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Digital Cartridge

jackitec
Posted 26/09/2009 - 19:13 Link
A few years ago I came across a website of a company who were developing a digital cartridge insert for all 35mm cameras, similar to a 110 cartridge, I thought it was a great idea but have never seen it since,
I just wondered if anyone else had seen it.
Jack.
johnriley
Posted 26/09/2009 - 19:17 Link
It came to nothing, so presumably no investment available or insurmountable technical problems.
Best regards, John
hefty1
Posted 26/09/2009 - 19:20 Link
It never happened - too many technical difficulties to overcome.

The closest we ever got was the Leica digital back for the R8/R9 SLR's - hugely expensive and, as it turned out, rather disappointing; and that was a bespoke model! We're a long way from a universal digital insert but you never know what the future may hold.
Joining the Q
jackitec
Posted 26/09/2009 - 20:08 Link
Thanks lads, it's nice to know someone else saw it, it's also a pity it was never fully developed, it would have given us so much more choice, but I suspect it just wasn't technical problems there may have been big company's that didn't want it and bought it out and then shelved it, but that's just my opinion, I'm sure with today's technology it could be developed.
Jack.
johnriley
Posted 26/09/2009 - 20:17 Link
Effectively it was for the Leica system. Very expensive and very poor.

The biggest problem I see is power supply. You could make a back for a LX or any other similar Pentax, but the cameras are getting old, it would need more power and the back would cost more than a new DSLR.

Just think if a digital back for the ME Super came out tomorrow at £500 how many people would now want it? Not enough I suspect. And when your ME Super wears out what do you do then?
Best regards, John
jackitec
Posted 26/09/2009 - 20:37 Link
Good point John, you could buy another SLR to use the cartridge in but now the market is flooded with DLSR's there wouldn't be much point in any further development, would have been nice though.
Jack.
Edited by jackitec: 26/09/2009 - 20:43

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