Stupid Question?? conversion SLR to digital

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Hey I'm new to digital photography and still own a perfectly good Nikon F50
with a Tamron 28-200 lens.

My question is this - Has anyone ever produced an insert which fits into an
SLR and converts it to a digital?

Is this possible?

Or are these stupid questions?

Thanks for your (serious) answers.

Gerrit - Oz

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In article <41aafcb5$0$25790$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>,
Gerrit 't Hart <gthart@sad.au> wrote:
>Hey I'm new to digital photography and still own a perfectly good Nikon F50
>with a Tamron 28-200 lens.
>
>My question is this - Has anyone ever produced an insert which fits into an
>SLR and converts it to a digital?

There was a company called "Silicon Film" a few years ago that said it was
doing this. It never amounted to anything though, and I think they're gone
now.

Leica have a digital back for their R SLR system, due for release next year.

And there are digital backs available for medium format SLR systems.

However, if you want to use Nikon mount lenses, youor only real option is to
buy a digital SLR that will mount them. Nikon compatible DSLRs are produced
by Nikon themselves, Kodak and Fujifilm.

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"Mark B." <mbohntrash54@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Gerrit 't Hart" <gthart@sad.au> wrote in message
> news:41aafcb5$0$25790$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> > Hey I'm new to digital photography and still own a perfectly good Nikon
> > F50
> > with a Tamron 28-200 lens.
> >
> > My question is this - Has anyone ever produced an insert which fits into
> > an
> > SLR and converts it to a digital?
> >
> > Is this possible?
> >
> > Or are these stupid questions?
> >
> > Thanks for your (serious) answers.
> >
> > Gerrit - Oz
> >
> >
>
>
> There's been a lot of hot air about developing such a beast, but there's
> never even been a working prototype: http://www.siliconfilm.com/.
>
> Mark
>
Yup the Imagek, aka Silicon Film FARTWARE!!!

Fartware is like vapourware, but with a smell

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Gerrit 't Hart wrote:

> Hey I'm new to digital photography and still own a perfectly good Nikon F50
> with a Tamron 28-200 lens.
>
> My question is this - Has anyone ever produced an insert which fits into an
> SLR and converts it to a digital?
>
> Is this possible?

Leica almost has one

It was supposed to be released this month, but has been pushed back to
April 2005. I guess making digital backs for 35mm camreas is no easy task.

http://www.leica-camera.com/produk [...] dex_e.html

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On 29 Nov 2004 14:12:32 +0100, Gisle Hannemyr <gisle+njus@ifi.uio.no>
wrote:

>"Gerrit 't Hart" <gthart@sad.au> writes:
>
>> Hey I'm new to digital photography and still own a perfectly good
>> Nikon F50 with a Tamron 28-200 lens.
>
>> My question is this - Has anyone ever produced an insert which fits
>> into an SLR and converts it to a digital?
>
>Yes. Kodak did this from 1991, with the DCS 100 - which was a Nikon
>F3 with a 1.3 Mpx digital back. Later models in the DCS-series
>include the DCS 460 (1996), based on the Nikon N90s. I still
>use the latter: http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~gisle/photo/dcs460.html .
>
>> Is this possible?
>
>It is certainly possible, as evident from those old Kodaks.

I don't think the OP was asking about a digital back, but rather an
insert that takes the place of a 35mm film cannister that could simply
be inserted instead of film, such as the old Silicon Film concept, as
you mention below.
This would let anyone with an SLR go digital, not just certain Nikon
users.
>
>Both the F3 and N90s had interchangeable backs, so to fit a digital
>back onto one isn't that hard (if you have the back - that is).
>There is plenty of those backs being sold on eBay these days.
>
>But I've never heard of a digital back for the F50/N50. I don't
>think that making one (or adapting one from the DCS 460) is a
>viable DIY project.
>
>(Btw: There is also an outfit - known as "Silicon Film" - that
> insists it has a "product" that will turn any SLR into a digital
> camera. AFAIK - their product is vapourware - but they're still
> on the web: http://www.siliconfilm.com/.)

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

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In article <41aafcb5$0$25790$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>,
gthart@sad.au says...
>
>Hey I'm new to digital photography and still own a perfectly good Nikon F50
>with a Tamron 28-200 lens.
>
>My question is this - Has anyone ever produced an insert which fits into an
>SLR and converts it to a digital?
>
>Is this possible?
>
>Or are these stupid questions?
>
>Thanks for your (serious) answers.
>
>Gerrit - Oz
>

While it would be possible - does anyone recall the older Polaroid backs for
Nikons with the mirrors and all? I can't recall the name right now, but recall
the monstrosity. This was before the backs that took 645 Polaroid and just
replaced the film closure door. Anyway, one would have to have a damned fine
SLR with system lenses to opt for this route. Think of the cost v a DSLR that
will take the same lense, regardless of magnification ratio. I've got a ton of
F2's & F4's, and just bought a D70 for digital SLR-type work. Maybe a D2X is
in the future, but I need something digital now.

Hunt

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So far this is the only information on such a device.
http://www.siliconfilm.com/default.htm
"Hunt" <noone@hunt.com> wrote in message
news:coj73l22otk@news4.newsguy.com...
> In article <41aafcb5$0$25790$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>,
> gthart@sad.au says...
> >
> >Hey I'm new to digital photography and still own a perfectly good Nikon
F50
> >with a Tamron 28-200 lens.
> >
> >My question is this - Has anyone ever produced an insert which fits into
an
> >SLR and converts it to a digital?
> >
> >Is this possible?
> >
> >Or are these stupid questions?
> >
> >Thanks for your (serious) answers.
> >
> >Gerrit - Oz
> >
>
> While it would be possible - does anyone recall the older Polaroid backs
for
> Nikons with the mirrors and all? I can't recall the name right now, but
recall
> the monstrosity. This was before the backs that took 645 Polaroid and just
> replaced the film closure door. Anyway, one would have to have a damned
fine
> SLR with system lenses to opt for this route. Think of the cost v a DSLR
that
> will take the same lense, regardless of magnification ratio. I've got a
ton of
> F2's & F4's, and just bought a D70 for digital SLR-type work. Maybe a D2X
is
> in the future, but I need something digital now.
>
> Hunt
>