[Leica] I'm Back Roll

[Nathan Wajsman]

I’m 100% with Jayanand. I have an M2 and do shoot an occasional roll of film, but my Leica lenses, especially the 90mm Tele-Elmarit, work beautifully on my Fuji X bodies.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 14 Apr 2026, at 16:57, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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