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OLD SLR conversion to CCD
Funny you mention that. There was a company in the US selling a CCD add-on for Canon cameras which had the electronics in a package similar to a film canister with the "tail" holding the CCD chip. Just had to drop it into the camera!!!!
I use OM1 gear so I asked them if they intended doing the same for Olympus, their answer was that Canon's were the "initial target product".
When I tried to follow up later ( probably two years ago now) they had been "bought out" and were reviewing their strategy.
I'm of the opinion that they may have been smothered to ensure new Digital camera's had the market to themselves!!! Still think it would have been a great idea when you consider all the SLR's that are still out there, in working nick.
Maybe we need to revive the idea..... what about gluing a Toucam body to the back of an existing camera??? etc etc
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