Don't forget, Nikon uses interpolation in the D1x as well, I believe it is in the vertical plane, to boost their resolution numbers. They leave the horizontal resolution alone though. I always find it amusing when people gripe about the Fuji CCD interpolation, then compare it against a "real" camera that does not like the D1x. :)
Fuji does have a lot of noise in their second generation CCD, especially at ISO400. It is quite good at ISO 100 and well controlled at ISO 200, but at 400, especially with long exposures, the noise is pretty bad. Fuji claims in their third generation Super CCD, they've fixed that with new algorithms. Time will tell I suppose... Too bad that Pentax didn't work with Fuji on the new SLR body though. The Fuji images are *very* nice from the Super CCD cameras. I'd be ecstatic if there was a new Fuji digital SLR with a K-AF mount! John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Len Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 4:29 PM Subject: Re: Pre-PMA? > Fuji uses a lot of interpolation (read that as creating pixels > based on the pixels around them) I'm interested in reading the > full specs and seeing the hands-on reviews when the camera is > actually available to be tested. APS sized CCDs or, CMOS in the > case of the EOS D30, are not that big of a problem in my > opinion. To me, the most important factor is noise. The D30 is > perfectly usable at ISO 1600. Others get pretty noisy at or > above ISO 320. > > Len > --- > > > > > So, fuji is making releases pre-pma on their new DSLR: > > > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0201/02013003fujifilms2pro.asp > > > > Those must be damn small pixels! C'mon pentax, give us some > news! > > > > Personally, I hope that Pentax makes something with a chip > that's at least > > this big. 1.6x is kinda crazy (a la D30) IMHO. > > > > -Ryan Brooks > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=172402 > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
