On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Leonard Paris wrote: > I hope Pentax decides to use a 2nd generation Foveon chip. I find the > reviews and discussions about results from the Sigma DSLR very interesting > and I think the next iteration of the Foveon could bring Pentax right up to > speed in the digital world.
On the other hand, it is more risky to depend on a small company such as Foveon. With no major volume manufacturers jumping on board (e.g. Sony, Olympus, Canon etc), the long term survival of Foveon as a independant company remains uncertain. As intriguing (and arguably superior) as Foveon's technology may be, the economy of scale of CCD and traditional CMOS development could overwhelm Foveon in terms of price and performance. They desperately need a major partner to survive. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--
