Forgot Password
Pentax Camera Forums Home
 

Reply
Show Printable Version Search this Thread
05-10-2017, 06:42 AM   #1
Veteran Member




Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 6,617
100MP Medium Format Achromatic Digital Back

Phase One

All the B&W fans out there

05-10-2017, 07:09 AM   #2
Veteran Member
Na Horuk's Avatar

Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Slovenia, probably
Photos: Gallery | Albums
Posts: 11,186
Interesting. But since it is achromatic, how do they count the Megapixels? Is it like the Foveon thing, where they inflate it by multiplying by 3? You know, because there is no Bayer RGB division
Looks like a very niche product, doubt Pentax would do anything like that. I was surprised even back when Leica released their Monokrom, but I guess there is a market for such things
05-10-2017, 07:35 AM   #3
Pentaxian
photoptimist's Avatar

Join Date: Jul 2016
Photos: Albums
Posts: 5,113
QuoteOriginally posted by Na Horuk Quote
Interesting. But since it is achromatic, how do they count the Megapixels? Is it like the Foveon thing, where they inflate it by multiplying by 3? You know, because there is no Bayer RGB division
Looks like a very niche product, doubt Pentax would do anything like that. I was surprised even back when Leica released their Monokrom, but I guess there is a market for such things
It's just the same 100 megapixel sensor found in their regular IQ3 but with no Bayer filter. Instead of having 25 million red pixels, 50 million green pixels, and 25 million blue pixels, it has 100 million pixels sensitive to the entire range of visible light (assuming they still include an IR-cut filter on the sensor).

Pentax Pixel Shift images can be used to create full-resolution achromatic/monochromatic images for stationary subjects.
05-10-2017, 10:16 PM   #4
Veteran Member




Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Ontario, Canada
Photos: Albums
Posts: 791
That is certainly a nice, small-niche concept. I would love to see the ultra large high resolution prints that could be made.

Reply

Bookmarks
  • Submit Thread to Facebook Facebook
  • Submit Thread to Twitter Twitter
  • Submit Thread to Digg Digg
Tags - Make this thread easier to find by adding keywords to it!
100mp medium format, medium format achromatic
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Post your non-pentax medium-format and large-format pictures DenisG Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands 26 12-07-2020 08:02 PM
Sony Presents New BSI 100MP Medium Format Sensor Winder Pentax Medium Format 20 04-04-2017 07:25 PM
28mm smc f/2 apsc digital for medium format film copy visiono Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 14 12-26-2016 11:18 AM
My Goodness - The 100MP Digital Camera Has Arrived! Fenwoodian Pentax Medium Format 33 01-27-2016 04:36 AM



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 03:45 AM. | See also: NikonForums.com, CanonForums.com part of our network of photo forums!
  • Red (Default)
  • Green
  • Gray
  • Dark
  • Dark Yellow
  • Dark Blue
  • Old Red
  • Old Green
  • Old Gray
  • Dial-Up Style
Hello! It's great to see you back on the forum! Have you considered joining the community?
register
Creating a FREE ACCOUNT takes under a minute, removes ads, and lets you post! [Dismiss]
Top