One of the nice things about claiming to be able to use computers and cameras is that you never have to worry about what to do with your money. There is always a new thing that you MUST have.
So now Kodak, who invented the original RGB gridded CCD have come up with one that claims to be revolutionary. Articles focus on the ability this will give photographers to leave their flashes behind (but really, even Kodak is only claiming an increase of one aperature stop or so - which is certainly less than revolutionary), but I'm wondering if it will help with Digital Cameras traditional problems dealing with contrast (the limited dynamic range CCDs have)?
Online cynics claim this will only open the door for worse lenses, but it has never worked that way in the traditional SLR market as professionals have pushed the envelope there. What this really means is that all the old CCDs will immediately become obsolete and I will need to run out and buy a new camera.
Not soon though, the only camera I could find online that will be coming out with the new CCD is listed at $14,995, which is a bit beyond the dilletaunt range. :-)
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