[Leica] I'm Back Roll

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

IMHO, it is a solution looking for a nonexistent problem! Of course, YMMV.

I cannot see the point of it, except as a toy. If I want to shoot digital,
I would just buy a digital camera. There is no shortage of relatively
inexpensive adapters to marry your Leica lenses to any mirrorless body
nowadays - even adding autofocus if you wish.

If I were you, I would just buy an older used Fuji body (only because you
mentioned APS-C; otherwise, Nikon, Sony, or Canon will do just as well) and
a Leica M to Fuji X adapter to get a far more capable and reliable piece of
kit.

Cheers
Jayanand

On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM Peter Cheyne via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Is anyone here debating buying the latest digital film, the I'm Back Roll
> APS-C?
>
>
> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samellos/im-back-roll-aps-c-one-roll-no-screen-pure-shooting
>
> I've been dreaming of a digital canister with no protrusions for my Leica
> M3 and now one is here. APS-C means I'd approximate a 50mm lens with a
> 35mm.
>
> The Kickstarter project videos are not very professional,but the guy seems
> to be a good engineer and developer. He already produced and sold a micro
> 4/3 one, but it had a mini-brick that sticks to the camera base. The new
> one looks like a film canister that has the battery inside. It has an
> aluminium plate with the APS-C sensor. Press a small bluetooth button
> before activatingthe camera shutter.
>
> For the bottom-loading Leica M, he has a special kit for US$550 for
> early-bird pledgers. I am tempted to go for it. That is the price of 29
> rolls of film with development and scans. Fewer for positive or classier
> film. Making shooting with my M3 affordable again is my main motivation.
>
> The fact the guy has made and sold earlier versions makes me worry less
> that the current project will not be finalized. Besides, it has already
> well exceeded its desired crowdfunding budget.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Peter
>
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