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Mar 13, 2019 23:01:04   #
rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA
 
Why pretend to shoot film when you can do it for real.

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Mar 14, 2019 01:13:43   #
Bipod
 
Soul Dr. wrote:
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may work?
Just got it in a email from B&H. Pretty interesting.
You can get more info about ordering and what film cameras the backs are available for on their site.
Always wished I could shoot with my SLRs digitally.

I'm Back Converts Films Cameras to Digital Cameras
Bring your film camera into the digital age with the I’m Back PRO. This unique digital back replaces the film door on most 35mm film SLRs and lets you shoot digitally with your vintage gear. Dedicated covers are also available for a perfect fit with various popular film cameras.
$49.00 - $299.00
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may ... (show quote)

At that price, I would not expect the quality to match a Phase One back.

Digital backs for film cameras have been around since 1992. The first one
was made by Leaf (now part of Phase One). Phase One, Megavision and
Jenoptik also make them. Mamiya makes one for medium format under the
Leaf name.

You might want to read the "Advantages and Disadvantages" section at this
the link below. It states:

"The resolution of digital camera backs (in 2017, up to 101 megapixels, IQ3 100)
is higher than any fixed sensor digital camera (in 2017, up to 51 megapixels, Hasselblad X1D).
and captures more detail per pixel due to the omission of an anti-aliasing filter.
Each pixel is also able to capture more dynamic range due to higher quality electronics
and larger pixel pitch.[citation needed] The use of active cooling systems such as internal
fans and Peltier effect electric cooling systems also contributes to image quality. The Sinar
eXact creates images in excess of 1 GB in multi-shot mode from a 49 MB sensor."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_camera_back

Like I keep saying: there's technology, and there's consumer technology.
One has to decide: do I want it cheap, or do I want it good?

In the consumer world, more money usually only buys you more bells & whistles:
the same consumer crap, but with frosting and a candle on it. So consumers
understandably are looking for deals.

Solution: if you care about IQ and robustness, don't buy from a consumer products
company.

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Mar 14, 2019 05:56:59   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
rmalarz wrote:
It's actually about 158 rolls. For every 50 there's an additional $18 for developer and a few cents for fixer. So, that'll drop the number of rolls a bit. They can keep the gimmick and I'll stick with film.
--Bob

Me too.

At 48.00 for 100' of film I can buy a LOT of film for $368.00 and enjoy myself more.

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Mar 14, 2019 05:59:54   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
rook2c4 wrote:
Why pretend to shoot film when you can do it for real.


That's what I keep wondering when this comes up.

And even if you "think" you are pretending well, you really aren't. In your mind you know that you didn't spend money on the roll of film, and you know that you aren't going to spend time developing that roll, and you know that you aren't going to have to make a contact sheet, and you know that you aren't going to look at the contact sheet with a loupe to see which shots are print-worthy...

No...it's really not even a good "pretend."

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Mar 14, 2019 06:37:29   #
billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
 
Soul Dr. wrote:
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may work?
Just got it in a email from B&H. Pretty interesting.
You can get more info about ordering and what film cameras the backs are available for on their site.
Always wished I could shoot with my SLRs digitally.

I'm Back Converts Films Cameras to Digital Cameras
Bring your film camera into the digital age with the I’m Back PRO. This unique digital back replaces the film door on most 35mm film SLRs and lets you shoot digitally with your vintage gear. Dedicated covers are also available for a perfect fit with various popular film cameras.
$49.00 - $299.00
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may ... (show quote)


Not interested, my old film camera's lack the quick focusing system of my current Nikon's. Would not want to lug around my old F4s.

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Mar 14, 2019 06:53:41   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Soul Dr. wrote:
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may work?
Just got it in a email from B&H. Pretty interesting.
You can get more info about ordering and what film cameras the backs are available for on their site.
Always wished I could shoot with my SLRs digitally.

I'm Back Converts Films Cameras to Digital Cameras
Bring your film camera into the digital age with the I’m Back PRO. This unique digital back replaces the film door on most 35mm film SLRs and lets you shoot digitally with your vintage gear. Dedicated covers are also available for a perfect fit with various popular film cameras.
$49.00 - $299.00
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may ... (show quote)


I wouldn't invest any money in that company. Considering the small number of people shooting film, how many would want to do so with their digital camera?

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Mar 14, 2019 07:14:39   #
BebuLamar
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I wouldn't invest any money in that company. Considering the small number of people shooting film, how many would want to do so with their digital camera?


I wouldn't invest in that company either. Although there are many people who want to shoot digital with their film cameras but most think they could save money but in reality it's impossible to build a digital back that perform as well as an entire digital camera for the same price.

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Mar 14, 2019 07:22:36   #
Shutterbugsailer Loc: Staten Island NY (AKA Cincinnati by the Sea)
 
Soul Dr. wrote:
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may work?
Just got it in a email from B&H. Pretty interesting.
You can get more info about ordering and what film cameras the backs are available for on their site.
Always wished I could shoot with my SLRs digitally.

I'm Back Converts Films Cameras to Digital Cameras
Bring your film camera into the digital age with the I’m Back PRO. This unique digital back replaces the film door on most 35mm film SLRs and lets you shoot digitally with your vintage gear. Dedicated covers are also available for a perfect fit with various popular film cameras.
$49.00 - $299.00
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may ... (show quote)

And I hear that someone is marketing a set of pedals to install on popular motorcycles

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Mar 14, 2019 07:40:09   #
Bipod
 
billnikon wrote:
Not interested, my old film camera's lack the quick focusing system of my current Nikon's. Would not want to lug around my old F4s.

And you wouldn't have the fun of being surprised when you realize (too late)
that AF focused on the wrong thing.

AF is terrible at reading the phtographer's mind. And doing focus-and-reframe thing
takes as long as focusing manually.

Also, every AF system is different, and they all rely extensively on secret firmware.
So when it does something unexpected, it's anybody's guess why or what to do
about. Most aren't even polite enough to warn you when conditions make the
AF sketchy.

The problem with your old film camera is that it isn't old enough. Range finders
were quick to focus, once you develop the knack. And older still: large format
cameras were capable of enormous depth-of-field (e.g. f/64 or even f/90).

I must say that when I shoot pinhole, I don't spend much (any) time focusing.
f/250 makes it superfluous. (Strictly speaking, pinholes don't converge rays,
so they don't have a focal length. But in a camera, they do have an angle-of-
view and a hyperfocal distance, and for any backfocus distance there is an
optimum pinhole size. Odd, isn't it?)

Much of the weight of your F4 is the battery. Again, it's not old enough.
I lug around an F2 Photomic sometimes--much more heavily built than
the F4, but lighter because the battery is tiny (it only runs the meter).

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Mar 14, 2019 07:53:36   #
Mister H Loc: Michigan
 
Soul Dr. wrote:
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may work?
Just got it in a email from B&H. Pretty interesting.
You can get more info about ordering and what film cameras the backs are available for on their site.
Always wished I could shoot with my SLRs digitally.

I'm Back Converts Films Cameras to Digital Cameras
Bring your film camera into the digital age with the I’m Back PRO. This unique digital back replaces the film door on most 35mm film SLRs and lets you shoot digitally with your vintage gear. Dedicated covers are also available for a perfect fit with various popular film cameras.
$49.00 - $299.00
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may ... (show quote)


Why not use film and scan the negatives to digital? Thus giving the best of both. I have a brother-in-law who has a lot of unused film and tried to get him to do that.

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Mar 14, 2019 08:05:35   #
Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley
 
Mister H wrote:
Why not use film and scan the negatives to digital? Thus giving the best of both. I have a brother-in-law who has a lot of unused film and tried to get him to do that.


Maybe some people don't want to bother messing around with film. Maybe they would just like to use their older SLRs to capture images to a memory card.
I have a few turntables and close to a 1000 vinyl LPs. But does that mean every time I want to listen to music I have to use them. Sometimes I like the convience of listening to CDs.

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Mar 14, 2019 08:07:30   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
That's what I do.
--Bob

Mister H wrote:
Why not use film and scan the negatives to digital? Thus giving the best of both. I have a brother-in-law who has a lot of unused film and tried to get him to do that.

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Mar 14, 2019 08:24:23   #
Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.
 
Soul Dr. wrote:
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may work?
Just got it in a email from B&H. Pretty interesting.
You can get more info about ordering and what film cameras the backs are available for on their site.
Always wished I could shoot with my SLRs digitally.

I'm Back Converts Films Cameras to Digital Cameras
Bring your film camera into the digital age with the I’m Back PRO. This unique digital back replaces the film door on most 35mm film SLRs and lets you shoot digitally with your vintage gear. Dedicated covers are also available for a perfect fit with various popular film cameras.
$49.00 - $299.00
Anybody know anything about this? How well it may ... (show quote)


If they made one for the old Spotmatic I would consider buying one just for kicks, of course I have about 20 lenses for that camera.

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Mar 14, 2019 08:43:55   #
Mister H Loc: Michigan
 
rmalarz wrote:
That's what I do.
--Bob



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Mar 14, 2019 09:01:09   #
Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley
 
Blurryeyed wrote:
If they made one for the old Spotmatic I would consider buying one just for kicks, of course I have about 20 lenses for that camera.


It comes with a universal mount so it can be used with almost any older SLR camera.
B&H website has more info on it.

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