Keep in mind that most consumer digicams have sensors that are ~much~ smaller than a 35mm negative (right?)... Talk about focal length magnification.
I was thinking about this same problem, getting the shutter and the CCD to sync. Because I am still hoping for a digital back that I can put on my pz1p (or whatever camera I have at the time). The short-lived "digital film" product actually used a sound sensor to detect the sound of the mirror flipping up, that was why it was unusable with manual cameras (ie- manual film wind) according to their website. But there really is a simple solution. The data back. When you take a picture with camera with a data back the date/time/etc are imprinted on the film during exposure correct? So it should be no problem to invent a digital back using the signal for the data back to sync the sensor to the shutter. Unless I'm way off base here. Can anyone confirm that this is how the data back operates? -- Nick Wright http://www.wrightfoto.com/ ---------- >From: William Kane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Pentax Discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: DSLR building >Date: Sun, Jun 2, 2002, 10:48 PM > > There would be a problem with getting the shutter and CCD to synch at > the appropriate times. My fix for this would to be to totally remove > the shutter curtain (digitals lack this anyhow). This would leave only > the need to synch the mirror and CCD. My solution to this? Well, I > know that some other camera manufacturers had modified bodies that the > mirror didn't actually flip. The mirror was partially silvered, and > reflected approximatly 50% of the light to the prisim, while the other > 50% of the light moved through the mirror and into the film plane > (what's this type of mirror called again?) . . . There would likely be a > need to add an optic assembly in place of the shutter in order for focus > to work right . . . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
