The next Foveon camera?

Jozef M wrote:

The point of my thread is to show that the competition from high-resolution Bayer sensors, in general, is getting so high against the future FF Foveon, that there is really no point in making a FF Foveon camera.

I don't see how you could make such a point at all.

Foveon sensors still retain specific advantage in well-lit conditions. And that is also evidenced by jpeg compression ratios, which is a quick measure of signal (assuming the absence of noise). The competition would first have to get equal to Sigma cameras on compression ratios, only then could one assume resolution or image quality superiority over Sigma.

Forget those damn jpegs, it's about well-developed raw photos from high res Bayer sensors, made with excellent lenses.

My jpegs come from my raws.

And making a FF Foveon camera for a few thousand Foveon fans and lovers of this special rendering, that makes no sense, that won't get you out of development costs.

I have no specific desire for full frame cameras. My wish is for a camera optimized for 5k or 8k output screens. I don't care much for intermediate resolutions or going beyond 8k (unless it would be 10k or 16k).

If camera models with production volumes at a few thousand were economical in the early days of digital photography, then it could also be economical in the future.

But the longer this wait goes on, the more unlikely it becomes.

I don't see the logic in that reasoning. If the Foveon layout has some specific advantage, then it would likely still have that advantage in the future.

-Tarmo