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[OM] Re: Sigma DSLR with new Foveon chip

Subject: [OM] Re: Sigma DSLR with new Foveon chip
From: "David Irisarri" <div2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:22:39 +0200
4.6 Mpixel effective! That´s the main problem.

You can interpolate image to 13.8 Mpixel but quality will be under a pro 
13.8 Mpixel DSLR camera with an optimized bayer pattern and low pass-filter. 
DSLR features ;-( I think Sigma hasn´t anything to do with DSLR market.

David


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "housqa" <housqa@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 4:31 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Sigma DSLR with new Foveon chip


>
> I wish someday Foveon sensor can be used in the 4/3 DSLR.
>
> next PMA.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 7:51 PM
> Subject: [OM] Sigma DSLR with new Foveon chip
>
>
>>
>> Sigma is making noise about their new body with a higher-resolution 
>> (14Mp)
>> Foveon chip. In case you didn't know, the Foveon X3 sensor has three
>> layerss, rather than 1, with the primary colors detected at different
>> depths.
>>
>> Sigma's claims are interesting (to me), because they state their 
>> images -- 
>> which provide a true 14Mp without interpolation -- reproduce the 
>> "texture"
>> missing from conventional single-layer Bayer-patterned sensors. I've 
>> always
>> been bothered that digital camera images seem to lack "texture", though
>> whether this is due to insufficient resolution or simply a lack of grain, 
>> I
>> don't know.
>>
>> If you have time, visit the Sigma site and view the presentation. It's
>> spectacular (and I don't use that word lightly).
>>
>>
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