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Re: [Digital BW] Foveon sensor.. ?????

2013-11-30 by Paul Grant

Tony

I tried to look at your site.   Noted it's not working.   "Bandwidth Exceeded"

Paul

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> On Nov 30, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Tony Sleep <TonySleep@...> wrote:
> 
> On 28/11/2013 15:00, jimbo wrote:
> > Ok so to get to it ...why is this set up in the closet..I just don't get
> > why this technology has not been embraced.
> 
> Probably because Sigma have not managed to get their sensors used in any 
> of the major brands like Canon/Nikon. Also the lower pixel count is a 
> misfit with marketing bullets (phony, I know, but the average punter won't 
> want to tackle the complexity of the explanation). And lastly because 
> Foveon has inherently lower sensitivity and susceptibility to noise, 
> thanks to the layered photosite topology (less light gets to the bottom of 
> the well).
> 
> -- 
> Regards
> 
> Tony Sleep
> http://tonysleep.co.uk
> 
>

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