Bayer matrix removal on color CCD's

[Luis Campos]

Hi all,

Latelly I've been seeing some info on the net about this procedure, looks like some firms are doing it already.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could modd our webcams or even DSLR's and remove the color array (bayer matrix) and make the cam's true BW imagers with increased sensitivity and suitable for filter work just like a dedicated CCD? Imagine a big sensor like on a DSLR, cooled and with no color matrix...

Check out the following: http://photo.net/digital-camera-forum/00CM0R

And: http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10/Number/4512481/Main/4507173

One more: http://www.maxmax.com/b&w_conversion.htm This is just unbelievable performance!!!!

I wish I could get a 350D sensor and try my luck

Best wishes,

Luís

[Luis Campos]

OOOps, I goofed on the last link, here it goes: http://www.maxmax.com/b&w_conversion.htm

Cheers,

[Kbramley]

It's a shame the manufacturers of the cmos chip in the canons couldnt run a few off without the matrix on ( this is probably not that trivial though I guess), simple swap of the chip and module then ( as done in the Ha mod process), even for say £200-£300 for the new chip n module it would be worth it but I assume the manufacturing cost for this on such low volumes wouldn't be feasible.

[Luis Campos]

Cheers kbrambley,

I agree, it would be a great thing to image with such a low cost and performant CMOS sensor, imagine a halpha clip in filter with one of these sensors on a cooled camera, if you would like to make deep luminace data and then blend with color data you could have even two identical cameras, a mono se4nsor camera and a regular color sensor on the other, a very cheap alternative to 2" LRGB filter set and filter wheel... you can buy used 350D bodys very cheap now

Greets,