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Foveon to rock the DSLR world again, with 16.8MP sensor.



 
 
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Old June 22nd 04, 11:45 AM
Orville Wright
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Foveon to rock the DSLR world again, with 16.8MP sensor.


I can't wait! The Sigma SD11 is on the way! Would it be possible for
Sigma to top the incredible SD10?
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Old June 22nd 04, 01:02 PM
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I suppose that anything called SD11 might give a clue.


And when we reach SD23 we might some hope that they'll have moved out of the
toy camera market.


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Old June 22nd 04, 01:43 PM
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Default Foveon to rock the DSLR world again, with 16.8MP sensor.

Mick Sterbs wrote:
" Miro" wrote in message
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I suppose that anything called SD11 might give a clue.


And when we reach SD23 we might some hope that they'll have moved out of

the
toy camera market.


From the reviews I've seen of it, it seems to offer some serious advantages.
Ok, perhaps discount the body itself, the whole Foevon system seems like a
much more effective system than the traditional system that is on about
every other consumer camera at the moment. I'd like to see a full frame X3
sensor go at it with the top level canon DSLRs.

Cam


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Old June 22nd 04, 04:17 PM
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Default Foveon to rock the DSLR world again, with 16.8MP sensor.

FuTAnT wrote:

From the reviews I've seen of it, it seems to offer some serious advantages.
Ok, perhaps discount the body itself, the whole Foevon system seems like a
much more effective system than the traditional system that is on about
every other consumer camera at the moment. I'd like to see a full frame X3
sensor go at it with the top level canon DSLRs.


Full frame doesn't make sense until you're up to 10 Megapixels or so.

Since GP posted that the sensor is 16.8 megapixels, you have to apply
the GP factor, and divide by 4 to get the actual megapixels.

If the new Foveon sensor is only 4.2 megapixels then Foveon is through;
it's too small of an increase when the competition is at 6 megapixels
and moving to 8 megapixels in prosumer and amateur D-SLRs. If it's truly
12.6 or 16.8 megapixels (not 12.6 or 16.8 megasensors) then they have a
chance.

Foveon's only hope is a full frame sensor of at least 12 spatial
megapixels. The failure of the Sigma D-SLRs, while partially due to
issues with the body and lenses, was caused mainly by the tiny,
low-resolution, noisy, sensor. 3.4 to 4.2 megapixels is too small of an
increase to garner the interest of any first or second tier D-SLR
manufacturer.

And you're right, the Foveon system seems to offer serious advantages,
but those advantages have been elusive. Having three sensors per pixel
was supposed to increase color accuracy, but it didn't.

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Old June 22nd 04, 04:46 PM
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Default Foveon to rock the DSLR world again, with 16.8MP sensor.


"Mick Sterbs" wrote in message
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" Miro" wrote in message
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I suppose that anything called SD11 might give a clue.


And when we reach SD23 we might some hope that they'll have moved out of

the
toy camera market.



LOL, good one.


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Old June 22nd 04, 05:34 PM
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"Steven M. Scharf" wrote in message
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Foveon's only hope is a full frame sensor of at least 12 spatial
megapixels. The failure of the Sigma D-SLRs, while partially due to
issues with the body and lenses, was caused mainly by the tiny,
low-resolution, noisy, sensor. 3.4 to 4.2 megapixels is too small of an
increase to garner the interest of any first or second tier D-SLR
manufacturer.


You're right. In order to keep up with the competition, the number of
megapixels has to rise. People with SLRs want poster-sized photos (despite
the fact most print to a maximum of 10x8).

And you're right, the Foveon system seems to offer serious advantages,
but those advantages have been elusive. Having three sensors per pixel
was supposed to increase color accuracy, but it didn't.


I've been impressed with the sharpness of the images using the Foveon
system. Sigma's lenses have been distinctly unimpressive though.

--
Yours

Zebedee

(Claiming asylum in an attempt
to escape paying his debts to
Dougal and Florence)



 




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