Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/09

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Subject: [Leica] The End of Bayer Sensors Is Nigh, But What’s Next? or use your A7R while you can
From: roark.paul at gmail.com (Paul Roark)
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 09:08:02 -0800
References: <CAFuU78eiH7sP_tvHGdprc3uy5MqGr2iG5_J8frivXDTSKasVDQ@mail.gmail.com>

The reality with our current digital cameras is that they will all be
"obsolete" soon.  On the other hand, if they do what you need, they will
continue to do that for a long time.

One of the most interesting parts of the article is the connection of the
depth of the sensor to the ability to capture a wider angle of incoming
light.  This directly relates to the ability to use our relatively
symmetrical wide angle lenses.  The article notes, "The light-sensing layer
can shrink from around 3 microns to 0.5 micron. This allows the sensor to
capture light from a larger angle of incidence ..."

So, hang on to those wonderful wide angle optics.  They may be usable with
high MP sensors in the future.

Along those lines, has anyone compared the edge performance of the M240 to
the M9 with the ultra-wides?  I'm wondering how successful Leica has been
at dealing with the off-axis, angle of incidence issue with their 24 MP
chip.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com







On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> So the A7R sensor is already on its way out ....
>
> Not much is yet know about Sony?s future sensor approach. Andrea of Sony
> Alpha Rumors tells me Sony is working on the same organic technology,
> according to a Sony patent. Their new sensor, says Andrea, will ?not
> necessarily be Foveon-like, but certainly not Bayer. Coming at the earliest
> in 2015.?
>
> Here's the entire story:
>
> http://www.the.me/the-end-of-bayer-sensors-is-nigh-but-whats-next/
>
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Replies: Reply from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] The End of Bayer Sensors Is Nigh, But What’s Next? or use your A7R while you can)
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