 Bruce Campbell |
Nikon F-5 Is it possible to buy a digital back for a Nikon F-5? and if so, which is the best? and how exactly would it work?
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Jon Close |
No. It is far more cost effecient and practical, for both Nikon and the consumer, to simply buy a DSLR, like the D200 or D2x. The only 35mm film SLR with an optional digital back is the Leica R8/9. But the Digital Modul R costs ~$6000. Digital backs are available for some medium format cameras, but these cameras were designed from the start with modular backs to accept different film sizes - 120, 220, 35mm, Polaroid.
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Justin G. |
Yes it is possible. Cost efficient, probably not. The I've read places that Silicon Film's 1.3MP device could run around $6000 and only hold about 20 some photos. So to answer your question, YES it is possible, but like Jon said, practical? No. http://www.edgereview.com/ataglance.cfm?category=imaging&ID=116
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Bruce Campbell |
Thanks so much for the responses. I've heard about the e-film and that's where this 'amazingly' bright idea of mine came into my head. I suppose you're right. The Nikon F-5 is a family camera and it was bought when I was more financially secure, the D2X is way out of my league. Anyways, thanks for the replies, it really helped me not make another stupid mistake. Cheers.
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Jon Close |
SiliconFilm e-film is vaporware. The product was never commercially produced. The articles about it were PR releases to generate investment in the concept, but it never came to fruition. Among the very large obstacles to its development - the 35mm sized cartridge is too small to house the significant battery power required to operate the sensor for reasonable lengths of time. Solving that, the product still would be at a severe disadvantage to dedicated DSLRs or digital modules like Leica's because it would have no controls for adjusting ISO, white balance, image quality and file size parameters, nor a way to review the captured image or a histogram to check exposure.
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