Digital BW, The Print

> IF the foveon chip performs as it should,

Hi Jerry,

That's one of the problems...no one knows how it SHOULD perform.  My bet is
the noise level of the chip will be higher than other architectures, as well
as not have as good at color as filtered sensors.

> It sounds and looks Great.

Yes, it does.  So did many other things...and this may in fact be
great...but with only marketing fluff to compare, it's very hard to draw ANY
valid conclusions.

> If this chip can triple the resolution of any current 6 megapixel
> chips at half the price, I think a lot of people will be jumping
> on Sigma's bandwagon.

That's one of the important points...resolution is not the only important
issue.  Noise is equally as important, as is color rendition.  These two
issues have yet to be explored.  Resolution is a static number, the other
two are performance.  I, for one, am skeptical that the Foveon can match
current sensors on these two issues.

Regards,

Austin