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Originally Posted by Paul Shields
Interesting analysis Doug. I'm a puzzled about the 'bin-selected' comments. Can there be such a difference in quality from sensors manufactured from the same wafer? I guess in the semiconductor business we know that CPUs can have variances in performance (i.e. clock speed), but does this relate also to image sensors?
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Yup. Image sensors are electronic components and as such they can have a great variability. I don't know for sure if it's as huge as Doug said but it's certainly possible. Keep in mind again that there are other things that they can still do- like a better DAC. Finally let's remember the Olympus HDR patent. If (I realize this is a big if though) Olympus implements the HDR patent in the EP-1, then even with the same current sensor we have the camera will have supreme DR. In fact, if they implement that patent, I am ordering one *the same day* I hear about it. That would kill *any* desire I would have for a Fuji SR sensor camera virtually forever.
It will also mean that violating several consequences of the "too good to be true" laws, the Universe will come to collapse into a singularity, as the perfect camera (in my eyes anyway) will finally be produced. The last few times that happened was when Nikon introduced the D200, Pentax introduced the K10D, and Olympus introduced the e-510... but none of them are perfect, thus, we continue to exist
Olympus could easily get an extra 2-3 stops with that patent.
- Raist