There is a Sinar digital camera that uses OM lenses. Its standard issue lens
is the 35-80, labeled as a "Digital Sinaron". I wonder if the reason Olympus
designed and built this lens was that they won a contract from Sinar, and only
made it available to OM owners as an afterthought?
Paul Farrar
>
> Phillip,
>
> Your digital view camera idea is interesting. How about using a Hasselblad
> flexbody with a digital back and a machined OM to Hassy converter? I'd have
> to sell my house...
>
> If the "digital film" concept doesn't die of "too little, too soon" ( see
> the site http://www.siliconfilm.com/ ), perhaps a future iteration of this
> technology will give us a way to use our optics and existing cameras. Even
> if the efilm product were available for OM and the company offering it was
> rock-solid, the CMOS limitations of the current design are daunting. It's
> hard to imagine how a niche company can keep up with the digital imaging
> powerhouses who have a strong interest in selling you new cameras rather
> than retrofit hardware like the efilm product.
>
> Best,
>
> BJ
>
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