film/digital hybrid?

Evan S

Evan S

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does this exist?
and if it doesn't I think it'd be sort of neat to be able to have a digital anf film print of your photo...






or am i stupid?
 
Well, you if you shoot on chromagenic film, you can go down to Longs (or whatever) and get a CD with a digital copy of all your shots, along with prints and negatives.

There's also a company called Mamiya that makes a camera with interchangable back plates to support 35mm, 120/220, and digital; that's not exactly what you're looking for, but it's pretty sweet.

Point of interest, what you're describing couldn't exist. The light coming through the lens has to hit either emulsion (film) or an image sensor (digital) it can't hit both at the same moment, with the exact same image.

EDIT: And your not stupid. The best way to learn is to ask. :thumbsup:
 
TC said:
Well, you if you shoot on chromagenic film, you can go down to Longs (or whatever) and get a CD with a digital copy of all your shots, along with prints and negatives.

There's also a company called Mamiya that makes a camera with interchangable back plates to support 35mm, 120/220, and digital; that's not exactly what you're looking for, but it's pretty sweet.

Point of interest, what you're describing couldn't exist. The light coming through the lens has to hit either emulsion (film) or an image sensor (digital) it can't hit both at the same moment, with the exact same image.

EDIT: And your not stupid. The best way to learn is to ask. :thumbsup:
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But couldn't you have something that would bounce the light to a second imager? I think it would be possible...not feasible though. Something similar to a video tap on a film cam, for preview purposes so you can check your comp/exposure roughly.
 
That's a good point. I suppose I shouldn't have said it that way. It's not practical. I guess you could bounce the light off two slanted mirrors and have it hit the film above it, and the imager below it. That would make it way too big for practical shooting.

... You'd need faster lenses too, because I'm sure that would amount in some light loss.

oneinfiniteloop said:
Something similar to a video tap on a film cam, for preview purposes so you can check your comp/exposure roughly.
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I think what they do (or used to do) was have a VERY small digital system rigged into the top of the camera, and what you were seeing on the monitors wasn't EXACTLY what was being captured onto film. But again, I could be way off.
 
Here is something I found at Gary Parries Photo Blog. The link for the page is below, but the question is at the bottom so scroll down.


Any truth to the rumor of a soon-to-be-announced Sony bridge camera that records digital images to film? It all sounds a bit too good to be true.
Regards,
AF
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AF, it does sound a bit too good to be true. Nonetheless, it definitely is true, except that it is not exactly a bridge camera, and it does not exactly record digital images to film.
To be more accurate, the camera is actually a Bridge/SLR (B/SLR) hybrid, with a fixed lens like a traditional bridge camera, and a reflex mirror for TTL viewing which flips up from between the lens and film during image capture like a traditional SLR. However, unlike any other camera before it, this one immediately scans the unprocessed film to detect and store the captured image digitally.
The B/SLR utilizes a specially developed, “disposable” cartridge film, having all the resolution and dynamic range of traditional film, to capture a 1” x 1” square image, which is then immediately scanned into digital flash memory using a laser to detect the exposure-induced chemical changes in the unprocessed film.
The camera also has some fantastic specs. Its scanner resolution is 4800 x 4800 dpi, with a color depth of 48 bits, yielding 23 megapixel images with a 48-bit dynamic range. Its continuous shooting rate is a sustained 5 fps, limited only by the available CF and/or SD memory, and the number of exposures remaining. Disposable film cartridges of 100 and 200 exposures will be initially available.
The B/SLR will be available in a choice of factory installed lenses with a variety of focal lengths and zoom ranges. Field installation of lenses is not possible due to the highly adverse effect of dust particles on the laser scanning system.
The camera is scheduled for release in June; however, due to the historical significance of this camera, PhotographyBLOG will dedicate the first Saturday of each month to a First-Look Hands-On Pre-Review of the camera, beginning in April.
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http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/garys_parries_19_03_06/
 
Geeze....

Geeze....

It's called a scanner.


Almost every pro photographer I know who shoots film has it scanned to a digital file. It's just what the workflow IS now.

Honestly, why would anyone bother with a "bridge" camera that shoots film and scans it unprocessed? Frankly, it's one of the worst ideas I've heard in years. Just SHOOT FILM. Honestly, it ain't that expensive. For instance, I'm shooting 2 commercials on s16mm FILM next week for budgets UNDER $2K. The DVX is our backup :)
 
hashepsut said:
It's called a scanner.


Almost every pro photographer I know who shoots film has it scanned to a digital file. It's just what the workflow IS now.

Honestly, why would anyone bother with a "bridge" camera that shoots film and scans it unprocessed? Frankly, it's one of the worst ideas I've heard in years. Just SHOOT FILM. Honestly, it ain't that expensive. For instance, I'm shooting 2 commercials on s16mm FILM next week for budgets UNDER $2K. The DVX is our backup :)
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I think we all know about scanners :)

I scan almost everything I shoot as well, but I'm not lugging around a Nikon Coolscan, laptop, and power source to every shoot to check my negs, oh and I would have to bring a darkroom too.

We're not discussing price either, I think the merits of a hybrid system lies in the fact that you can see what you're getting while on location, kinda like a video tap on a Arri SRII while shooting a commercial. Backup.
 
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