just being curious, how did you came to the conclusion of Kodak making the best sensors?
being a researcher and astro lover myself, i can tell you that most people don't really care about who makes the sensor, as long as they suit the purpose and is available. if sony does makes sensors for lab equipment and astro work, people could also have bought them as well, since they are available. so its more of an issue of what is available rather than the consumers chose Kodak.
Ok, i see where u r coming from. Mind if i ask what field do u specialise in as a researcher? Anything to do with image acquisition like maybe deep sea research or some kind of data acquisition requiring the use of sensor as the pri input source?
IIRC, besides, Sony & Matsushita, NEC & Sanyo also make sensors, so why not get them to OEM or custom make those MF backs or lab standards sensors? MF backs & those found in Leica r custom design (eg, Phase's CCD is different from Mamiya's CCD), not off the shelf type. Why only Kodak? Is it becos they have lots of marketing power behind the success in selling sensors? From what i deduced why Kodak is the preferred choice, their sensors' white papers more often than not, shows better Quantum Efficiency & lower noise floor, compared to competitors of similar products. Kodak also has lots of patents behind their sensor tech to boast its superiority. Nothing offensive from ur post, i'm all open for discussion
Btw i also like to try out astro photgraphy, juz that the cost is really hi to get some basic decent images. Any tips?
I saw Wai's astro pics some yrs back & they look pretty good
K3N said:
A new Kodak CCD in a new Olympus pro camera!
Its going to be awesome if it has the refinements that the M9 and S2's sensor have.
Rumours said its a CMOS specially designed for Oly, not CCD. Sorry to burst ur bubbles. :angel:
CTN said:
E-300 and E-500 colours output are pretty great in good lighting. You mean E-1 is even better?
If u have the E300 & E1 cams & do a side by side shoot of the same subject, u'll get what i mean. The 1st gen of the TruePic is not there yet. The algo behind E1 DSP is really something that has set the standard for Oly, so high till the extend that they can't really reach it again with the NMOS cams, at least i haven't seen any yet. IMHO, E1 IQ is on par with Fuji S2 pro standard, its really that good.
So let us all just wait & see :lovegrin:
Edited: Besides Kodak's superior QE & lower noise floor, the linearity of their sensors is also pretty untouchable. Check their white papers, dun juz take my word for it