Re: [APML] Foveon Chip

[stephen pitt <lthuedk@pe.net>]

This technology would eliminate the filter wheel nonsense and make CCD
affordable through competition with the company that has a stranglehold on chip
prices.  Lets face it, there's a large number of gifted APML emulsioneers who
could take CCD imaging much farther than it has been taken if the interest
wasn't so exclusive.  It is frustrating to be in a holding pattern, watching
only the affluent at play with equipment of outrageous cost-only to be told we
can have it all from the suburbs.  Duh.

We need a shot of competition in this "hobby," otherwise, it aint.  Stephen
Pitt

Chris & Jennifer Cook wrote:

> This looks to be a real turning point in digital imaging.  I'm hoping the
> big camera manufacturers start using the chips.  I wonder if Foveon has a 5
> mega-pixel chip planned.  I only saw that it went up to 3 mega-pixel.
>
> As far as applying it to deep sky imaging, I wonder if a chip like this
> would work given is has good QE and blue sensitivity....... thoughts from
> the CCD experts?
>
> Chris
>
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> Chris Cook
> Astronomical Photography
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: stephen pitt <lthuedk@pe.net>
> To: astro-photo@seds.org <astro-photo@seds.org>
> Date: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:25 AM
> Subject: [APML] Foveon Chip
>
> >Current CCD chip architecture appears primative compared to this:
> >
> >
> >http://www.dpreview.com/news/0202/02021101foveonx3.asp
> >
> >
> >Kodak's market supression is about to take a hit-unless of course, they
> >buy out Foveon.  sp
> >
> >
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