Digital BW, The Print

Todd Flashner wrote:

>  on 1/28/02 11:19 PM, Austin Franklin wrote:
>
> > You are also confused by pixels vs sensors.  Digital imaging sensors use
> > FOUR sensor cells to make ONE color pixel...so if you want to get the same
> > amount of color information, you need four times the amount of sensors!  So,
>
> > 4 x 22.1 is reasonably close to my claim of 100M pixels.
>
>
> Question: I assume this is only true for one shot cameras, but not the 4
> shot models, a la Leaf and Sinar?
>
> Just curious.
>
> Todd

If you are referring to the 'scanning backs' yes, that is how they get around
that sensor/pixel problem.  But, as I understand it, those cameras are not as
versatile because of the time it takes to scan.

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC




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