Technology idea

Hi - if this seems like something from the lunatic sector, please ignore and
excuse the post. If this is a "great idea" that makes someone rich, all the
better for the community.

Why can't someone invent a digital sensor/storage as follows: Sensor
roughly the same size as 35 mm negative, attached by micro wire to main body
of the unit that contains the power source and storage. The main unit would
be the form fit of a 35mm film can. The entire unit would be deployed in a
standard 35mm camera. The main unit would have to have some logic that
tells it to reset (probably after a manual reset on the can) upon sensing
"darkness" for a specified period of time. After that, it would record
exposures from the 35mm lens/shutter. Of course, there would be no preview
function, but it would allow one to use a legacy 35mm as a digital camera.

Again, just looking for comments.

thanks,

john

"JAL" writes:
Why can't someone invent a digital sensor/storage as follows: Sensor
roughly the same size as 35 mm negative, attached by micro wire to main body
of the unit that contains the power source and storage. The main unit would
be the form fit of a 35mm film can.

Hehheh, history repeats itself. That was a vaporware product for
several years in the early digicam era. I forget what it was called
but it was delayed so many times it became a running joke. When a
prototype was finally shown, it was crap. There's no point to it now.

Paul Rubin wrote:
"JAL" writes:
Why can't someone invent a digital sensor/storage as follows: Sensor
roughly the same size as 35 mm negative, attached by micro wire to
main body of the unit that contains the power source and storage.
The main unit would be the form fit of a 35mm film can.

Hehheh, history repeats itself. That was a vaporware product for
several years in the early digicam era. I forget what it was called
but it was delayed so many times it became a running joke. When a
prototype was finally shown, it was crap. There's no point to it now.

Silicon film?

Paul Rubin wrote:
"JAL" writes:

Why can't someone invent a digital sensor/storage as follows: Sensor
roughly the same size as 35 mm negative, attached by micro wire to main body
of the unit that contains the power source and storage. The main unit would
be the form fit of a 35mm film can.


Hehheh, history repeats itself. That was a vaporware product for
several years in the early digicam era. I forget what it was called
but it was delayed so many times it became a running joke. When a
prototype was finally shown, it was crap. There's no point to it now.

Silicon Film, I believe. It's not a bad idea, but the phrase "easier
said than done" comes to mind.

Of course, miniaturization of electronics and sensor quality gets better
all the time. Maybe five or ten years down the road, some bright
electrical engineer with a fondness for spotmatics will come up with a
design that actually works in the real world.

- Matt

"JAL" wrote:

Why can't someone invent a digital sensor/storage as follows: Sensor
roughly the same size as 35 mm negative, attached by micro wire to main body
of the unit that contains the power source and storage. The main unit would
be the form fit of a 35mm film can.

http://web.archive.org/web/200006191...liconfilm.com/



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Eric
http://canid.com/

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Hi - if this seems like something from the lunatic sector, please ignore and
excuse the post. If this is a "great idea" that makes someone rich, all the
better for the community.

Why can't someone invent a digital sensor/storage as follows: Sensor
roughly the same size as 35 mm negative, attached by micro wire to main body
of the unit that contains the power source and storage. The main unit would
be the form fit of a 35mm film can. The entire unit would be deployed in a
standard 35mm camera. The main unit would have to have some logic that
tells it to reset (probably after a manual reset on the can) upon sensing
"darkness" for a specified period of time. After that, it would record
exposures from the 35mm lens/shutter. Of course, there would be no preview
function, but it would allow one to use a legacy 35mm as a digital camera.

It's like putting a combustion engine into a horse carriage. Might work,
but better buying a real car.
--

Alfred Molon
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/
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"JAL" wrote in message
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Hi - if this seems like something from the lunatic sector, please ignore
and excuse the post. If this is a "great idea" that makes someone rich,
all the better for the community.

Why can't someone invent a digital sensor/storage as follows: Sensor
roughly the same size as 35 mm negative, attached by micro wire to main
body of the unit that contains the power source and storage. The main
unit would be the form fit of a 35mm film can. The entire unit would be
deployed in a standard 35mm camera. The main unit would have to have some
logic that tells it to reset (probably after a manual reset on the can)
upon sensing "darkness" for a specified period of time. After that, it
would record exposures from the 35mm lens/shutter. Of course, there would
be no preview function, but it would allow one to use a legacy 35mm as a
digital camera.

Again, just looking for comments.

thanks,

john

Already been done! For years professional photographers have been using
digital backs on thier expensive film SLR, and medium format cameras.

http://www.leica-camera.com/produkte...l/index_e.html
http://www.betterlight.com/

**SS**

JAL wrote:
Hi - if this seems like something from the lunatic sector, please ignore and
excuse the post. If this is a "great idea" that makes someone rich, all the
better for the community.

Why can't someone invent a digital sensor/storage as follows: Sensor
roughly the same size as 35 mm negative, attached by micro wire to main body
of the unit that contains the power source and storage. The main unit would
be the form fit of a 35mm film can. The entire unit would be deployed in a
standard 35mm camera.

Nope. Sorry. A digital sensor is far too thick to fit into a 35mm camera.

--
Ray Fischer

"Paul Rubin" wrote in message
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"JAL" writes:
Why can't someone invent a digital sensor/storage as follows: Sensor
roughly the same size as 35 mm negative, attached by micro wire to main
body
of the unit that contains the power source and storage. The main unit
would
be the form fit of a 35mm film can.

Hehheh, history repeats itself. That was a vaporware product for
several years in the early digicam era. I forget what it was called
but it was delayed so many times it became a running joke. When a
prototype was finally shown, it was crap. There's no point to it now.

The FartWare product was the Imagek aka Silicon Film that first appeared on
the Internet in 1997

*Fartware is vapourware, but with a stink to it!