Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/03/09

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Subject: [Leica] Digital back for film SLRs . . .Kodak DCS Series as well
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 14:02:45 -0800
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were fully functional DSLR backs for N90 F5 etc

> On Mar 9, 2018, at 12:53 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> I stand corrected.... the DMR certainly fits the description of a camera 
> that had a Digital Sensor attached to the film camera.
> 
> ( now, to be honest, do own a Leaf Back for my Hasselblad.... Leaf and 
> Sinar and Phase One all made/make backs for MF Cameras..... maybe others 
> too.... but no 35mm cameras ......other than the DMR) 
> 
> Frank Filippone
> 
> Red735i at verizon.net
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of Christopher Crawford
> Sent: Friday, March 9, 2018 11:59 AM
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital back for film SLRs . . .
> 
> Leica made the DMR back for the R8/R9. It is the only one that anyone ever 
> made, and it apparently worked very well (I haven?t used one but I know 
> several LUG members owned and liked them). This one on Kickstarter is 
> overly complex and huge. If someone made one like the Leica one that 
> places the sensor directly in the film plane, it would be nice, but no one 
> is going to. As you said, a modern D-SLR is cheaper, simpler, easier, and 
> produces magnificent quality.
> 
> --
> Chris Crawford
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> 
> On 3/9/18, 1:51 PM, "LUG on behalf of Frank Filippone"
> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of 
> red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>> I do not understand why anyone with half a brain would spend their hard 
>> earned $$$ to invest in the idea of, or, maybe be promised a discount 
>> at purchase on a product that does not exist, may never exist, and may 
>> not even be in development without due diligence, from a non existent 
>> company.
>> 
>> A Digital camera back for film cameras is an idea that has been around 
>> since the first digital sensors came out.  Not one of these backs has 
>> ever materialized in production form.
>> 
>> If you want a digital back for your Nikon F ( circa 1964 ), then go buy 
>> a D40, D50, etc.... That is an assured purchase.  It will work as the 
>> specs stated when the D camera was new..
>> 
>> Pipedreams are for fools and those who fleece the people stupid enough 
>> to send them money.
>> 
>> If you must waste your money on a pipedream, send it to me.....  I have 
>> a plan to build the Brooklyn Bridge.
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> 
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
>> 
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Replies: Reply from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Digital back for film SLRs . . .Kodak DCS Series as well)
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Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Digital back for film SLRs . . .)
Message from chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Christopher Crawford) ([Leica] Digital back for film SLRs . . .)
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