Digital BW, The Print

Elwood Spedden wrote:
> I have a great deal of experience with CMOS sensors
> produced by DALSA in Toronto. We used them in high
> precision cameras to test the properties of LCD
> displays at production sites at LG electronics,
> Samsung, and many Japanese and Taiwanese
> manufacturers.
> 
> These were simply the best CMOS large pixel count
> sensors available. I am now very interested that
> Mamiya has selected DALSA for the sensors for their
> new ZD MF digital camera (22 MPix.)
> 
> If Nikon could break the Japan only approach and go
> for the best of breed, they could probably have a 22
> MPX or higher sensor available in the next 18 Months.
> I would never have believed it possible until Mamiya
> chose quality over Japan Inc.
> 
> Could be some very interesting times ahead and all to
> the benefit of us, the shooters.
> 
> Woody Spedden


Pentax has been playing with the DALSA sensors or so I hear. Rumour has 
it that's what was in the never released MZ-D and possibly what will be 
in the rumoured D2.

-Adam