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by Eisenstein 1135 days ago
> I am actually quite surprised why in all these years, no one has made somewhat affordable ($100-400) larger sensors available for the hobbyist market.

Pretty simple answer: only one company makes good CMOS sensors -- Sony.

And they don't give a shit about hobbyists and can sell as many sensors as they can roll of the line as it is.