huw_finney Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Getting the wiring runs worked out I have put my spare PCB in the back of the M2. The white part (centre right bottom) is the tallest component and is flush with the door rails, this camera will be thinner than an M6 at the film speed dial. I was thinking of an Imac style transparent back, but that would be too silly.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_chan5 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Cool...you should see if you can get Mr Kobayashi from Cosina to license the design from you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frederick_muller Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Wow ... this is so good it's getting scary! I assume you are not planning to have a preview/review screen and the user will shoot from eye level as with a regular rangefinder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
working camera Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Huw, replace the Vulcanite with that solid state look, tres cool! C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Huw, I guess the next logical step would be a Leicavit sized baseplate with full cell phone functions...LOL. We wouldn't even need the digital conversion to carry our Leica M2 cell phone around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frederick_muller Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Al, Huw ... please. Don't spoil a beautiful concept by incorporating a phone ! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
working camera Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 But does it have GPS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_neuthaler Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 My God! If it works, I'll give you $5,000,000.00 for the rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owen w. Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Best MAD project yet. Better than a soap opera in making me keep looking for updates. I rather like the clear backing idea. Hide too much and it would almost be anti-climatic... .Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean_. Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 This is amazing. I am really itchy to grab an old camera and make it digital. Especially building a dedicated b/w camera. As you know, it is a huge difference between a true monochrome sensor and a converted image froma coor sensor. Until now only kodak attempted such a camera, and apparently the corporations see no market for this. But if this approaches the DIY realm, tis would be one of my first projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Frederick, lighten up! Think of the possibilities! Make them in gold with Cameraleather's red lizard skin, a matching strap, and every teenager in the mall will want one! Hundreds of thousands of kids all over the planet chatting constantly on their Leicas, emailing pictures to one another that can be blown up to 40x60 inches with razor sharp detail. This could be Leica's salvation. Girls would spend a fortune on matching purses and shoes. Paul's 5 million dollar offer will seem like small change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_m__toronto_ Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 i'll say it again huw, you sir, are the frickin bomb. keeps me coming back to this site daily :) thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_scheitrowsky1 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 The juxtaposition of the classic Leica top plate with the electronic innards is as creepy as the scene in Star Trek where Captain Piccard has been assimilated by the Borg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huw_finney Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 Paul, I will hold you to that, and include technical support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 ...hold on... just a second... I recognize that circuit board! It's the same one that drives my granddaughter's fuzzy, purple, multilingual dinosaur! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Quite apart from the remarakable ideas and engineering, we have our own <a href=http://www.artnet.com/artwork/424478422/victor-vasarely-vy-28-g.html>Vasarely</a> in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_morriss2 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Keep it up Huw and to think I agonized for a good week before modifying my summicron C, sort of pales into insignificance really, Huw we are not worthy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark-j Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Huw: How much of the original workings of the M2 will remain after you have completed the project? Shutter and advance? Rangefinder (yes). Flash sync for low light (no). What is the projected weight comparison between your version and original (heavier with batteries)? Thank-you for keeping us abreast of your project. This is quite interesting to see taking shape. Mark J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee hamiel Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 This is great Huw - Thanks for all the posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kai_griffin Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I can hardly wait to see the first images. Even half-way through the project, it all looks so professional and clean - like you've just popped the back off an off-the-shelf product. Impressive to the max! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee hamiel Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Huw: May want to see this one for a back ... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7563569499&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karim Ghantous Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Sweet. Here I was thinking you were going to need to gut a Leicavit to carry the batteries and extra circuitry. I guess you still can make a Leicavit 'booster' pack and stuff it with lithium polymer cells. I like the idea of the iMac style back but it wouldn't work with this camera. You are right in rejecting it. Maybe an iPod style polished steel back? ;-) JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_michel Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 thank you so much for sharing this with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpowis Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 looking back through Huw's posting history, I saw on one of the posts about the meter in the screwmount Leica : Jamie J. , jun 06, 2004; 12:14 p.m. Maybe next you could build an M-Digital? Well, guess we got to this point. Thumbs up again on the project, Huw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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