Questionable KM prototype on Ebay

builttospill · 11-18-2013, 06:25 PM

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I don't buy much on eBay for various reasons, but it is fun to see odd items such as this KM or this A3000: Pentax Film Recorder Camera ?Very RARE Digital to Film Conversion ARRI | eBay.

narual · 11-19-2013, 09:56 AM

Originally posted by builttospill

I don't buy much on eBay for various reasons, but it is fun to see odd items such as this KM or this A3000: Pentax Film Recorder Camera ?Very RARE Digital to Film Conversion ARRI | eBay.

What is that for? It looks interesting, but… what is its purpose?

builttospill · 11-19-2013, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by narual

What is that for? It looks interesting, but… what is its purpose?

Maybe to attach a beauty dish, or a buffer pad to wax your car while taking photos at the same time. I have no idea why a big plastic disc would be required to "convert digital to film".

narual · 11-19-2013, 10:04 PM

Ohhh I read that wrong. Convert digital to film. Hmm. If it was a pad to block out all the surrounding light from a monitor, if you sized an image to the size of the hole, would it expose film properly without any lens attached?

builttospill · 11-20-2013, 06:17 PM

Yeah, I had to look at it twice too. I don't know if that disc would do anything, and I can't tell from the photos in the listing if a lens could be attached or not, but you can see the bayonet tabs.

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11-18-2013, 06:25 PM	#16
builttospill Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,398	Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. I don't buy much on eBay for various reasons, but it is fun to see odd items such as this KM or this A3000: Pentax Film Recorder Camera ?Very RARE Digital to Film Conversion ARRI \| eBay.

11-19-2013, 09:56 AM	#17
narual Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Bend (Notre Dame), Indiana Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,988	Originally posted by builttospill I don't buy much on eBay for various reasons, but it is fun to see odd items such as this KM or this A3000: Pentax Film Recorder Camera ?Very RARE Digital to Film Conversion ARRI \| eBay. What is that for? It looks interesting, but… what is its purpose?

11-19-2013, 05:11 PM	#18
builttospill Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,398	Originally posted by narual What is that for? It looks interesting, but… what is its purpose? Maybe to attach a beauty dish, or a buffer pad to wax your car while taking photos at the same time. I have no idea why a big plastic disc would be required to "convert digital to film".

11-19-2013, 10:04 PM	#19
narual Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Bend (Notre Dame), Indiana Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,988	Ohhh I read that wrong. Convert digital to film. Hmm. If it was a pad to block out all the surrounding light from a monitor, if you sized an image to the size of the hole, would it expose film properly without any lens attached?

11-20-2013, 06:17 PM	#20
builttospill Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,398	Yeah, I had to look at it twice too. I don't know if that disc would do anything, and I can't tell from the photos in the listing if a lens could be attached or not, but you can see the bayonet tabs.