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09/22/2005 11:52:53 AM · #1 |
| Is the Foveon X3 sensor still alive and in production? Is Sigma the only manufacturer to include it in their cameras? Why haven't more manufacturers included it in their designs? Why are they sticking with the Bayer sensor technology? I remember reading a couple of years ago how promising the new Foveon X3 sensor was going to revolutionize camera technology, allowing for more accurate color and increased pixel counts. So what's happened??? |
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09/22/2005 12:01:02 PM · #2 |
DPReview seems to have good info on the Foveon sensors, and the reviews of the Sigma cameras which incorporate the sensors give good insight as to the positive and negative aspects of the technology.
I know there were some problems with the Foveon sensors, but I honestly can't remember what they were.
This may end up a similar situation to the VHS vs. Beta thing back in the 70s/80s. Beta had better quality, but it still lost out due to ease of use, marketing, popularity, etc.
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09/22/2005 01:18:43 PM · #3 |
From what I understand, the Foveon name is pretty quiet. I have been looking for something like this for a while.
The principle has been extended for use in the latest hasselblad camera which reportedly has full triplet colour information per pixel.
I saw a Sigma SD10 today for just over a thousand US.
Therefore, it looks like the big names are using it. I can't imagine that it will disappear from the future of cameras. I would say it is pretty likely that the next few years will start revealing some similar ideas in Canon cameras. They seem to have nowhere else to go as they are now at the extreme limit of diffraction. The 20D and 350 apparently will begin to lose resolution at f/16. The 1ds mkII at around f/22.
Check Cambridge in colour's website for more information on technicals. |
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09/22/2005 01:26:22 PM · #4 |
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