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RE: Future of Photography (was RE: filmscanners: real value?)
> "At the extremely high end, the KAF-16801CE CCD features 16.6 million
> pixels
> in a 4080´4080-pixel array. By using relatively large, 9´9-µm pixels, the
> device delivers greater light-capturing ability, dynamic range, and SNR
> than
> possible with the commonly used smaller pixels. As a result of the pixel
> size, the dual inline package, which has just 34 pins, measures about 38
> mm2
> -an eye-catching piece of silicon! The array also includes proprietary
> on-chip RGB-color filtering to improve color-space performance and
> sensitivity. The KAF-16801 sells for $3000 to $4000 (1000)."
>
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> Thus, we are getting there and sooner than I dared hope!
>
> Now, when it gets to be affordable, I'll buy one!
>
Custom made CCDs for astronomy have gone as high as 10,000 by 10,000 with
the diameter of the sensor being just slightly smaller than the 5 inch blank
it was fabricated on. Cost was less than $1,00,000 USD. B&W only. Takes a
few minutes to read the sensor after a multi-hour exposure. Noise level of
around 1 photon per pixel. True 16 bits per pixel (16 stops) range.
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