Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/03/09

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Subject: [Leica] Digital back for film SLRs . . .
From: ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 12:20:05 -0800
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At the end of the day, camera is nothing but a light-proof box, usually
(but not always) a shutter. It is optically transparent, and to introduce a
second optical system is sheer insanity.

We should just enjoy film cameras as what they are.

On 9 March 2018 at 11:59, Christopher Crawford <chris at 
chriscrawfordphoto.com
> wrote:

> Leica made the DMR back for the R8/R9. It is the only one that anyone ever
> made, and it apparently worked very well (I haven?t used one but I know
> several LUG members owned and liked them). This one on Kickstarter is
> overly complex and huge. If someone made one like the Leica one that
> places the sensor directly in the film plane, it would be nice, but no one
> is going to. As you said, a modern D-SLR is cheaper, simpler, easier, and
> produces magnificent quality.
>
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> On 3/9/18, 1:51 PM, "LUG on behalf of Frank Filippone"
> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
> red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> >I do not understand why anyone with half a brain would spend their hard
> >earned $$$ to invest in the idea of, or, maybe be promised a discount at
> >purchase on a product that does not exist, may never exist, and may not
> >even
> >be in development without due diligence, from a non existent company.
> >
> >A Digital camera back for film cameras is an idea that has been around
> >since
> >the first digital sensors came out.  Not one of these backs has ever
> >materialized in production form.
> >
> >If you want a digital back for your Nikon F ( circa 1964 ), then go buy a
> >D40, D50, etc.... That is an assured purchase.  It will work as the specs
> >stated when the D camera was new..
> >
> >Pipedreams are for fools and those who fleece the people stupid enough to
> >send them money.
> >
> >If you must waste your money on a pipedream, send it to me.....  I have a
> >plan to build the Brooklyn Bridge.
> >
> >Frank Filippone
> >
> >Red735i at verizon.net
> >
> >
> >
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In reply to: Message from gcr910 at gmail.com (Greg Rubenstein) ([Leica] Digital back for film SLRs . . .)
Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] Digital back for film SLRs . . .)
Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Digital back for film SLRs . . .)
Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Christopher Crawford) ([Leica] Digital back for film SLRs . . .)