06-30-2011, 10:59 PM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1309470400' post='9661']
Well, 385$ five years ago does easily translate to about a hundred bucks today. At that time FF was not just a niche - it was exotic.
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That $385 is just based on some calculations and assumptions, not on Canon's manufacturing process and documentation.
5 years ago, the APS-C cameras cost about the same as they do now. The sensors have advanced too, so you can not just say it will just be $100 now, that is just based on nothing.
The other source (Canoin CMOST white paper) states a 10 to 20 fold price for FF manufacturing.
So... suppose the figure you stated for APS-C sensors is right: $20 (hard to judge the value of that figure). Then the FF sensor will be 200 to $400.
Suppose the sensors still cost more to manufacture. If they are for instance $40, then you are looking at $400 to $800 for FF.
And pop, the price of AA-filters was just given in relation to sensors, to explain just how difficult they are to make, and how expensive they are. Whether that was based in APS-C, FF or an average was not stated.
Well, 385$ five years ago does easily translate to about a hundred bucks today. At that time FF was not just a niche - it was exotic.
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That $385 is just based on some calculations and assumptions, not on Canon's manufacturing process and documentation.
5 years ago, the APS-C cameras cost about the same as they do now. The sensors have advanced too, so you can not just say it will just be $100 now, that is just based on nothing.
The other source (Canoin CMOST white paper) states a 10 to 20 fold price for FF manufacturing.
So... suppose the figure you stated for APS-C sensors is right: $20 (hard to judge the value of that figure). Then the FF sensor will be 200 to $400.
Suppose the sensors still cost more to manufacture. If they are for instance $40, then you are looking at $400 to $800 for FF.
And pop, the price of AA-filters was just given in relation to sensors, to explain just how difficult they are to make, and how expensive they are. Whether that was based in APS-C, FF or an average was not stated.