If film gets this easy I might just buy one .. or both of 'em.

astroNikon · Mar 9, 2017

Using a Sony NEX camera as a digital back on a Nikon FE.

==> Using a Sony NEX as a digital back for a Nikon FE film SLR camera | Nikon Rumors

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compur · Mar 9, 2017

The point being ... ?

Gary A. · Mar 9, 2017

compur said:
The point being ... ?

Exactly ... lol. Is his next project to change-out a digital camera into a film camera?

dasmith232 · Mar 9, 2017

I think they asked Dr. Frankenstein that same question...

I used a digital camera mounted on the back of a view camera to verify shutter speed accuracy. A bit different because I was checking an unknown factor (shutter speed), where in the post above we probably assume that the Nikon body is working correctly.

limr · Mar 9, 2017

Yeah, "why" would be my question, too.

Random thought: it seems really wrong to see someone chimping on an FE.

astroNikon · Mar 9, 2017

well Nikon had the idea themselves a few years ago
Nikon patents a digital back for 35mm film SLR cameras | Nikon Rumors

buy an inexpensive film camera
transplate a digital portion on to it
and have some thing that costs more than just buying a digital to start out with.
makes all the sense in the world when you add in the "adventure" aspect to it. LOL
otherwise, it makes no sense.

jcdeboever · Mar 9, 2017

oh my, where's my flask

Derrel · Mar 9, 2017

Leica actually created and sold a digital back option, as part of the Leicaflex R series of SLR cameras. It was as I recall, a 10-megapixel back. It never was very popular, but then neither was the entire Leicaflex line throughout its entire lifespan. This was the Leica Digital Modul R system from the early 2000's era.

Leica Digital Modul R for the R8 & R9

I see that it was a 10-MP with a 1.37x FOV factor.

gsgary · Mar 11, 2017

astroNikon said:
well Nikon had the idea themselves a few years ago
Nikon patents a digital back for 35mm film SLR cameras | Nikon Rumors

buy an inexpensive film camera
transplate a digital portion on to it
and have some thing that costs more than just buying a digital to start out with.
makes all the sense in the world when you add in the "adventure" aspect to it. LOL
otherwise, it makes no sense.

Leica did it with the R8+R9 Leica Digital Modul R for the R8 & R9

astroNikon · Mar 11, 2017

gsgary said:
Leica did it with the R8+R9 Leica Digital Modul R for the R8 & R9

Derrel mentioned the exact same thing a couple of days ago ....

Derrel said:
Leica actually created and sold a digital back option, as part of the Leicaflex R series of SLR cameras. It was as I recall, a 10-megapixel back. It never was very popular, but then neither was the entire Leicaflex line throughout its entire lifespan. This was the Leica Digital Modul R system from the early 2000's era.

Leica Digital Modul R for the R8 & R9

I see that it was a 10-MP with a 1.37x FOV factor.