P3D Re: LCD's vs. Chrome's

[Vincent Chan <v7chan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Jones <c.jones@xxxxxxxxx>
>Could you perhaps give some of the cameras that use CMOS instead of CCD? I
>mean I know it's the sensible way to go (particularly with the possibility
>of logarithmic pixel response) but I wasn't aware of any consumer cameras
>which used it yet.
>

Hi Chris,
	You may be right, as I think I remember this was something I read in a
trade magazine.  I think it was Casio that had developed a prototype,
supposedly, it was supposed to be released by Christmas.  There are
Pro-level scanning backs (for large format) already using CMOS technology,
however, they are at the $1000-2000 range.  And, there are already, CMOS
internet cameras, for ~$60 widely available.

	Anyways, with these prices getting so low, it's staring to get pretty
inviting to start hacking together digital cameras.   (prices of used
Olympus XA's aren't getting any cheaper!)

Vincent.