Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not a bad point. But I don't know. Surveying the sensor landscape, APS-C is an available and just as good (perhaps, better) candidate. Who is making the 4/3 sensors? How aggressive is the R&D and stable the supply vs. the APS-C sensors? I imagine Nikon's voracious demand will keep the supply of APS-C sensor supply and R&D flowing. Canon's recent announcement is promising for a "FF" sensor, but I don't know that reliable supply will extend beyond Canon's bodies. Good for high ISO performance. Is Kodak's R&D (including driving up yield and down per-chip price) anywhere near Canon's? Don't really know. Kodak is a huge company and might be up to the task if they see a future market worthy of pursuit. The workstation/pc "chip wars" were so insanely well documented and at times I followed them closely (RISC/CISC, super scalar, AMD vs. Intel architecture, and so on). The "sensor wars" are relatively opaque to me. I'd love to find a web site that provided reliable, up to date information. Are there even standard benchmarks for sensors? Scott firkin wrote: > Isn't Leica going with 4/3 like deciding to use 35mm film back in the > 1930's: as the chip/software improves, the need for the big chip may > not be there for Leica type photography? > feli writes: > >> >> On Sep 3, 2005, at 12:01 PM, Stephen Gandy wrote: >> >>> Well thought out! >>> yes, let the chips fall where they will. >>> on your 4/3 question, there is a rumor Leica will have a digital 4/3 >>> camera, a version of the yet to be announced Panasonic 4/3. Time will >>> tell. >> >> >> Well, I hope Leica doesn't go 4/3. I think it's a dead end, given >> how tiny the chip is. >> If Leica wants to make some glass for Panasonic to rake in some cash >> that's another >> story. >> I think Minolta is being very clever. They are using the same chip >> as is in the D100. >> But their built in Anti-shake technology buys them a good two stops >> of speed. So they >> can shoot at 400asa, when everyone else without stabilization is at >> 1600asa. >> >> Feli >> >> ________________________________________________________ >> feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 >> www.elanphotos.com >> >> NO ARCHIVE >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > Alastair Firkin > www.afirkin.com > www.familyofman2.com > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information