----- Original Message ----- From: "Toralf Lund" Subject: Re: Full Frame/Canon (and their propaganda)
> Really? *Someone* provided some info *somewhere* in the context of the > release of the Canon 5D that suggested it had actually narrowed quite > a > bit since the release of the 1Ds, and that there was also a lot more > room for improvement. I think it said that the yield was up from 10% > to > 25% - while it had remained stable for a while at 80% or whatever for > smaller sensors. But perhaps your article was written after that > and/or > gave a good reason while this gap won't be reduced further? Canon makes their own sensors. They can set their cost targets and wafer yeilds at whatever they want. Companies that have to buy sensors from outside companies don't get to play those games. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
