Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, I'm not sure there will be a 6x6 or even 54mm x 54mm digital back any time soon. The MF digital backs started of as faux (ie smaller) 6x4.5 sensors and the digital specific bodies like the new Fuji Hasselblads are based on 6x4.5 bodies, I suspect there is no room for a sensor as big as 54 x 54 in them. FWIW Frank On 24 Feb, 2007, at 04:47, Mark Rabiner wrote: > On 2/22/07 5:13 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com> > typed: > >> AFAIK micro lenses have been used for years on small sensors to >> improve light sensitivity by concentrating more of the light on the >> photosite rather than the surround. Maybe bigger sensors did not have >> this before? Maybe aligning the microlenses with the photosites over >> a reasonable range of temperatures has been only recently possible? >> near full frame probably means not as much smaller than 6x4.5 than >> before ;-) >> Frank >> >> > > But certainly does not mean not much smaller than 60x60mm. > Which ok is nominal Hassy format is 54 x 54 mm. > > When a 54 x 54 mm sensor comes out we're going to be cooking with > steam. > Or grease. Forgot which is better. > Microwave with convection backup. > > Mark Rabiner > New York, NY > > markrabiner.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information