Digital BW, The Print

> > I have oredered a monochrome sensor back made for my Hasselblad
> > 500CM from MegaVision and expect to meet with the president of the
> > company next week to have it delivered and tested. The sensor is
> > full frame 35mm size and will be 11 megapixels.
> 
> Is it a Canon chip? Sounds like the 1Ds sensor without the Bayer filter 
over
> it.

Nope. the EOS 1Ds chip is a CMOS chip...the S427 back (which is what I'm 
assuming you are talking about) uses a CCD. It is most likely the Dalsa 
(formerly Phillips) 4x3 chip, but I could be wrong.

> Also, I heard something months ago about someone that retrofits 
> dslrs with a "B&W" sensor.  Is this the same thing? Where can I get 
> more info?

Kodak did a monochromatic version of the DCS 760 a while back...didn't 
know other vendors were making this an option. Seems a little limiting, 
but if your game is 100% B&W then why not?


Eric  Bullock
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