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Re: [OM] New image sensor - Foveon

Subject: Re: [OM] New image sensor - Foveon
From: Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 02:02:19 -0500
On Monday, February 11, 2002 at 23:54, HI100@xxxxxxx 
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wrote re "[OM] New image sensor - Foveon" saying:

> The native silicon on it's own has best quantum efficiency in the
> infrared, so the blue sensor area (volume) will probbly have worse noise
> visible at low light levels. 

Hmm, maybe they should put the blue sensitive layer at the top.
This is just the reverse of colour film.

tOM
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