Leica did that some time ago with the R8/R9 DMR back. Though no longer
supported by Leica, many owners have found battery replacements from
aftermarket vendors.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Trask" <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:10 PM
Subject: [OM] Frankendaptor (was: A Worthwhile Olympus Accessory)
> >
>> > Well, let's take that thought and step back to the adapter ring itself.
>> > You have about 1/8" inside diameter that you can fill, and there's
> nothing
>> > that says you can't have an extension of the outside diameter along the
>> > bottom 30-60º. You just can't easily make it thicker along either
> portion
>> > and expect to accomodate all OM base lenses. That could provide enough
>> > volume to accomodate an electromagnetic actuator.
>>
>> Prior to m43, I thought this would have been a potentially viable
>> project.
>>
>
> <<SNIP>>
>
>>
>> Why is it that I feel like we've stepped back to the 1950's all over
>> again. Didn't SLRs before the Nikon F generally have this problem?
>>
>
> Since I began photography with far less, it's not much of a problem for
> me to accomodate the slight inconvenience of stop-down metering. Still,
> there is a huge evolutionary gap between film and digital.
>
>>
>> Maybe it would be easier to scavange a digital body to make a digital
>> film back for the OMs. The Sony is almost thin enough.
>>
>
> I had often thought that the logical step from film to digital would
> have been just that: a digital "film pack" that would take the place of
> the
> rear cover of an SLR. With that in mind, there are plenty of 10M P&S
> cameras out there that mike make suitable candidates for such a
> FrankenCamera.
>
> Chris
>
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