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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
The unarguable benefits of digital photography has rendered the analog SLR obsolete for most purposes. This means that a wide selection of cameras and lenses are available on the second hand market for pennies on the dollar, making them ripe targets for hacking. [drtonis] decided to experiment with a quick and easy digital conversion to an old Canon A-1, and it’s got us excited about the possibilities.
It’s a simple hack, but a fun one. The SLR is opened up, and the spring plate for holding the film is removed. A Raspberry Pi camera then has its original lens removed, and is placed inside the film compartment. It’s held in with electrical tape, upon a 3mm shim to space it correctly to work with the original optics.
(Score: 2) by Nuke on Sunday November 17 2019, @11:08AM
Indeed. The claim that "a wide selection of cameras and lenses are available on the second hand market for pennies on the dollar" is misleading. Quality film cameras are holding their prices well, although you can always find cheap crap like Zenith. Some, like the Pentax K1000, if in good nick sell for up to twice the ticket price they had when new (I've seen insane prices), although that is mainly nostalgia as they were invariably recommended for art students.