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Re: [Digital BW] Foveon camera

2002-03-19 by Jerry Olson

Austin the reviews on this chip say things like "Revolutionary," "Groundbreaking," "New Technology," and "Incredible qulaity" for the price.
This sounds like a lot more than "just a 20 or 30 percent improvement, which wouldn't even be worthy of anything more than a footnote in a
review. These reviews make it quite clear that this is a real revolution in technology.  If they are lying, I wouldn't want to be one of
their stockholders. We'll just have to wait for the test reports...

Jerry

> > Yes, its an advance, but
> > it isn't "triple the quality".
>
> And again, you're absolutely right.  It isn't even 2x.  In fact, it may not
> even be noticeable...except in large enlargements.  At best, it's probably
> between %20 and %30, but that's entirely subjective...and it depends on
> whether you're talking about edge sharpness, detail, color accuracy...image
> noise...etc.

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