No, that's really not accurate or fair. Foveon has been one of the "little guys" that has been changing the face of serious digital photography. One of the largest portrait studios in Texas (and they are not a small company, believe me...I'll gladly supply names off-line) has been using the Foveon cameras for at least three years and Carver's claims about the capability of his new chips are NOT an exaggeration.
These are not the inexpensive digital cameras that we see being hyped so heavily; the earlier Foveon II camera sold for roughly $25,000 and uses Canon 35 mm interchangeable lenses for some stunning results. If you know about Cruse, Leaf and PhaseLight, then you understand the level of hardware here. I have seen the portraits done with these cameras and you would be hard-pressed to distinguish the prints from silver-based photographs done using medium format cameras at enlargements of 30" x 40".
As far as being a complication, well, I wish them luck because frankly I want one of their cameras for a copy camera for bound materials...
Dennis
Dennis Moser, MILS
Project Director, IMLS National Leadership Grant
Digital Imaging Faculty
Lee College
P.O. Box 818, Baytown, TX 77522-0818
(281)425-6819/(281)425-6557 (fax)
dmoser@lee.edu
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From: Thomas Berry
Reply To: Thomas Berry
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 14:51
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Re: RAIN Drop - another sign of complications for archivists
(snip) > New digital cameras on the way - the founder says "there's no need
to use film anymore"
'cause using film takes business away from him!
Best wishes,
Thomas Berry, Archivist
Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone 419-352-5616
Fax 419-352-6086
tberry@hcea.net
http://www.hcea.net
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