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Does NX1 body deserve a multiple aspect-ratio sensor?

Started Feb 24, 2014 | Polls thread
viking79
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Re: Does NX1 body deserve a multiple aspect-ratio sensor?

I think an octagon sensor would work fairly well since you could crop it square, wide, or tall, but maybe fit more chips on the wafer than a square chip.  I don't know if the cost would be higher for an odd shape or not, maybe they have an easier time cutting rectangular chips.

From a marketing perspective I prefer a standard 4x6 or 3x4 chip in a standard size (135 format, APS-C, 4/3", 1", 2/3", etc).  I would tolerate an APS-H, but it becomes a chore to market it, people that buy it might just rather buy APS-C or FF instead.

Eric

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