>From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
>Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
>To: risedal@hotmail.com
>Subject: [filmscanners] RE: Nikon D100
>Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 12:10:34 -0500
>One more issue is the chromatic abberation problem and 100% sharpness out
>in the corners with a 24 x 36 ccd.
There are also some problems with corner reflexion . A phillips 24 x 36mm
sensor cost from 2000USD .
Mikael Risedal
>
> > Can anyone explain just why manufacturers seem unable to produce a full
> > 36x24mm CCD sensor.
>
>But they CAN produce it. Philips has had one for about three years or
>more... It's purely an expense issue. The larger the die, the less number
>of dies you can get per wafer. The more "components" in a single die, the
>lower the yield (typically)...
>
>It's somewhat similar to the LCD notebook display issue. Though they are
>starting to make LCD displays that are somewhat competitively priced to
>CRTs, it's been a long time in the making...and LCDs are quite a bit
>"easier" to make than imaging sensors.
>
>Austin
>
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