink.net I always thought they could make a sensor that is 'curved' slightly in at the edges; but what do I know? :-) A combination of software and better microlenses may do it. Then again maybe a new sensor technology will come forward. I have often wondered if the Foveon technology may work better here as well - it's more 'film like' and may not have these issues.