...Has Anyone seen this yet! Digifilm!!

Where will they find the 256 Megabyte SD cards that only hold 36 pictures these days?

This idea is about as sensible as the Sony Mavica that used floppy disks for storage.

Fun to use a clumsy retro camera with no internet connectivity? Tell that to the millions of youngsters welded to their smartphones.

".... the Yashica Y35 digiFilmcamera ships in April."

- April the 1st by any chance?

How appropriate!

I still think that one day somebody will come up with an entirely self-contained device that can be dropped into any 35mm SLR and which will be able to capture images that will be the equivalent to any images captured by current technology DSLRs. It's a matter of wanting to do it; it isn't a matter of any sort of tricky tech that needs to be overcome.

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Until the price of full-frame sensors comes down, it is complicated by the need for an appropriate viewfinder.

Even more, though, by the time that the price of sensors does come down, the 35mm cameras that you might want to use it with will be so old, that people won't want to use them that way.

There might be a small number of people that have a need to switch between film and digital, and also where the weight of two cameras matters. (Backpackers, maybe.)

For most, having two cameras with the same lens mount makes more sense.

I have used Nikon DSLRs and film SLRs on the same trip, while sharing lenses.

Well, I seem to be the only one here to see the fun side of this. That's not too surprising, considering this is one of the last bastions of film lovers. Personally, I don't take it very seriously, but I love that someone is doing it, and I want to encourage such silly/outrageous ventures because who knows what may spin off from this? There really aren't any technological hurdles remaining to prevent someone from actually producing an insert that could be used in most 35mm cameras. The technology exists. It's the market that's lacking, and this venture could pump up that market.

 

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At worst, it will be an interesting collectible in 20 years.

Yes it would be fun, but I don't expect that it will be within my fun price range.

I can buy $10 film SLRs. (The Canon FT for example.) Nikon 35mm SLRs that can share lenses with DSLRs, and especially with the price of used FX cameras coming down, it makes much more sense to buy two cameras.

If there was enough demand for real economy of scale production, it might be affordable.

Reminds me of the Holga digital:

Holga - Holga Digital is a new generation Holga, that bring the old good toy camera back to the present

after the film Holga was discontinued, we now have a digital version of a toy camera.

Maybe it is affordably priced, though more than I would normally pay for a toy.

I can buy $10 film SLRs. (The Canon FT for example.) Nikon 35mm SLRs that can share lenses with DSLRs, and especially with the price of used FX cameras coming down, it makes much more sense to buy two cameras.

Really? I haven't seen an SLR offered for less than $40, recently, even at Goodwill.

Really? I haven't seen an SLR offered for less than $40, recently, even at Goodwill.

My local Goodwill has both eBay and shopgoodwill auctions.

#24 Canon FTb FD mount 35mm SLR *body only* -tested/working- | eBay

is a recently sold for $10 FTb

#5 Nikon N75 35mm SLR *body only* -tested/working- 18208017225 | eBay

is a Nikon N75 that recently sold for $10.

Those are body only. You can get lenses for close to $10, too.

Save on shipping by bidding on items at your local goodwill store, and picking them up.

I got a Nikkor 80-200 AI zoom for $12 from the same Goodwill store.

Bid low and often, and you will get way too much stuff.

(The local store to me usually has $10 starting bid. Others are less.)

I think I bid about $40 for this one:

#18 Canon 7 LTM 35mm Rangefinder w/ 50mm f/1.4 lens *read description* | eBay

which is a Canon 7 with 50/1.4 lens. But $153 isn't a bad price.

There are also some that sold for way more than I would expect.

Yes, the Minolta, Konica, and such are often lower priced, but the

Canon FTb and Nikkormat FTN or FT2 are also not hard to find in the $10 range.

Also, many of the more recent cameras from Canon and Nikon, such as

the Canon EOS series or Nikon N65, N75, or N80 are also often low priced.

In Seattle, one store does all the auction items, as I also suspect is true in

other cities.

My local Goodwill has both eBay and shopgoodwill auctions.

 

#24 Canon FTb FD mount 35mm SLR *body only* -tested/working- | eBay

 

is a recently sold for $10 FTb

 

#5 Nikon N75 35mm SLR *body only* -tested/working- 18208017225 | eBay

 

is a Nikon N75 that recently sold for $10.

 

Those are body only. You can get lenses for close to $10, too.

 

Save on shipping by bidding on items at your local goodwill store, and picking them up.

 

I got a Nikkor 80-200 AI zoom for $12 from the same Goodwill store.

 

Bid low and often, and you will get way too much stuff.

(The local store to me usually has $10 starting bid. Others are less.)

 

I think I bid about $40 for this one:

 

#18 Canon 7 LTM 35mm Rangefinder w/ 50mm f/1.4 lens *read description* | eBay

 

which is a Canon 7 with 50/1.4 lens. But $153 isn't a bad price.

 

There are also some that sold for way more than I would expect.

Yeah, I check shopgoodwill from time to time, but it seems that A) they're getting greedy, with some items starting at a price that's the typical eBay selling price, and B) people often go nuts, there, bidding items up way beyond what they would pay to buy the same item on eBay. But, I suppose one can still find the occasional bargain there.

My local Goodwills don't do online auctions, though, so the "buy online, pickup in person" approach doesn't work. Apparently, the person/people in charge of the Phoenix Metro area don't like the idea, and they're not required to participate. I've seen some listings on Shopgoodwill from Tucson, but that's only local in the broadest sense. When I lived in Boston, New Hampshire and Rhode Island were both closer than Tucson is to Phoenix.

This is why I tell my wife:

"Don't worry about me accumulating so many old cameras (G.A.S.), when the RE35 digital roll finally comes out,

it will SKYROCKET the value of these forgotten film cameras, and as a result, be better than a retirement account" ;) :rolleyes:

None of the local shops where I live ever have any photo gear at all so I'm limited to ebay or KEH. KEH does usually cost more, but they do provide a warranty on most items.

However, I was lucky enough, year before last, to have a friend that gave me the following fully functional gear (in good condition): Pentax Spotmatic F with 50mm f1.4, 35mm f2.8, 28mm f3.5, 105mm f2.8, and 200mm (all Takumars)

None of the local shops where I live ever have any photo gear at all so I'm limited to ebay or KEH. KEH does usually cost more, but they do provide a warranty on most items.

However, I was lucky enough, year before last, to have a friend that gave me the following fully functional gear (in good condition): Pentax Spotmatic F with 50mm f1.4, 35mm f2.8, 28mm f3.5, 105mm f2.8, and 200mm (all Takumars)

Wow! Nice friend!

Yes, and this friend also gave me a barely used Vivitar 383 flash a few month after. Mainly using it on manual gear with no electronics since I haven't gotten around to checking the sync voltage yet.

Good thinking. I know someone who fried the circuitry in his digicam by using a film era flash on it. Ouch!

Wein makes an adapter called Safe Sync which reduces the sync voltage to a safe 6 volts. I have one with a built in pc socket. I use it mainly for my Sunpak AP 52 622 on my Pentax K50 and Canon Rebel T3. But before I got any digital gear I also used the adapter with my Minolta X700 and XD-5.

BTW, if using a multitester to check sync voltage make sure it is rated at 20,000 volts per ohm.

The vapor is coalescing! It may actually become a physical product.

Dear Backers

 

Thank you for your great support and patience.

 

We are happy to inform that the shipping starts by the end of this month.

 

Camera Y35 together with digiFilm & Genuine Leather Accessories, if any, will be shipped out by batch right after production and inspection, We will inform each backer in advance the shipping schedule of his / her pledge & add on purchase in due course.

 

The email will be sent from cs@yashica.com. Please note.

 

Your wish, trust and patience have made us dedicate endeavor effort and insistence to overcome all the difficulties on development. It’s nobody but YOU, who let us set off on the journey of images and photography.

 

Thanks again for being with us to open the new chapter of YASHICA – The world’s 1st digiFilm™ system and the Unprecedented Camera Y35. We hope this innovation of YASHICA can inspire your creativity and even your life.

 

Write your own “Silence of Story”

 

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The vapor is coalescing! It may actually become a physical product.

"Dear Backers

Thank you for your great support and patience.

We are happy to inform that the shipping starts by the end of this month.

Hmm... and which month

is that...?

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Well I'm waiting with baited breath...

Been eatin' worms, have ya? :D Or, did you mean 'bated breath'?

Hmm... and which month

is that...?

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Well, it was August when they sent that, so I'm going with August. But, I don't expect mine any time soon.