I believe Sigma uses the Foveon chip. I got a Sigma lens when I bought my Nikon D7000 but I have not owned a Sigma camera. Would it not be cheaper to buy the sensor itself? I have never hacked a DSLR so it would be cool to hear what you find out there. Good Luck!!

I was in the industry for years, and my brother now works for Aptina.

If you are going to use it for pure research you can probably get the sensor and some supporting hardware for free (a small board to interface to). They give out free samples to researchers.

Do you need a top end sensor (i.e. one capable of being sold), or would a second grade be acceptable?

Definitely just the sensor would be preferable. But it is hard to find a place that sells just the sensors... Any suggestions? I was thinking about contacting the Aptina or Foveon directly. It definitely seems like a standard CCD image sensor might be out. They are too expensive, the image capture is too slow, and the pixel area is too small.

http://components.arrow.com/part/search/%5E8/33/790

>> ^MycroftHomlz:

Definitely just the sensor would be preferable. But it is hard to find a place that sells just the sensors... Any suggestions? I was thinking about contacting the Aptina or Foveon directly. It definitely seems like a standard CCD image sensor might be out. They are too expensive, the image capture is too slow, and the pixel area is too small.

Excellent website! What about a ridiculous high dpi inject printer?
>> ^critical_d:

http://components.arrow.com/part/search/%5E8/33/790
>> ^MycroftHomlz:
Definitely just the sensor would be preferable. But it is hard to find a place that sells just the sensors... Any suggestions? I was thinking about contacting the Aptina or Foveon directly. It definitely seems like a standard CCD image sensor might be out. They are too expensive, the image capture is too slow, and the pixel area is too small.

My little Canon MP620B printer is great. I use it to print my photos and they always look good. It does eat ink like crazy though. That's about the extent of my printer knowledge.

>> ^MycroftHomlz:

Excellent website! What about a ridiculous high dpi inject printer?
>> ^critical_d:
http://components.arrow.com/part/search/%5E8/33/790
>> ^MycroftHomlz:
Definitely just the sensor would be preferable. But it is hard to find a place that sells just the sensors... Any suggestions? I was thinking about contacting the Aptina or Foveon directly. It definitely seems like a standard CCD image sensor might be out. They are too expensive, the image capture is too slow, and the pixel area is too small.