Foveon X3 exclusive preview

[Jason Dunn]

<a href="http://www.dpreview.com/news/0202/02021103foveonx3preview.asp">http://www.dpreview.com/news/0202/02021103foveonx3preview.asp</a><br /><br />Long-time Thoughts readers will know one of my other passions is digital photography. I'm drooling in anticipation of reading a (hopefully) positive review of the Fujifilm Finepix S602 Zoom, at which point I'll do anything to get one. Or so I thought - looking at the sample images in this DPReview article had the effect of making me rethink which camera to get. The X3 sensor is mind-boggling...<br /><br />"As you can see the sensor's ability to capture detailed resolution, both in the grayscale and colour resolution goes way beyond what we could expect from even the best Bayer pattern sensors. Images from the new Foveon X3 sensor are more reminicent of super high quality slide scans, but go even beyond that with no trace of grain. Very impressive. This could be the first sensor to truly surpass film."<br /><br />What's YOUR ultimate digital camera?

[Kemas]

Yes, I must admit;;;; increadible picture quality; but $3000.. Ouch. Jason, do you want us to start paying fees for your web service now or later.

Kemas

[marlof]

My mind wanders on topics like this. What do I want next to my Point-and-Shoot Ixus 300? Originally I wanted something like the Canon Powershot G2 or Nikon Coolpix 5000? But now I'm thinking more Canon D30 or Olympus E-20. I realized I wanted my next one to be a SLR, with the same functionality and feel of photography as in my old Minolta X700 35mm camera. I still love taking pictures with that one, although it's almost 20 years old now. Although I love digital photography, I think I want the analogue feel of being a photographer. Better start working on my savings account...

[Jason Dunn]

Yes, I must admit;;;; increadible picture quality; but $3000.. Ouch. Jason, do you want us to start paying fees for your web service now or later.


If it's easier for you, I can give you my bank account number and you can wire the funds directly. :lol:

[michael]

Take a Canon S100 shell and put a bigger zoom in it and a 4mega pixel sensor and the ability to take both CF and SD cards and I'll be happy. Built in bluetooth would be the icing on the cake.

[RLBogue]

Jason et all:

Check out USA Today's coverage http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2002/2/11/digital-pix-breakthrough.htm

The interesting thing was the commentary about this technology entering consumer cameras.

Rob

[Jason Dunn]

Take a Canon S100 shell and put a bigger zoom in it and a 4mega pixel sensor and the ability to take both CF and SD cards and I'll be happy. Built in bluetooth would be the icing on the cake.


That would be a nice package. I love the portability factor, but I'm longing for a nice beefy SLR form-factor, something I can grip and get get into shooting. It's hard to be serious with the wee S110. ;-)

[innersky]

If the Canon S40 had SD instead of CF, and a bluetooth module, I'd buy it without hesitating.

[werty]

I just bought Konica KD-300Z.
Small size with 3.3M pixels and supports SD cards.

[Sunnyone]

I got a Nikon CoolPix 995 (3.3 Mpixels) for Xmas. I love it! I christened it at our Christmas party this year. It was fun to print out pictures for some of our friends to take home with them -- especially for some that had gotten a little too "happy." Blackmail, ain't it wonderful! :D
I thought the Canons were a little too small for my comfort.

[Chima]

It's the portability of the small Canons that is so attractive. While I love the Nikon 995, I had little hesitation buying the Canon S100 (the Nikon 990 was the alternative at the time) as I did not see myself having the larger camera on me when I needed it most. Believe me, you find that small size even more of an advantage when you own it and find that you have it available so much of the time.

Having said that, my next camera will need to be a digital SLR for pretty much the same reasons as Marlof has.......

Chima

[Terry]

I'd like a 35mm size digital drop-in for my current SLR. Best of both worlds...digital or film...one camera. Read once about such a beast, but will be darned if I've heard any more about it.