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RE: [APML] Foveon Chip
Chris,
In the main, I agree, but I guess time marches on. Someplace around here I
have a photography article, from far before my time, that was complaining
about photographers who couldn't make their own wet-plates from an egg,
acid, and a silver dollar. But then, our silver dolloars are all
copper/nickel alloys of some variety, so we have a second excuse!
:)
Rich
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Subject: Re: [APML] Foveon Chip
Steven -
I agree. While I am happy for the folks who can fork over the $30,000 for
top rate imaging equipment(if I had it, I would too), astrophotography is
rapidly becoming a hobby of haves and have nots. It is also a hobby where
actual photographic talent is becoming less and less important. Back in the
old days, you actually had to have a talent in the darkroom to produce a
gallery quality print. You know, dodging and burning a image with your own
hands..... not clicking a mouse or reading a image processing article on the
web...........
Today there is very little talent involved. Spend $30K, buy a computer,
load the necessary software, read some articles out on the web and bingo,
you can produce observatory quality images from your backyard. There is no
talent here folks!
BTW, don't bother with the flames............ <g>
Chris
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Astronomical Photography
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From: stephen pitt <lthuedk@pe.net>
To: astro-photo@seds.org <astro-photo@seds.org>
Date: Monday, February 11, 2002 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Foveon Chip
>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
>> www.abmedia.com/astro
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>> 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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