Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought there wasn't going to be a low pass filter in the digital R? Has that changed? Did I miss it? AB On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:30:49 -0700, JCB <jcb@visualimpressions.com> wrote: > At 11:41 AM 9/30/2004, Marc Attinasi wrote: > > >I must admit, it looks very simple in the pictures - almost too simple. > > > What would you expect to see? Wires and electronic components hanging > around? > > The sensor that you see is buried beneath glass. Under the glass is a low > pass filter and possibly a ray bending prism glass so that you may use a > leica 15mm lens and get a reasonable image out to the edge. > > The glass sensor cover will need a lot of cleaning and dust removal as > digital sensors build up static and attract dust. One will want to mount > the digital back in a clean environment. Likewise, changing lenses can lead > to a dust problem since the dust gets in the mirror box and when the > shutter is fires, it can migrate to the sensor surface. This has been the > bane of digital interchangeable lens SLRs since their inception. > > As in Nikon, Canon, Kodak, and now Leica, SLRs, the glass sensor surface is > very robust as it must withstand a LOT of cleaning. > > JB > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >