by
jlwilm » Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:41 am
Yes, fascinating technology.
But . . . .
My first job back in the days was selling cameras in Vancouver. British Columbia in the Eaton's department store. Taught myself and got on the job training in the basics of exposure, and camera mechanics. \
Graduated, moved to Ontario, stayed here (?????) and really got back into photography after I retired in 2004.
So here is my point. I like the creativity I can exercise over my camera and in composition to achieve the effects of depth of field/focus spot. It was this factor that moved me up from a Canon G6 (great little or not so little) to a Canon 30D DSLR and found or re-found the joy of photography.
I have gotten into Photoshop, HDR photography, extra lenses (macro and various telephoto) and external flash and lighting and the whole bag of tricks. It is a hobby and according to the DW, keeps me out of the kitchen.
So, unless and until they sell this technology or lease it to Canon/Nikon, it isn't to go far in the area I like to play in. It kind of sounds like the Foveon sensor that SIGMA has a lock on, is supposed to produce great pictures, has been phantom released in a DSLR model (announced last year but almost impossible to find in Camera stores) and is only slightly available in 2 SIGMA P/S cameras. These guys make lenses, not cameras!
So, it will be interesting to see where it goes, but not considering buying . . . . .