Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.kodak.com/global/en/digital/ccd/products/fullframe/blueplusColorMain.jhtml?id=0.1.4.8&lc=en Shows the sensor Leica is using, Kodak KAF-10010CE Sinar uses the KAF-16802CE in its 44 back and KAF-22000CE in the 54 back feli wrote: > > On Oct 15, 2004, at 6:06 AM, John Collier wrote: > >> According to the rumors I have heard, the digital M will have a >> similar sized sensor as the digital R back. As long as a few fast >> wides follow, this should be no problem. >> >> John Collier > > > As much as I would like it to be full frame, I suspect they will recycle > a lot of > the technology, including the chip, that went in to the R-Module. I > doubt they > have the money to develop two separate technologies. I'm also guessing that > a GOOD full frame chip is prohibitively expensive and would price the > camera > right out of the market. Canon makes their own chips for the 1ds II, > which must > be a lot cheaper than buying them from a supplier. So, it looks like we > will get > a x1.37 crop factor and maybe full frame down the road. > > Feli > > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net www.elanphotos.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information