----- Original Message ----- From: William Kane Subject: DSLR building I would start with a working Nikon DSLR, beat it to death with my PENTAX 6x7, and then go and take some pictures with the 6x7. But I have just had recent digital camera experience......
William Robb > Hey gang, > > I was thinking recently about making a cheap attempt at building a > DSLR using a pentax body and parts from a working digital camera. I > know that this is an exercise in futility, as it would be more > exspensive/work intensive to do, than to just buy a decent digital > camera . . . but, I guess that is the Pentax Way . . . (or at least what > they are indicating to their consumers). > > My current thoughts on the topic: > > I would start out with a cheaper digital camera. I haven't selected > one yet, but I'm thinking it would be best to take one of the smaller > N***N cameras. Basically, the plan includes taking the camera apart, > and jury-rigging a Pentax SLR body to accept the necessary parts. > > A back can be modified to hold the CCD and the necessary LCD panels. > The mechanics of the camera can be removed to make room for necessary > electronics, as well as the two compartments that would normally hold > film. > > There would be a problem with getting the shutter and CCD to synch at > the appropriate times. My fix for this would to be to totally remove > the shutter curtain (digitals lack this anyhow). This would leave only > the need to synch the mirror and CCD. My solution to this? Well, I > know that some other camera manufacturers had modified bodies that the > mirror didn't actually flip. The mirror was partially silvered, and > reflected approximatly 50% of the light to the prisim, while the other > 50% of the light moved through the mirror and into the film plane > (what's this type of mirror called again?) . . . There would likely be a > need to add an optic assembly in place of the shutter in order for focus > to work right . . . > > This setup should allow for all the necessary electronics to be taken > up by just the digital electronics. The prisim would be fully > functional. If need be a battery pack add-on could be used to run the > electronics using a dead battery. The camera back would have most of > the necessary buttons associated with the digital camera. > > I think that covers most of the issues. Anyone see anythign else > that might need to be addressed? > > Il Bill > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
