Sony Announces End of CCD Sensor Production

Carole · Mar 03, 2015, 14:10:21

Sony has announced that it will stop production of all CCD-sensors as of March 2017.
Bang goes your "dream" Mark.

http://www.alliedvisiontec.com/emea/news/news-display/article/sony-announces-end-of-ccd-sensor-production.html

Wasn't quite sure where to put this. Alerts, astrophotography or technical, please move rick if required.

The Thing · Mar 03, 2015, 17:42:16

Ah yes but the tech is switching to CMOS.

MarkS · Mar 03, 2015, 17:46:19

My Sony A5100 arrived today

The Thing · Mar 03, 2015, 18:02:32

that's keenly prices, £298 for a body. Might have to get one as well. Do you know if they are easy to mod?

MarkS · Mar 03, 2015, 18:49:57

Quote from: The Thing
that's keenly prices, £298 for a body. Might have to get one as well. Do you know if they are easy to mod?

That's one thing I'm going to discover

I'll take photos of my attempt.

MarkS · Mar 04, 2015, 00:44:12

Quote from: The Thing
that's keenly prices, £298 for a body. Might have to get one as well. Do you know if they are easy to mod?

Fay · Mar 04, 2015, 08:23:00

Oh dear Mark, can you get a refund?

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