Digital Film Redux?

cgw · Apr 28, 2026

Remember that famous vaporware? I'd like to think this just might fly. How better to make a retro fashion statement?
You be the judge...

Everything You Need To Know About I'm Back's $850,000 APS-C Kickstarter

Photographers are picking up what I'm Back is putting down.

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webestang64 · Apr 28, 2026

So do you go past the end of the frame counter and just keep shooting? When do you stop? And an optional screen?-that's just dumb.
APS-C.......dumb.

Really.............
"Press the remote control button to activate the digital image sensor
Press the camera shutter release within about one to two seconds"
...........Sorry that's dumb as well.

I guess some peeps might like this but I'm for sure not one of them, I'd just buy a PnS dig cam and be done with it.

cgw · Apr 28, 2026

This recurrent fantasy reminds me of early cars that initially put an engine where the horse once was.

terri · Apr 28, 2026

I agree that some people might like this...but I can't understand why.

What's the point? You want to shoot digital, go shoot digital. :icon_scratch:

I'd have great reservations trying to snug that sensor into any film camera I own. Why risk it?

cgw · Apr 28, 2026

terri said:
I agree that some people might like this...but I can't understand why.

What's the point? You want to shoot digital, go shoot digital. I'd have great reservations trying to snug that sensor into any film camera I own. Why risk it?

It's a mirage that just won't fade. Using old lenses is another matter entirely--and dumb fun, too!
Love what some aged Nikkors can still deliver.
PS: I can't forget playing with the wonky Epson RD-1--a digital M-mount rangefinder with a "film" advance lever that cocked the shutter. So cool...