#digital back

Instructions: Combine old large format camera with mirrorless system camera

✓ Analog large format camera Agfa Isolar, from 70 euros ✓ Digital camera with a detachable lens ✓ Accessory or flash rail with two screws ✓ Small ball head ✓ Intermediate ring ✓ 2 pieces of matt black aluminum foil approx. 16 cm × 20 cm or light-proof cardboard ✓ Black fabric tape ✓ Removable adhesive film ✓ pencil ✓ scissors ✓ Time required: about an hour .

Give yourself a bit of challenge with this digital camera back project.

If you’ve ever wondered if there are digital backs for large format cameras, the short answer is yes: the long answer is you can make one yourself.

Large format photography is not only still very much alive, but it’s also evolving thanks to crafty photographers who go the DIY route and give us more ways to work with it. Among the most interesting examples are digital backs for digital cameras…

The I'm Back 35mm Digital Back promises to convert your vintage film camera into a hybrid camera.

After several years and dozens of prototypes, the I’m Back 35mm Digital Back launches its final design. Five months after their last Kickstarter campaign, the makers of I’m Back 35mm Digital Back are running another campaign to fund its final version. Apart from a leaner design, an elegant bayonet docking system, and dedicated back covers for some of the most popular brands and models, looks like…