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So the F/W will be somewhat unique and the jpeg engine needs to be tailored to the new sensor. If it is interpolated - there is not benefit. First the Raw format will need to be different - probably DNG so the raw converters know not to apply interpolation algorithms. No need for the higher read out of the 26 MP sensor. Hopefully if Fuji goes this route the do something a bit different or at least not as tacky.:-D Don't forget the Lenny Kravitz special edition (talk about really bad taste): The Leica costs $8,000+ so by it's very nature it's a luxury item so the smaller sales are made up with a higher margin. I would want one but I doubt it would be priced where I would buy one. It would have to be priced at a premium to make up for the relatively few people who would want one. I could see them making one but it would depend on the pricing. Naturally, the Leica is very expensive but I just don't see Fuji going down that road. Leica did it and I don't think the camera has sold very well.
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Images and insight on this page courtesy of Lumenera.A certain YouTube personality just said a Fuji insider told him that Fuji is talking about making a true monochrome camera, a real sensor with no color filters. This image is a mouse intestine sample that was captured under the microscope using the Lumenera Infinity 3-1M monochrome microscopy camera. In life sciences where microscopy specimens are stained with fluorescence emitting wavelengths above 650nm a monochrome microscopy camera is helpful. This size reduction would also allow an increase in bit depth while maintaining storage savings, camera permitting. Since monochrome image data does not contain specific color channel information, the image size is reduced threefold. The removal of the CFA is responsible for the reduction of the monochrome image file size. Gray levels are consistent for each area and no Bayer pattern, no demosaicing required.
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The image above is an enlargement of a raw monochrome image capturing the same color chart as above. The color channels are displayed as seen by the image sensor with Bayer pattern, without demosaicing. The image above is an enlargement of a raw RGB image of a color chart. The result is a sharper image with a monochrome camera and a higher effective resolution, since each pixel of the monochrome sensor contains a measured value that has not been influenced by its neighbor's value. By removing the CFA, the added error is eliminated. Because the data is interpolated and not measured, a margin of error is introduced. Microscopy cameras that are equipped with color filter arrays must interpolate the color data filtered out by the optical filter using a complex demosaicing algorithm. Additional improvements are observed at higher wavelengths, specifically beyond 650nm, where Near Infrared (NIR) begins. Since each pixel of a monochrome sensor can detect a broader spectrum of light due to the absence of the CFA and the IR cut filter, the overall performance of the camera improves significantly in low light conditions. Without these filters, the red, green, and blue pixels would also react to various wavelengths in the NIR band resulting in the generation of strange and inaccurate colors. In addition, color cameras usually have IR cut filters to prevent infrared light from generating color aberrations. The removal of this optical band pass filter allows for a greater amount of photons to reach the photosensitive surface of the sensor, rendering it more sensitive to light which equates to a higher quantum efficiency. The main difference between a monochrome and a color image sensor is the lack of a color filter array (CFA).