Interesting use of Canon FD lens on digitizing image

[soo_choi]

<p>I hope it interest some of you canon FD fans out there.<br>

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/scanner_and_old_lens_used_diy_130megapixel_camera<br>

I love the films over digital but this has to interest some diehard FD fans in this forum.<br>

Images from this setup using FD lens looks pretty good to me.<br>

Good posting..</p>

[peter_dalton]

<p>OK, I'll bight. 1200 dpi scanner. Lens with only enough image circle to cover a 35 mm neg (1" x 1.5"). How does this work out to 130 megapixels? Put this device behind an 8x10 view camera lens and you might get there.</p>

[dennis_kushner2]

<p>Kapture Group made this a few years ago.<br>

I recall cost about 3K without Digital back & Hassy viefinder.<br>

http://www.kapturegroup.com/true/wide.html</p>

[philip_wilson]

<p>Using FD lenses on a Panasonic G1 produces very good images if you really need to shoot digital.</p>

[peter_ferling]

<p>I have used FD lenses with an adaptor on EOS to some success, infinity focus is mixed bag, I have an FD 100mm f/2.8 that works. I also have a 35mm F/2.8 T/S that was refitted for EOS and it has infinity focus, and it's sharpness and contrast are comparable to L lenses.</p>

<p>When the warranty runs out on my 40D I plan to have it modified to accept FD lenses (modify the camera body, and not the lenses) just for kicks.</p>

[jtk]

<p>Guess what...35mm color film is 125MP from a Nikon V scanner, standard 4000ppi resolution.<br>

Every Canon FD is natively 125MP :-)</p>

[b_reagan]

<p>Rube Goldberg lives! Gorgeous pix....</p>

[dave_green5]

<p>For folks who want to use their FD glass on digital, it would seem that Micro 4/3 is the way to go.</p>