Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 - ------------------------------------------------------- Chris, I did some research on the Foveon X3 technology. It is impressive, if what Foveon says is true. I know that Kodak has been talking to Foveon about using their system. Foveon already has a reflex on the market. X3 does resemble color film. What is even more important concerns the fact that the X3 requires very little corrective circuits. So power is saved. Even if the X3 chip equals film resolution, I don't think that's the decisive factor in shifting to digital. I believe it's the apparent simplicity of film and the public perception that it is tangible (the cassette), trustworthy, fast, and economical over the years that can't be discounted. Also, I don't think the average consumer is going to keep digital image files for very long. So quality digital reprints will be a problem. Almost everyone who owns a digital camera also uses a film camera. Which one the consumer will choose is the question. Since I don't own a digital camera yet, I can't even speak for myself on this choice when the chips are down. I've used my friends' digitals and gotten some good images, but you need to know how to run a computer to really produce a good print. I'm always amazed about how little folks know about the computer they use online. So it's the dragshadow that is part of general digital technology that will determine the popularity of digital To the pro it is a godsend. br - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html