Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-19 Thread John
On 10/17/2017 17:59, Mark Roberts wrote: Larry Colen wrote: Mark Roberts wrote: This device replaces the back of your old film camera and lets you take 16-megapixel photos. https://petapixel.com/2017/10/17/im-back-new-digital-back-old-35mm-cameras/ It's currently on Kickstarter so there's no

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-18 Thread Zos Xavius
You could, you know, save $400 and just stick some film ($400 would buy a lot of film) into that camera and use it for what it was made for. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

RE: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-18 Thread John Coyle
need a wide angle, but do want moderate telephoto. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Wednesday, 18 October 2017 7:51 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: An new variation on the &q

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually if the imaging surface and camera box, because that stupid protrusion is another camera box were replaced with an actual sensor you might be able to attach the thing to the back of a film camera with a removable back, or maybe remove the back from a less valuable film camera, and this

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
I would hope we'll be left out! But the pitch mentioned Pentax. Paul via phone > On Oct 17, 2017, at 8:58 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > Well, since the registration from the take up spool and the to the film gate > to the film ratchet to the film cartridge is

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Well, since the registration from the take up spool and the to the film gate to the film ratchet to the film cartridge is different for pretty much every camera, I'll bet if it ever hits the market it will be for a select few camera models who's manufactures names start with C or N with the

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread Zos Xavius
I'd much rather just use my cell phone at this point. The IQ is far better (beyond decent really) and the whole phone was cheaper than this device. This is a solution in search of a problem. Same goes for the new Yashica toy camera. Like WTF is really the point of that? The camera in my cell phone

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: >Mark Roberts wrote: >> This device replaces the back of your old film camera and lets you >> take 16-megapixel photos. >> https://petapixel.com/2017/10/17/im-back-new-digital-back-old-35mm-cameras/ >> >> It's currently on Kickstarter so there's no telling if it ever makes >>

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread Larry Colen
Mark Roberts wrote: This device replaces the back of your old film camera and lets you take 16-megapixel photos. https://petapixel.com/2017/10/17/im-back-new-digital-back-old-35mm-cameras/ It's currently on Kickstarter so there's no telling if it ever makes it to market. That's a clever

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread Zos Xavius
This is for people that want to pretend like they are using a modern digital retro SLR. You know? The people that want a digital K1000. Which would make about as much sense. Ok well, maybe slightly more because it might at least have decent IQ. There is nothing redeeming about this project at all

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread ann sanfedele
ooops yeah taht's a good poitn  I probably couldnt lift it! ann On 10/17/2017 2:06 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Not again. Hey, it only makes the camera about twice as big. On Oct 17, 2017, at 1:21 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: This device replaces the back of your old

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread John Francis
I doubt if you'd be happy with the implementation, though. Your old, nice camera creates an image on a ground glass focussing screen. Then this device takes a picture of that image from the other side of he glass, using a tiny little camera of unknown optical quality. If I wanted a device to

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Not again. Hey, it only makes the camera about twice as big. Yeah, the film camera I'd like to shoot again is my Canonet rangefinder, but doubling the size is a non-starter for me. Also, it took me a minute to

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Not again. Hey, it only makes the camera about twice as big. > On Oct 17, 2017, at 1:21 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > > This device replaces the back of your old film camera and lets you > take 16-megapixel photos. >

Re: An new variation on the "silicon film" idea

2017-10-17 Thread ann sanfedele
woo woo  I love that idea! Guess I won't sell "sam" (my favorite kx) for parts and I'll hang onto the nikon for a while ann On 10/17/2017 1:21 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: This device replaces the back of your old film camera and lets you take 16-megapixel photos.