Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anthony Atkielski wrote: > > I'm not even sure that we can economically produce 24x36 CCDs. An 8x10-inch CCD > seems implausible. Some other method of image capture will probably be > necessary. Currently, there is no other method, so film will rule in that realm > until some sort of breakthrough occurs. > Well why not buy a lightweight flatbed scanner, fool it into thinking the transparency adaptor's installed, and see if THAT works as a digital scanning back? Might even work, for some very brightly-lit subject matter. I seem to recall seeing $6K prices for 6x6 digital scanning backs a couple of years ago. None were really designed for easy field use, but I'd love to try one for product shots. Jeff