Digital BW, The Print

Austin, you can get the Foveon chip now in many 2 1/4 scanning backs, and everything I've read about them is they very much outperform film
for noise, sharpness, and shadow detail. Lets hope the 35mm chip is in that class. if it is, they are going to be rich.

So far, the company has a pretty good record.

Jerry



Austin Franklin wrote:

> > 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
>
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