Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] X3 Chip - End of Conventional Film?? (Off-Topic)
From: "Christopher Williams" <LeicaChris@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 07:37:23 -0600
References: <20020403080500.67391.qmail@web12408.mail.yahoo.com>

Yes, i too saw the X3 chip story in Newsweek.It was a good article since I
did not know that bascially many pixels get wasted on current digital
cameras because of the way the chip filters red,blue, and yellow.

If the X3 improves digital cameras, that a great step for digital.
However, I'm not moving to digital yet, scanning my Leica neg's and slides
works just fine for me. Maybe when there is a a digital M that takes all the
current Leica lenses, I'll think about it.

Chris Williams
New Orleans

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From: "Justin Goh" <sunsetat7@yahoo.com>
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Subject: [Leica] X3 Chip - End of Conventional Film?? (Off-Topic)


> Anybody heard of the new X3 chip to be used in the
> future digital cameras? The current digital technology
> uses one color in one pixel while the X3 chip have
> three different layers so all possible colors can be
> contained in one pixel which will have the resolution
> which, if I can remember correctly will have the same
> resolution if not better than the 35 mm. I lost the
> article so forgot the other details; I think it's from
> newsweek dated March 25, 2001. This will start the
> doomsday clock for the conventional film so they say.
> Though I don't like digital cameras due to it's
> short-life bodies and fast-changing technology, this I
> found to be disturbing if you're going to purchase
> expensive film-based cameras. According to the
> article, this will materialized in 2-3 years time. Any
> comments?
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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