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RE: [Digital BW] Cost of digital (was full-format yada yada )

2003-05-22 by Seth Rossman

Wellll, maybe. Don't get caught up in the ad-hype more pixels are better.

A larger sensor alternatively allows larger sensors; therefore, more "data,"
resolution, acuity, sharpness, etc.  AND, less interpolation.

Heck, it's ALL theory until they produce it.

Seth


=From: Anthony Atkielski [mailto:anthony@...] 
=I seriously doubt that.  The only reason for such a small 
=format today is that it is so difficult and expensive to 
=produce larger image sensors.  But larger image sensors can 
=contain more pixels with lower noise, and so they tend to 
=produce better images.  Film formats follow the same principle.
=

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