Originally posted by johnha it is a novel solution for those that might want it. It doesn't involve 'hacking' cameras to bits
The camera back needs to be removed. This happens almost like magic in a video on their website, and there is a long list of cameras that
I'm Back is claimed to fit. However, do they really all have removable backs? The K1000 for example? I don't know, but if they are not removable then hacking
will be required, maybe irreversible.
Originally posted by johnha It may look a bit unwieldy (but not really more so than an LX with motordrive & battery pack)
I have an LX with a motordrive and it is not at all unwieldy. I can put my eye to the viewfinder comfortably for example. OTOH, the
I'm Back has a substantial "chimney" down its back for the light path to the sensor. The chimney is even larger at the bottom, presumably to house the sensor and additional lens(es) to re-focus the image of the focusing screen onto the sensor. This chimney obviously makes using the viewfinder awkward as the video clip of the guy using it seems to confirm.
Originally posted by photoptimist This really is the least expensive new full frame digital camera on the market
There is little point in comparing its price with that of FF cameras because it is not one. It is a very small format camera. The sensor is a 14MPx 1/2.33 type (the size of a little finger nail). The fact that it employs a FF lens and body does not make it a FF camera any more than using a DFA (full frame) lens on a K-5 makes the K-5 into a FF camera, however good it might be.
I think the
I'm Back will have a very limited appeal, even if it appeals to some, and good luck to them. I see it as a solution looking for a problem, and I don't think the silly name will help the marketing.
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