"I'm Back" lets you use film SLRs to shoot digitally.
Mar 14, 2019 09:11:33 #
rmalarz wrote:
That's what I do.
--Bob
--Bob
Me too. I had pretty much given up on film, but you and others, plus the easy convenience of my local store's processing (and their recent acquisition of a high rez scanner), has made me re-think it. My day to day "carry" is still my Nikon D7200, but when I go out for an intentional day of shooting, both medium format and 35mm bags are in my vehicle now.
Thanks, Bob, for your part in inspiring this.
Andy
Mar 14, 2019 09:14:16 #
I don't care for their design at all. Too bulky and add-on ridiculous in appearance and plain ugly to me.
I would want something that fits inside the original housing and that is not visible to the eye and doesn't take away from the original design of the instrument.
The picture quality that I saw was mediocre at best and a waste of time for me. I could do better with film and process to POSITIVE and scan digitally for best results using my former film gear and get the results I need.
For me , it's a cheap trick and no solution.
Sorry
I would want something that fits inside the original housing and that is not visible to the eye and doesn't take away from the original design of the instrument.
The picture quality that I saw was mediocre at best and a waste of time for me. I could do better with film and process to POSITIVE and scan digitally for best results using my former film gear and get the results I need.
For me , it's a cheap trick and no solution.
Sorry
Mar 14, 2019 10:08:50 #
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.
Me too on the old lenses. One of these for my old Nikon FA sells from Adorama for 69 bucks. Gotta admit, Im tempted.
Mar 14, 2019 10:16:47 #
cameraf4 wrote:
Me too on the old lenses. One of these for my old Nikon FA sells from Adorama for 69 bucks. Gotta admit, Im tempted.
It is a two piece deal, the digital back, $300, then the particular $69 wrapper for your camera to make it all work.
Mar 14, 2019 10:20:05 #
Blurryeyed wrote:
It is a two piece deal, the digital back, $300, then the particular $69 wrapper for your camera to make it all work.
No the wrapper is optional, just to make the setup look better. The back comes with a universal mount that can be used on most SLRs.
Mar 14, 2019 10:20:28 #
Pixljockey
Loc: Southeast Pa.
Yeah, the price, the bulky design, the poor image quality, not interested!
Mar 14, 2019 10:52:22 #
--Bob
AndyH wrote:
Me too. I had pretty much given up on film, but you and others, plus the easy convenience of my local store's processing (and their recent acquisition of a high rez scanner), has made me re-think it. My day to day "carry" is still my Nikon D7200, but when I go out for an intentional day of shooting, both medium format and 35mm bags are in my vehicle now.
Thanks, Bob, for your part in inspiring this.
Andy
Thanks, Bob, for your part in inspiring this.
Andy
Mar 14, 2019 12:02:32 #
rmalarz wrote:
It's actually about 158 rolls. For every
50 there's an additional $18 for developer
and a few cents for fixer. .........
--Bob
It's actually about 158 rolls. For every
50 there's an additional $18 for developer
and a few cents for fixer. .........
--Bob
"Developer" with an "-er". Must be BW.
Maybe bulk rolls. IIRC C-41 was never
available for roll your own.
My figgers were for C-41 and included
"developing" with an "-ing" cuz the toy
does color. Either way, you'll clearly do
better spending the $370 on chemical
photography than on an "I'm Back" ;-)
.
Mar 14, 2019 14:37:54 #
rfmaude41
Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)
Soul Dr. wrote:
The I'm back sensor is 16mp. It can record jpg or raw and can do video also.
It's also "huge", 1/2.3", LoL.....
Mar 14, 2019 14:40:30 #
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Mar 14, 2019 15:02:17 #
What's interesting is that Silicon Film's website is still up, reporting that the product should be available in the fall of 2000.
Mar 14, 2019 15:26:38 #
henryp wrote:
I remember when Silicon Film was all the buzz. The buzz turned to fizz.
http://www.siliconfilm.com/
http://www.siliconfilm.com/
Henry! Does B&H sell this? I wonder if you really sell any of them.
Mar 14, 2019 15:34:22 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Henry! Does B&H sell this? I wonder if you really sell any of them.
I'm Back at B&H:
https://bhpho.to/2TJ3pbq
Mar 14, 2019 15:49:58 #
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?
Currently, there are 33 companies selling 177 different kinds of film, according to
this list on Wikipedia:
ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photographic_films
In the last two years alone, 29 new films became available.
The consumer thinks the entire world consists of his suburban neighbors,
who all work in offices and use digital cameras or cell phones to take photos.
They don't own earth-moving equipment, so obviously Caterpillar Inc. is a
bad investment. But Mr. Warren Buffett doesn't care what his neighbors
in Omaha think and do--he does research.
Global unit shipments of digital cameras have declined by over 70% since
the peak in 2010.
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