This isn't really even digital. It's looks more related to "Mechanical Television" from the 1920's.
Paul Stenquist wrote: >It's not this particular technology that is promising. It's the >obvious truth that digital is a relatively new technology, and >significant refinement will certainly come soon. >Paul >On Oct 7, 2006, at 4:35 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > > >>Perry Pellechia wrote: >> >> >> >>>I agree with you Paul. We tend to limit our expectations based on >>>what we have seen before. It is usually better to just sit back and >>>watch where the technology leads us to. >>> >>> >>I don't think there was ever much progress made by letting the >>technology do the leading, whatever that means. This particular >>instance seems to encompass the worst of all worlds. Multiple (it >>doesn't say how many but I get the impression of many) moveable >>mirrors, >>one pixel and an exposure time of, at the moment, 15 minutes, that >>they >>expect to get down to "a few seconds". >> >>What happens if your single pixel goes "hot"? >> >> >> >> >>>On 10/6/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Interesting. And it demonstrates that digital technology is far from >>>>its zenith. Something to think about when you hear the whines about >>>>how low noise and high resolution are impossible without large >>>>sensors. >>>>Paul >>>>On Oct 6, 2006, at 9:31 PM, Perry Pellechia wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>When a single pixel may be all you need: >>>>> >>>>>http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=0003FA95- >>>>>AAB6-1526-AAB683414B7F0000&ref=rss >>>>>or/ >>>>>http://tinyurl.com/kezzp >>>>> >>>>>I hope you find this interesting too. >>>>> >>>>>Perry. >>>>>-- >>>>><----------------------------------------------------> >>>>>Perry Pellechia >>>>> >>>>>Primary email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>Alternate email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>Home Page: http://homer.chem.sc.edu/perry >>>>><----------------------------------------------------> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>[email protected] >>>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>-- >>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>[email protected] >>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
