Can This Be True from Kodak
Nov 3, 2014 12:35:43 #
CajunLou
Loc: SW Louisiana
Kodak EktaSensor Press Release
« on: September 25, 2014, 04:04:16 PM »
KODAK Announces New EktaSensor and Partnerships with Major Camera Manufacturers
ROCHESTER, N.Y., September 25 -- Kodak is announcing the release of the EktaSensor, a revolutionary new digital photography sensor, and partnerships with major camera manufacturers. Kodak, the inventor of the digital camera, has created a new 400 megapixel (MP) sensor for digital cameras that will produce the most stunning photographs ever created by any photographic device. The film emulsion scientists at Kodak took their many years of experience and worked with the top digital sensor experts in the industry to create the new sensor. In addition to the massive number of pixels, the sensor is able to record a vast amount of dynamic range, which is the number of shades between pure black and and pure white. The sensor is able to record a remarkable 40 stops of dynamic range, nearly triple the number of stops in Kodak's top professional film emulsion, Vision3. This breakthrough is due in part to a new 48-bit (16-per R-G-B channel) architecture that also allows for billions of colors to be recorded. In terms of ISO, the sensor is capable of capturing the entire dynamic range from ISO 50 to an amazing ISO 1,638,400. The sensor is in the 35mm format (24x36mm) and an even higher resolution medium format sensor is in development. The EktaSensor records all 400 MPs, but can easily scale the image to more manage sizes in the camera.
Following development of the new sensor, Kodak reached out to their longtime partners, Canon and Nikon, to offer them the opportunity to use the sensor in their camera bodies. Both manufacturers jumped at the opporunity and agreed to Kodak's requirements that there would be no exclusivity of the sensor. Kodak's desire is to return the film days when the 'sensor' was the Kodak film emulsion within the camera. Canon has also established partnerships with Sony and Panasonic, and all major camera manufacturers other than Fuji.
« on: September 25, 2014, 04:04:16 PM »
KODAK Announces New EktaSensor and Partnerships with Major Camera Manufacturers
ROCHESTER, N.Y., September 25 -- Kodak is announcing the release of the EktaSensor, a revolutionary new digital photography sensor, and partnerships with major camera manufacturers. Kodak, the inventor of the digital camera, has created a new 400 megapixel (MP) sensor for digital cameras that will produce the most stunning photographs ever created by any photographic device. The film emulsion scientists at Kodak took their many years of experience and worked with the top digital sensor experts in the industry to create the new sensor. In addition to the massive number of pixels, the sensor is able to record a vast amount of dynamic range, which is the number of shades between pure black and and pure white. The sensor is able to record a remarkable 40 stops of dynamic range, nearly triple the number of stops in Kodak's top professional film emulsion, Vision3. This breakthrough is due in part to a new 48-bit (16-per R-G-B channel) architecture that also allows for billions of colors to be recorded. In terms of ISO, the sensor is capable of capturing the entire dynamic range from ISO 50 to an amazing ISO 1,638,400. The sensor is in the 35mm format (24x36mm) and an even higher resolution medium format sensor is in development. The EktaSensor records all 400 MPs, but can easily scale the image to more manage sizes in the camera.
Following development of the new sensor, Kodak reached out to their longtime partners, Canon and Nikon, to offer them the opportunity to use the sensor in their camera bodies. Both manufacturers jumped at the opporunity and agreed to Kodak's requirements that there would be no exclusivity of the sensor. Kodak's desire is to return the film days when the 'sensor' was the Kodak film emulsion within the camera. Canon has also established partnerships with Sony and Panasonic, and all major camera manufacturers other than Fuji.
Nov 3, 2014 12:38:12 #
Is it April 1st already ??
All kidding aside, that kind of sensor would be fabulous indeed.
All kidding aside, that kind of sensor would be fabulous indeed.
Nov 3, 2014 12:56:23 #
Nov 3, 2014 13:03:52 #
Nov 3, 2014 13:27:16 #
Probably has military and commercial uses but right now neither the printers or the computer screen can use this kind of resolution.
Besides that, how big a hard drive would I need to store these monster images?
Besides that, how big a hard drive would I need to store these monster images?
Nov 3, 2014 14:01:27 #
Nov 4, 2014 03:18:06 #
A Kodak engineer adapted the first CCD sensor for photography: http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/99281-the-illustrious-history-of-kodak-inventor-of-the-snapshot-digital-cameras-oled-and-more/8
but Kodak failed to see the future of digital photography, and did not properly pursue patent protection.
More story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak_DCS
but Kodak failed to see the future of digital photography, and did not properly pursue patent protection.
More story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak_DCS
Nov 4, 2014 03:32:15 #
Hmmm aside from wondering why consumers would have a use for a 400mb file, it's weird that something this big could only be found on CanonRumors site.
Nov 4, 2014 05:47:36 #
Nov 4, 2014 08:45:02 #
If you read the whole article the lead person is Ones De Range :)"After reading one too many forum post about dynamic range and megapixels, I decided that Kodak had to do something," said Dr. Ones D. Range, lead scientist on the EktaSensor team.
Fake
Fake
Nov 4, 2014 09:48:44 #
Shellback wrote:
Others are skeptical:
Re: The size of things to come...
I could find no such press release at Kodak's web site. For now, I will assume that someone is having the photographic equivalent of a wet dream.
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http://photocamel.com/forum/canon/206287-size-things-come.html
Bob
Nov 4, 2014 12:07:42 #
Try checking out the Fovean sensor from Sigma with the dp2 Merrill camera and other models. They separate color into layers of sensor pixels and the files are about 16 mpxls per layer or they say 48 total mpxls. Anyway the photos are very sharp and color is also- very little interpolation by the processor-they say. I have an early model the dp2 which is amazing. Actual menus etc and speed are slower and not up to newer slr standards. My dp2 has about 4.5 mpxls per layer-but is amazing!
Nov 4, 2014 12:10:39 #
Nov 4, 2014 12:21:22 #
Talk about needing hard drive space. LOL 1.2 Gigs for every three photo's. If it's true, I wonder what the paint and spray crowd will be doing. Will take days just to down load.
Nov 4, 2014 13:01:58 #
I've seen references to this release but have not been able to locate an actual Kodak copy of it anywhere.
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