> > Having lower noise, higher ISO, and more megapixels I think is
> > the way to improve things at the moment.
> >
> Yes, but a larger sensor is a way to get all that. Beyond a certain
> point that may not be too far away, it is the only way - unless someone
> designs a sensor based on technology fundamentally different from the
> current silicon-based stuff.
>
> - Toralf
Quite true. BUT, as it has been pointed out before, the normal
"Moore's law" doesn't apply to camera sensors since the physical laws of
optics are already limiting the performance. The silicon cannot simply
get smaller to make it cheaper.... silicon fab is the most cost sensitive
to chip area. Full-frame is *huge* for a silicon fab... so will likely
always be expensive.
... unless like you say there's a fundamental shift in the
technology to make it.
Maybe there is a market for a $2-4K full-frame Pentax camera. I
think they'll need to concentrate on keeping up with brand C&N for awhile
though.... rather than do R&D on a niche product.
Of course then there's the 645D.... :)
-Cory
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* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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