Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Every time there is a flurry of digital M7 lust, someone shoots > it down with >a simple explanation that the current crop of CCDs are ill-designed to >handle the short lens-film distance of an M7. That's not the only, or the major reason, why a digital M is not really a very viable idea at this point in time. >IE, the angle of incidence would be too steep at the edges of the CCD. > >But why not CURVE the CCD to optimize the angle of incidence? >Image distortion could be corrected with software. Because lenses are DESIGNED for a flat field, and a curved CCD would make the camera cost $100k. >Seems too simple to me. >Is it? Simple to you, yes, simple, no. Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html