Originally posted by Na Horuk Some say an FF is coming this autumn, some say the FA limiteds will get a revamp (HD coatings, etc.)
One thing is certain: The FA Limiteds are no longer manufactured.
They have been sold from old stock for years now. It is possible that there will be replacement versions, but I don't know anyone who knows anything about that. Even if there will be replacement versions, it is not clear what will happen to the value of the old FA Limiteds. They may become cheaper (I doubt it) or they may become more expensive, once everyone realises that they are truly limited in numbers now.
Originally posted by normhead Yes right every sensor uses exactly the same chemical composition, is fabricated exactly the same way, and and all come off the same wafer. it's absolutely impossible for different sensors to have different characteristics. That's why canon sensors have exactly the same response as Nikon sensors and Sony sensors. IN fact ti doesn't matter what sensor you buy or what camera you use. Damn those Foveons have a good jpeg engine. <Sarcasm off>
I won't respond to that except noting that I'm not misleading people at all.
I never said that all sensors are the same in all aspects. I only said that they all have a linear response, some with a higher noise floor than others, using different colour filter arrays, etc., but all have just one dynamic range number associated to them. It does not make sense to distinguish between "
shadow dynamic range" and "
highlight dynamic range". Such characteristics are introduced by converting the RAW data in to a viewable format, whether it is done by the camera's JPEG engine or a RAW converter, in any event is independent from the sensor.