William;
There has been a lot of talk about this, but I don't know if your question
has been exactly answered. It's early AM and I can't recall if you were in
on the thread, but there is a company called Imagek tryng to do something
like this.
I'd probably buy an Imagek or similar if the price was reasonable. Even if
the quality was on the order of the 600L. Seems to me that this is possible
now. With clever packaging, it could be just a new back. CCD in middle,
perhaps battery and interface electronics protruding into the film supply
and take-up areas.
george
William Sommerwerck wrote:
> Damark has refurbished 600Ls for $675 -- a very attractive price. (These
> are not always refurbished -- sometimes the product has simply been
> repackaged.) I was sorely tempted to buy, but resisted.
>
> I'd love to have a digital camera, and the 600L takes incredible
> pictures. (I've seen photos in magazines, and friend has sent me several
> via e-mail.) But I have Polaroid cameras and an H-P scanner, and there's
> a great one-hour lab at a nearby Costco. At the moment, I don't have
> enough need for a digital camera to justify buying one.
>
> But I'd like to _eventually_ have one, and I know what I want. To wit,
> an SLR body that takes all my Zuikos and has a full-size (24mmx36mm)
> sensor with at least 2000x3000 pixels. Actually, _three_ sensors -- red,
> green, and blue.
>
> In other words, I want a digital camera whose images are comparable (if
> not necessarily equal) to those produced by conventional photography.
> It's within existing technology, but the price would be... I don't want
> to think about it.
>
> Anyone out there feel the same way? Anyone out there who is thoroughly
> familiar with the development of CCDs, and could make a reasonable
> speculation when such a camera might be possible at a "reasonable" price
> (under $3000)?
>
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