Digital BW, The Print

It has something to do with the differences of acceptable light angle 
approaching the chip.  Film take it from all directions.  The digital 
chip however may have problem with the color distortion when the light 
falls at the sharp angle.  Wider lens mount provides the necessary space 
for the large last element of the glass.  
This would be my take.  I am sure that everybody is familiar with the 
extreme wide angle lenses (conventional) creating a bit soft images on 
some of the digital cameras, even within the same kind.  It may vary 
from chip to chip.  I am sure that they will address (or have already) 
this issue, but it's one of the factors which without any special 
technology gives advantage to Canon team.  Maybe it's responsible for 
their faster providing the market with a very good Professional camera 
like  1Ds.  As we all know the Kodak's 14n so far sucks (I am still 
waiting for the next firmware, but grow more skeptical day by day)
Jack

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Anthony Atkielski wrote:

> Ernst quotes:
>
> > This new lens mount will be bigger to be able
> > to use also a fullsize chip appropriate.
>
> Why would a full-size chip require a larger lens mount than a film 
> frame of
> the same size?
>




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