P3D Re: Film vs Digital

[Lawrence W Kaufman <kaufman3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Has anybody heard anything further about the 35mm size "drop in"
> camera sensor which presumably will fit film cameras. As I recall
> there was supposed to be an announcement around mid spring, but as
> of this point, I don't remember the company name...

I think you are refering to Imagek. The website is:http://www.imagek.com/

Checking the 3D News archives, I found this from April 1998:
DIGITAL CAMERA FROM YOUR OWN SLR

Digital cameras are finally coming down in price. A digital solution
for photographers unwilling to part with their 35mm cameras
may be available to photo supply (and consumer electronics)
dealers and retailers sometime late this summer. It probably
won’t work in old 1950 style stereo cameras.

A megapixel "film pack" (a cartridge shaped like a roll of
35mm film) is in development by Imagek, the Costa Mesa,
California based electronic imaging unit of Irvine Sensors
Corp. The EFS-1 pack is a 1.3 million pixel imaging and
storage device that fits into a film cavity of a 35mm camera.
It is being billed as a way to convert any 35mm camera
immediately into a digital camera.

The device is battery operated and self-contained. It has a high
resolution (1280x1024) CMOS sensor, gets 24 bit color
resolution, stores 30 images and is reusable up to 100 thousand times!
These features along with a standard PC connection are all
expected to be on the product when it becomes available. The
price might be just below $1,000. There also is talk of a better EFS-2
model, how much for that one?

Thanks for the time,
Lawrence Kaufman, mailto:kaufman3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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