On 16/10/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 10/15/2006 8:13:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Fair enough, everyone is entitled to an opinion. > ====== > You don't see Pentax as moving toward a new standard? To me a true 16 bit > output file would be better than a 12 bit output file. And who knows what > sensors > are in line for down the road?
It's just not that simple. The file has to contain more useful information for it to be an advantage, yes? Just adding 4 bits doesn't mean that there will be more useful information. The RAW file is not an output file, the demosaiced file is an output file and it's quite possible and in many cases desirable to generate a 16 bit RGB file from a 12 bit RAW file. > Maybe you've thought too long that Pentax is no longer an innovator. But > maybe, in actual fact, now they are trying to recapture some of their past > commitment to innovation. Sensor limitations are nil to do with Pentax innovations, silicon sensors by their nature are limited by how much they can be improved beyond the current status quo. The integration of the new 22 bit ADC and processor is hopefully an innovation however it can't produce miracles either. > Whatever, we can agree to disagree. We can, whatever. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
