Maybe in the not too distant future!
http://www.canon.com/news/2010/aug31e.html
Maybe in the not too distant future!
http://www.canon.com/news/2010/aug31e.html
But they don't actually state the number of pixels, and are only talking about video, which doesn't require the same resolution as still photography.
Maybe in the not too distant future!
To me the problem is not time (waiting for it to reach the market) it's ... money
This chart (stumbled onto on the entry for "Moore's law" on wikipedia) charts pixels-per-dollar over time.
It stops in 2005, and is based solely on the price of Kodak cameras in Australia, so take with a grain of salt ... still I think the linearity is interesting. If that continues, dirtbags like me may one day have a nice digital camera.
The caveat, explained to me recently in another thread, is that it's much more expensive to scale the size of the sensor than the pixel density. And I suspect we've already started to hit diminishing returns with the helpfulness of pixel density. For one thing, lens technology is not improving with any great speed. And we're be up against diffraction and other limitations imposed by physics.
Can you imagine cleaning the dust off those in a view camera?
another problem is my old Masterview may not have enough precision to do this sensor justice! Using a Better Light scan back and, man, does it have problems with low light... resolution is not an issue. give me fat fast pixels!!!!
Last edited by Kirk Gittings; 31-Aug-2010 at 09:54.
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
Canon just announced their latest development - a 202x205mm sensor with incredible sensitivity to light - I am sure this is years off before it becomes commercially available, but it is a step in the right direction:
http://gizmodo.com/5626133/with-expa...st-cmos-sensor
Juergen
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
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