FYI: Sony announced S35 mm smaller form factor camera today

[Patrick Tresch]

They have an on sensor pixel binning combines 16 bayer pixels into 4 bayer pixels ...

Is this binning?

Patrick

[Adam Eden]

Im sorry but i don't understand. The physical size of my sensor is 2.5inches square. How is this less than 4 megapixel?

This is 4 times larger than any "video" sensor on the market

[Deanan]

Im sorry but i don't understand. The physical size of my sensor is 2.5inches square. How is this less than 4 megapixel?

This is 4 times larger than any "video" sensor on the market

Resolution isn't the same as physical size. When you start binning pixels together than you're reducing the resolution by 4 in both directions. The result is a 60 megapixel image is reduces 16x to 3.75 megapixels.

[Felix K.]

The surprise for me is that other companies have never tried to deliver the future. It seems like they have given only what was necessary. If it appears that I am calling them out, I guess I am. Now that we are invested in this thing... I am now confident with what we have now and what we have in the bag for the future... we can do that. We have new stuff coming that will blow minds. It is only because we are looking forward... not "what is good enough".

Jim

Might be because they have to answer to stock holders etc... And telling those: "look we just scraped what we had in the pipeline for the next 10 years and will not release any product until we have developed THE perfect camera in 4 years time for a price that is a fraction of the price of our premium cinema line!" might have been difficult.

It's good to be your own man, Jim! Enjoy it! We certainly do! :)

[Jeff Coatney]

We have new stuff coming that will blow minds. It is only because we are looking forward... not "what is good enough".

Jim

Okay, you just crossed the line. You better have a cool name for your "Skunk Works" division.

I know the info is highly classified, compartmentalized, need-to-know, non-official-cover, encrypted, covert, eyes-only and awesome and I want to hear more.

Just give me an eeency weency taste via PM or email. Hire some goons to beat me in morse code, so that I both learn about it and get the message that I better keep it to myself at the same time.

Seriously, Jim, that's quite a load to drop on a guy like me. You guys are killing me. LOL!

[IAN SUN]

We have new stuff coming that will blow minds.
Jim

I suspected that it is Epic +++ other stuff that's got Jim too excited to sleep.
Better make a wack more money, too much stuff to buy!

[Rick Allen]

Im sorry but i don't understand. The physical size of my sensor is 2.5inches square. How is this less than 4 megapixel?

This is 4 times larger than any "video" sensor on the market

You must have a prototype P45+ coz our P65+ only has a 54x40mm sensor.... and the retail P45+ is only 37x39mm

[Robin Balas]

You must have a prototype P45+ coz our P65+ only has a 54x40mm sensor.... and the retail P45+ is only 37x39mm

49x37mm you mean..

[Rick Allen]

Sorry Yep.

[Michael Hastings]

Use any glass available... interchangeable mounts, including Hasselblad, Mamiya and Pentax. Pretty easy.

Jim

Great to hear you throw the pentax in there. Thought I might have to make my own mount.

I traded a guy one of my consumer u/w housings for a 645n and a pentax AF 400mm plus 30mm (Russian) fisheye, then ebayed for man focus SMC 35mm (~$600) and 55, 75, 120macro and 200 for another $600 or so - with the idea of underwater and wildlife epic 645 at 9k.

It all seems to be excellent glass both optically and mechanically.