Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The sensor is mounted on a swinging "back" which replaces the "film pressure plate back." The removable base contains the bulk of the electronics and a motor; replacing the original "base plate" "motor winder" or "motor." It is justifiably called a removable back because in a matter of seconds the DMR digital back and base can be removed allowing the user to pop a roll of film into their R8/9. The "DMR digital back" is NOT a camera. It must be mounted to a camera (specifically an R8/9 camera); just like every other "digital back" which contains a sensor, electronic and mechanical linkage components. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Oct 26, 2010, at 1:18 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > This week looking at pics of DMR's I find it interesting that they are not > like I'm mainly thought of them being: a camera back. > They are a camera. > They are totally integrated into the camera body to must make it into > another camera. Not one with a back. In effect due to unusually integrated > design. > Its Leica design. Which is top notch almost always. Even getting into this > electronics realm.