Posted by Spex on 09/07/06 18:23

Richard Crowley wrote:
> "Spex" wrote ...
>> That's not strictly correct. One has to factor in the resolution of the
>> CCD. A large high resolution CCD can be and often is less sensitive that
>> a smaller low resolution CCD.
>
> I was speaking of the fundamental physics of the
> imaging process. Certainly there are exceptions to
> the rule. But if it was possible to make sensitive,
> high-quality, smaller chips, broadcasters wouldn't
> still be lugging those huge cameras (and even larger
> lenses) around, would they?
>

I know you were but I thought clarification was needed just in case the
original poster was still reading and thought there was a direct
correlation between sensor size and sensitivity. I wasn't being
pedantic for the sake of it.

:-)

Hope you are not affected by the Intel re-orgs. 10% of the workforce is
a huge chunk to lose.

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