I've been pining for a greyscale digital camera. I think maybe Leica had one but it seemed overly pricey (to the surprise of no, I suppose). Price aside though, having only the one I am aware of is slim pickings.
With no Bayer filter I expect four times the pixel density with no gain in noise (and in fact a slight improvement in speed since the lossiness of the filter is removed from the light path).
I guess I want the sharp, medium format portraits we saw from the 1960's — but digital.
I've considered building my own by either:
1) using a telescope CCD and building my own camera, or
2) try to remove the Bayer filter from the CCD.
With no Bayer filter I expect four times the pixel density with no gain in noise (and in fact a slight improvement in speed since the lossiness of the filter is removed from the light path).
I guess I want the sharp, medium format portraits we saw from the 1960's — but digital.
I've considered building my own by either:
1) using a telescope CCD and building my own camera, or 2) try to remove the Bayer filter from the CCD.
I dislike both those options....