[filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait

["Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>]

Thanks Philip,  I hope Constantine comes back with the part number for the
sensor.  It would be interesting to know...and it's even more interesting,
Polaroid using a Kodak sensor...there is a certain irony in that, as
Polaroid "invented" instant imaging ;-)

Austin

> The Microtek 4000 tf aka Polaroid 4000+ states a Kodak CCD. This is in
> Microtek's PDF brochure.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <philip.elkin@virgin.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:31 PM
> Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait
>
>
> Constantine,
>
> I didn't expect it was a Kodak sensor.  The spec for the SS4k+
> specifically
> SAYS it's a 4k sensor...(actually it says it's 12k, but tri-linear, which
> makes it 4k).  What is the actual part number of the sensor?
>
> BTW, get your marketing/spec wonks to understand what the heck a
> "pixel" is
> and how it differs from a "sensor element" (sensel?) ;-)
>
> Austin
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> > [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Kapetanakis,
> > Constantine
> > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 4:01 PM
> > To: darkroom@ix.netcom.com
> > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait
> >
> >
> > I work for Polaroid. And the sensor is not Kodak model but Sony
> > if i am not
> > mistaken. An excellent choice.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Austin Franklin [mailto:darkroom@ix.netcom.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 2:45 PM
> > To: KAPETAC@polaroid.com
> > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait
> >
> >
> > Constantine,
> >
> > You must have specs for that unit that I don't have.  Where did
> > you get that
> > information from?
> >
> > According to the spec for the SS4k+ I have, they call it a 12k
> > *PIXEL* CCD,
> > but that simply isn't true, it's a 12k tri-linear *SENSOR* CCD,
> and three
> > sensors give the color information required for a color pixel,
> > and therefore
> > it really is a 4k PIXEL CCD.
> >
> > When Kodak says 10k, they mean 10k across, whether it's one
> > sensor array, or
> > a tri-linear array.
> >
> > Where's David when ya need him ;-)
> >
> > Austin
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> > > [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Kapetanakis,
> > > Constantine
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 2:05 PM
> > > To: darkroom@ix.netcom.com
> > > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait
> > >
> > >
> > > Since you want to be accurate it  is a 5340 element CCD.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Austin Franklin [mailto:darkroom@ix.netcom.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:36 PM
> > > To: KAPETAC@polaroid.com
> > > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > <<The ss120 you mentioned, is using the 10K element top of the
> > > > line Kodak CCD.>>>
> > > >
> > > > Does the Sprintscan 4000 Plus use this as well?
> > > >
> > > > Howard
> > >
> > > Hi Howard,
> > >
> > > No.  It uses a 4000 element array.  A 10k array over a 24mm (1")
> > > span would
> > > be 10k ;-)
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Austin
>
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