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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Cameras / Lenses => Photography Equipment => Canon => Topic started by: leaf on August 31, 2010, 07:37

Title: World's largest sensor
Post by: leaf on August 31, 2010, 07:37

Just a week after Canon released their 120mp sensor (http://www.microstockgroup.com/canon/canon-announces-120-mp-sensor/) they have a new fun announcement.  They have made the worlds largest (in physical size) sensor at ~20x20 cm which is 40x the size of a Canon 1Ds Mark III.  So the fun part is that it can capture 1/100th the amount of light compared to a regular DSLR.

I wonder if this is just Canon playing around or if they will ever make a medium format camera in the future?

[DPReview (http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/10083101canonlargestsensor.asp)]

Title: Re: World's largest sensor
Post by: Dreamframer on August 31, 2010, 15:14

Wow, crazy... That is one BIG sensor!

It would be great if they could develop something to match dynamic range of celluloid film instead of just packing more and more mega pixels. I was watching some diapositives lately... They were taken by an amateur photographer, but I didn't see a single one with blown out sky, or without details in shadow..

Title: Re: World's largest sensor
Post by: donding on September 01, 2010, 10:18

Wow that's huge......I bet when you see the price tag you wouldn't say "Wow", but you'd shout "OH SH*T!" I bet it'll be above most income levels here.... :o

Title: Re: World's largest sensor
Post by: qwerty on September 01, 2010, 16:18

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