Thanks, Ryan. My understanding is growing. Jack
--- Ryan Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jack Davis wrote: > > This is why I ask for a review. Glad I did! > > > > > More bits doesn't lower noise or increase dynamic range (unless > you're > talking about s/n electrically- which isn't applicable here). > > As Rob pointed out, full well capacity of these sensors is <65k > electrons, so anything more than 16-bits is overkill- unless you can > count half an electron. :-) > > > Jack > > > > --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Jack Davis wrote: > >> > >> > >>> A quick review. Is there any significance to the noted press > release > >>> claim that the K10D contains a "newly developed high performance > A/D > >>> converter which allows the highest resolving power (22 bits, or > 4.2m > >>> gradations) among all existing digital cameras...". > >>> Do we agree that it's extreme overkill (considering sensor pixel > >>> > >> count) > >> > >>> and only hollow hype to grab the shopper? > >>> > >> Not at all. Better D-A conversion is unrelated to pixel count. It > >> affects with *every* pixel, potentially yielding lower noise and > >> better dynamic range, so it would be a big advantage even with a > >> low-res sensor. > >> > >> -- > >> Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia > >> www.robertstech.com > >> 412-687-2835 > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
