[Leica] Digital accessory

[filippiniaia at hotmail.com (Matthew B. Filippini)]

Hi Gene-Good point.  Perhaps sprocket movement from the "film" advance could 
trip a small switch, activating the sensor from a standby mode.  The unit 
could be switched to and from on/standby/off modes from a wireless remote 
(not IR, as the unit would be in the film chamber).The sensor should 
logically be able to tell when an exposure has been completed (light/no 
light), and send the image for processing and go back into standby until the 
shutter is cocked again (sprocket movement).These are just ideas.  I know 
nothing of engineering a digital camera.Mattgrduprey at mchsi.com wote:
Wed Aug 25 14:09:29 PDT 2010 I still see a problem activating and syncing 
the digital sensor to the firing of the shutter in these cameras.  There is 
no mechanism to do this in either the camera or the sensor electronics.
Gene
 
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin at 
gmail.com> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 
25, 2010 11:46:28 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [Leica] Digital 
accessory On another topic entirely. A few years ago an idea was floated 
about a digital accessory for most film cameras. As I understand it, a thin 
sensor plate would fit in the film slot of a standard 35 mm camera and the 
electronics, data card, and batteries would fit in the film chambers. At the 
time the idea was rejected because the then available electronics were too 
big, the standard data card was the relatively large Compact Flash, large 
size sensors were unavailable, and no provision was made for a viewing 
screen. Most of those problems are moot today. Relatively low priced sensors 
are available from 4/3 to full frame 35mm, the prevailing SD memory card is 
small and micro SD is even smaller. Digital camera electronics, at least 
judging by P&S size cameras, would fit in a thimble. Given the prevalence of 
iPod and iPads, the lack of a viewing screen is not really an issue. Does 
anyone know what happened to this idea? If a practical digital accessory 
could be devised it would be a new lease on life for all these lovely 
mechanical Leicas and film cameras that sit neglected on closetshelves. 
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