Digital BW, The Print

on 9/9/01 7:20 PM, Robert Morrison wrote:

> If Nikon made a 35mm sized CCD and used the technology that they
> are using in the D1X, I doubt anyone, regardless of their target output,
> would need more file size.


I believe that is about the size of the 6MP Phillips chip that goes into
most current Medium Format backs. It yields an 18mb 8-bit RGB file (captured
at 14-bit). Whether that size is enough for *anyone* is debatable, but the
technology (the chip anyway) is here now. I guess it's mostly economics that
prevents it's immediate use at mainstream prices.

BTW, Kodak is utilizing a slightly larger square chip, which yields a 48MB
file in their back, at about $20K.

Todd