Bob, Please send me the Canon White paper. Herschel >>-----Original Message----- >>From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner- >>photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob >>Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:54 PM >>To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students >>Subject: Re: cmos sensors >> >>karl shah-jenner wrote: >> >>><http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9860021-39.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703> >>> >>> >>>"CCD today leads CMOS when it comes to performance and a wider bright-to- >>dark range, said Fas Mosleh, CMOS market segment manager for professional >>and applied imaging at Eastman Kodak, but because CMOS sensors can ride >>the coattails of the rest of the chipmaking business, CMOS outdoes CCD in >>one very important domain: price. " >>> >>> >>>is that what it's all about? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>or maybe it's this: >>>"Sony, like Canon, builds its own CMOS sensors. Using CMOS means that >>some processing can be done on the sensor chip, including the conversion >>of analog information produced by the light being photographed into >>digital signals. Sony's 12-megapixel A700 sensor has more than 4,000 >>analog-to-digital converters, said Mark Weir, Sony's technical prod >>manager for digital cameras. >>> >>karl >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I have a pdf file called "Canon Full-Frame White Paper and will send it >>to anyone wanting it. >> >>Bob >> >>-- >> ///// >> ( O O ) >>--------------------oOOO-----O----OOOo-----73 de w8imo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Woman on trip with photographer always gets exposed............ >> >>