P. J. Alling wrote: > This isn't really even digital. It's looks more related to "Mechanical > Television" from the 1920's.
It _seems_ to be a combination of John-Logie-Baird-type mechanicals and some simple electronics. Although it's difficult to judge from the article. As I said, the worst of all worlds. > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > >>It's not this particular technology that is promising. It's the >>obvious truth that digital is a relatively new technology, and >>significant refinement will certainly come soon. >>Paul >>On Oct 7, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>Perry Pellechia wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I agree with you Paul. We tend to limit our expectations based on >>>>what we have seen before. It is usually better to just sit back and >>>>watch where the technology leads us to. >>>> >>>> >>> >>>I don't think there was ever much progress made by letting the >>>technology do the leading, whatever that means. This particular >>>instance seems to encompass the worst of all worlds. Multiple (it >>>doesn't say how many but I get the impression of many) moveable >>>mirrors, >>>one pixel and an exposure time of, at the moment, 15 minutes, that >>>they >>>expect to get down to "a few seconds". >>> >>>What happens if your single pixel goes "hot"? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>On 10/6/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Interesting. And it demonstrates that digital technology is far from >>>>>its zenith. Something to think about when you hear the whines about >>>>>how low noise and high resolution are impossible without large >>>>>sensors. >>>>>Paul >>>>>On Oct 6, 2006, at 9:31 PM, Perry Pellechia wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>When a single pixel may be all you need: >>>>>> >>>>>>http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=0003FA95- >>>>>>AAB6-1526-AAB683414B7F0000&ref=rss >>>>>>or/ >>>>>>http://tinyurl.com/kezzp >>>>>> >>>>>>I hope you find this interesting too. >>>>>> >>>>>>Perry. >>>>>>-- >>>>>><----------------------------------------------------> >>>>>>Perry Pellechia >>>>>> >>>>>>Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry >>>>>><----------------------------------------------------> >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>[email protected] >>>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>-- >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>[email protected] >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
