Digital BW, The Print

Val,

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. Five years ago I partnered with MegaVision to use their technology in the ophthalmic imaging field and since I also do my personal fine art work, the idea of having a monocrome sensor has always interested me. We use the mononchrome sensor in ophthalmic imaging applications and the results are beautiful. The idea for MegaVision is to have me see how I like it, both in use and for quad tone printing (I use Piezography), and then they might start offering it as a product. I will let the group know how it goes. Since I only get this list in digest form and tend to travel a lot, should there be any post regarding the monochrome back, it might take me a while to respond.

Mark Maio
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Message: 10        
   Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 02:23:55 -0000

   From: "Val Brunell" <vbrunell@...>
Subject: Austin-Monochromatic Sensors

Austin (or anyone else)...Saw your reference to monochromatic 
sensors and I would like to know more.  Googled it, but did not see 
anything relating to photography.

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?  

Thanks...Val

Kudos Mark and best wishes for the project. Yes many of us will be 
way interested in the outcome, . . Uhh can you get us a deal? :-)

Cheers

Jules

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, markmaio@m... 
wrote:
> Val,
> 
> 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. Five years ago I partnered 
with MegaVision to use their technology in the ophthalmic imaging 
field and since I also do my personal fine art work, the idea of 
having a monocrome sensor has always interested me. We use the 
mononchrome sensor in ophthalmic imaging applications and the results 
are beautiful. The idea for MegaVision is to have me see how I like 
it, both in use and for quad tone printing (I use Piezography), and 
then they might start offering it as a product. I will let the group 
know how it goes. Since I only get this list in digest form and tend 
to travel a lot, should there be any post regarding the monochrome 
back, it might take me a while to respond.
> 
> Mark Maio
> 
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> 
> Message: 10        
>    Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 02:23:55 -0000
>    From: "Val Brunell" <vbrunell@d...>
> Subject: Austin-Monochromatic Sensors
> 
> Austin (or anyone else)...Saw your reference to monochromatic 
> sensors and I would like to know more.  Googled it, but did not see 
> anything relating to photography.
> 
> 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?  
> 
> Thanks...Val

Mark...I (and I am sure others) will be interested in your 
assessment.  Looking forward to hearing more...Thanks, Val

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, markmaio@m... 
wrote:
> Val,
> 
> 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. Five years ago I 
partnered with MegaVision to use their technology in the ophthalmic 
imaging field and since I also do my personal fine art work, the 
idea of having a monocrome sensor has always interested me. We use 
the mononchrome sensor in ophthalmic imaging applications and the 
results are beautiful. The idea for MegaVision is to have me see how 
I like it, both in use and for quad tone printing (I use 
Piezography), and then they might start offering it as a product. I 
will let the group know how it goes. Since I only get this list in 
digest form and tend to travel a lot, should there be any post 
regarding the monochrome back, it might take me a while to respond.
> 
> Mark Maio
> 
_____________________________________________________________________
__
> 
> Message: 10        
>    Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 02:23:55 -0000
>    From: "Val Brunell" <vbrunell@d...>
> Subject: Austin-Monochromatic Sensors
> 
> Austin (or anyone else)...Saw your reference to monochromatic 
> sensors and I would like to know more.  Googled it, but did not 
see 
> anything relating to photography.
> 
> 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?  
> 
> Thanks...Val

> markmaio@m wrote
>
> 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.

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