re: #173 William Lewis

The limitations of photolithography tools means that any solid state sensor larger than about 25mm in diameter will be extraordinarily expensive.

If I was going to go back and do more photography as art, I’d still work in film for the larger sizes. The reason to use a small format (like solid state sensors) is for convenience and subjects for which high frame rates are required.

Videographers will want 4k cameras, but still photographers will always be more interested in light response. Larger formats gather more light. On small sensors, larger photodiodes means better S/N. These things can’t be escaped. It’s how the universe works.