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From: sgombosi@isis.cs.du.edu (Stephen O. Gombosi)
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Subject: Re: Digital Photography
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Date: 27 Mar 91 02:09:04 GMT
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>phil@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Phil Howard KA9WGN)


> 1. Do any of these digital video still cameras have a direct digital to
>    digital interface so that you can load the photos you took directly
>    into the computer WITHOUT a video step along the way?

Hasselblad and Rollei both make digital imaging interface backs for their
(VERY EXPENSIVE) medium format SLRs. The Hassy back IS currently available
(it's in last year's catalogue), I think the Rollei is still in the 90%
complete phase. Either of these will cost you the GNP of a good-sized
country to buy. Kodak (of all people) demonstrated a similar device for
the Nikon F-3 at Photokina (it was reported in Pop. Photography a couple
of months ago). It came with a shoulder pack containing the computer and
disk drive. Quality was supposedly equal to 35mm (although some of the
posters here would doubtless greet that claim with various snide remarks
about the quality of tiny negatives :-). This was strictly a prototype
(I think) and was mainly targeted at large news organizations (i.e. $$$).

I don't think any of the still video cameras offer anything comparable.

I have no idea what kind of output you get from the aforementioned gadgets -
too expensive for me (besides, I LIKE the smell of hypo...).