Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howdy You would have to make a shutter body with a back flange on one side and a lens flange on the other with the correct back focus. Of course it would cost a lot and would not have an RF. Sort of like an old SWC body but with a removable lens. I guess it would be usable for scientific stuff. The one advantage would be that a lot of those high end backs have 24 x 36 or bigger sensors and most Leitz lenses have generous image circles. My 90 Summicron m will cover 6 x 6 Javier - --- Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > Javier, > > > Well no actually. > > Er, no what? > > > If using a digital back from a 2 1/4 > > a shutter-back/lens holder would have to be made. > > I have no idea what you're trying to say here. A > digital back from a 2 1/4 > would not work on a Leica M, as you can not get the > sensor into the correct > position. > > > I think your friend may have been setting up that > > wildly expensive 3 ccd + prism back which can not > be > > handheld because it has to make several passes - I > > think. > > Correct. That's called a scanning back, and it does > come in two types. One > uses a tri-linear sensor and does all three colors > in one pass, the other > uses s single sensor and a color wheel and does > three passes, one with each > of the three colors on the color wheel. > > Regards, > > Austin > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html