Wow, you said it in English, I was lazy and said it in math. On Sep 19, 2012, at 5:22 PM, David Parsons wrote:
> It's not the sensel density, it's the chip size. The larger the chip, > the fewer that you can fit onto standardized silicon wafers. Since > the defect rate is fairly constant across a wafer, having larger chips > means that you have fewer chips per wafer, and with the defect rate, a > smaller percentage of usable chips. > > That's the reason why MFD is so expensive. > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:11 PM, J.C. O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote: >> As long as the megapixels arent too great, say 24MP, I dont know >> why a larger sensor is more expensive to make, it should be cheaper >> than a small one intuitively. limiting the resolution would keep cost >> down while still allowing for many advantages of larger format sensor. >> >> Another cool camera would be a digital version of the 6x17. >> >> ----------------- >> J.C.O'Connell >> [email protected] >> ----------------- >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Godfrey DiGiorgi >> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 8:04 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Fixed lens digital cameras : Why not go larger than 24x36? >> >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Like a digital version of a Fujifilm GSW 6x7 or 6x9 camera? That would be >>> sweeeet.... >> >> It would be grand, but it would be very very costly. A big sensor like >> that is the most expensive component of the camera. >> >> I'd love a true 6x6 digital camera with a 75 mm lens. The available, >> new film cameras (Fuji GF670 $1600, or Voigtländer Bessa III $2995, or >> Rolleiflex TLR $5500) are already a great deal of money. Add a $10,000 >> sensor/data system package ... Eventually, someone will make it, I'm >> sure. >> >> -- >> Godfrey >> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > David Parsons Photography > http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com > > Aloha Photographer Photoblog > http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
