Thanks Philip, I hope Constantine comes back with the part number for the sensor. It would be interesting to know...and it's even more interesting, Polaroid using a Kodak sensor...there is a certain irony in that, as Polaroid "invented" instant imaging ;-)
Austin > The Microtek 4000 tf aka Polaroid 4000+ states a Kodak CCD. This is in > Microtek's PDF brochure. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Austin Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:31 PM > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait > > > Constantine, > > I didn't expect it was a Kodak sensor. The spec for the SS4k+ > specifically > SAYS it's a 4k sensor...(actually it says it's 12k, but tri-linear, which > makes it 4k). What is the actual part number of the sensor? > > BTW, get your marketing/spec wonks to understand what the heck a > "pixel" is > and how it differs from a "sensor element" (sensel?) ;-) > > Austin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kapetanakis, > > Constantine > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 4:01 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait > > > > > > I work for Polaroid. And the sensor is not Kodak model but Sony > > if i am not > > mistaken. An excellent choice. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Austin Franklin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 2:45 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait > > > > > > Constantine, > > > > You must have specs for that unit that I don't have. Where did > > you get that > > information from? > > > > According to the spec for the SS4k+ I have, they call it a 12k > > *PIXEL* CCD, > > but that simply isn't true, it's a 12k tri-linear *SENSOR* CCD, > and three > > sensors give the color information required for a color pixel, > > and therefore > > it really is a 4k PIXEL CCD. > > > > When Kodak says 10k, they mean 10k across, whether it's one > > sensor array, or > > a tri-linear array. > > > > Where's David when ya need him ;-) > > > > Austin > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kapetanakis, > > > Constantine > > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 2:05 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait > > > > > > > > > Since you want to be accurate it is a 5340 element CCD. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Austin Franklin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:36 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 3 year wait > > > > > > > > > > > > > <<The ss120 you mentioned, is using the 10K element top of the > > > > line Kodak CCD.>>> > > > > > > > > Does the Sprintscan 4000 Plus use this as well? > > > > > > > > Howard > > > > > > Hi Howard, > > > > > > No. It uses a 4000 element array. A 10k array over a 24mm (1") > > > span would > > > be 10k ;-) > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Austin > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------- > ------------ > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe > filmscanners' > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title > or body > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------------------- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with > 'unsubscribe filmscanners' > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the > message title or body ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
