Minor news (to me at least) in the last paragraph. The LCD viewer would be
nice, and CompactFlash support would be great, _IF_....
Their website <http://www.siliconfilm.com> looks the same as it has for a long
time, including no mention of Olympus support.
Online:
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,479344,00.asp>
Print:
PC Magazine
September 17, 2002
Page 98
>I love digital photography, but I don't want to give up my 35-mm camera. Is
>there something that can replace a roll of 35-mm film, converting my SLR
>camera into a digital camera?
>
>
>This is a great concept, and for quite a few years a product called
>SiliconFilm efs-1 was being developed to help take your film camera digital.
>This device was a CCD and memory that you popped into your camera to convert
>it to a digital camera. And you could pop it in and out to swap in 35-mm film.
>
>Unfortunately, the product had some serious limitations, such as compatibility
>with only a few high-end cameras and an ISO rating of 100; it never reached
>widespread distribution. We thought initially that development had been
>discontinued, but apparently there is some life left in this concept.
>
>Quest Manufacturing bought the bankrupt Silicon Film Technologies
><www.siliconfilm.com> and is now redeveloping the product, which it expects
>will be available early next year. The updated product will be much more
>versatile, handling ISOs 100?800, including an LCD viewer, and will accept
>CompactFlash memory. The company expects it to sell for under $600.
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