Silicon Film® apparently had a working prototype, (rather disappointing
resolution and something like a 3x crop factor, and cost would be much
higher than a new low to mid tier DSLR), One of the biggest problems was
that a different "film" canister would be necessary for almost every
different camera. They were only going to support a couple of Canon and
Nikon models anyway.
Steve Desjardins wrote:
> This got me thinking, and this is dangerous as I have work I'm trying to
> avoid.
>
> I remember that someone was trying to trying to make a digital
> cartridge called efilm that would fit in film cameras. As far as I
> know, they never got it to work. I wonder how hard/expensive it would
> be to modify a (formerly) modern film camera like the MZ-S to stick a
> sensor in. It would probably be doable but cost way too much. I might
> be wiling to pay to have my MZ-S converted if it cost under $500.
>
> How thinks the Brethren?
>
>
>
> Steven Desjardins
> Department of Chemistry
> Washington and Lee University
> Lexington, VA 24450
> (540) 458-8873
> FAX: (540) 458-8878
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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