Digital BW, The Print

Yes, but I need that chip in a Canon EOS type body!

Lookin' good though!

Jerry




Jose Luis Martinez wrote:

> Jerry-Della,
>
> Take a look at dpreview.com
>
> They have short preview of a prototype and sample pictures.
> You can also see the Sigma camera that will be available at
> the end of February.
>
> It looks very promising. If it does what they say then at
> last we will have a better solution than CCD.
>
> Jose Luis Martinez
> Barcelona - Spain
>
> ------------------------------------
> Message: 22
>    Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:02:23 -0600
>    From: Jerry Olson <jerryolson@...>
> Subject: Re: Foveon/X3/Sygma (OT, sorry)
>
> Peter Jennings mentioned the foveon chip on the abc news show. Spoke all of
> 10 seconds on it, I thought It would be a feaurette later in the
> show, but he never returned to it.
>
> What is the resolution of this chip? It would have to be in the neighborhood
> of 6 to 8 megapixels, no?
>
> Jerry
>
> dellaellingson wrote:
>
> > Did anyone read the article about Foveon chips in the NY Times? A
> > Japanese company is using this new chip to manufacture a camera.
> > Kodak was quoted to say that this new invention will allow resolution
> > better than film. Is this what we are waiting for? The Japanese
> > camera will be $3,000 and Kodak was quoted to say $1,000. I have
> > never spent $1,000 on a conventional camera body yet! But I almost
> > probably will with digital technology, because I find it so
> > fascinating.
> >
> > -Della
>
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