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Subject: [Leica] New Digital (?) Rangefinder Rumor
From: meino at innerside.demon.nl (Meino de Graaf)
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:22:03 +0200
References: <C7D6F0F3.604FC%mark@rabinergroup.com> <5A54644D-8E68-4F33-80EE-FEC834856639@mac.com>

Maybe it has to do with production volume. CMOS is more expensive to 
develop then CCD. Only if high volumes can be produced the development 
costs can be spread over enough items to make it feasible.

regards
Meino de Graaf

George Lottermoser wrote:
> When one has both CCD and Cmos chip cameras;
> and actually compares the image files;
> it feels very much in "?one's realm."
> 
> Also, the medium format backs are CCD.
> Why?
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> 
> On Mar 29, 2010, at 11:06 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>> The whole CCD vs. CMOS thing is out of my realm as well as I bet anyone's
>> here
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] New Digital (?) Rangefinder Rumor)
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