Did you know this about Digital? Another reason to choose fi

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Did you know this about Digital? Another reason to choose fi

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Below is a very interesting video from Kodak describing the way film and digital cameras capture light. Around the 8:00 min mark you can hear a thought-provoking statement that when you bring your camera on a plane over 20,000 feet, the gamma rays can actually fry some of the pixels on the sensor. This is why all major manufacturers are shipping cameras by sea and this is considered an industry secret because of the fear of lawsuits.

Its very interesting reading, especially for professional film makers who need a pro quality image(and when I say pro, I dont mean iPhone and 5D film makers). See the fill-factor, resolution and yes, how gamma rays can destroy your CCD.

I have been warned not to shine my laser pointer at a Red or Alexa's sensor. Also I had once packed away a Weisscam for the horrible magenta colour cast, which just wouldnt go away.

Every time you shoot film, each frame is a new imaging medium. No one has invented CCDs or CMOSs like this.

With every use, a CMOS or CCD keep deteriorating.
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