I think the coolest way to build a hybrid body would be to put the sensor
where the focus screen is. Then leave everything else alone like film
transport. The only thing that would stink would be no optical viewfinder.
But the metering system could be a lot like the LX, as it would have to be
put behind the mirror as there would be no other place for it.
Todd
At 02:19 PM 3/8/01 -0800, you wrote:
>"Alexandre A. P. Suaide" wrote:
>>
>> I mean, buy a digital back "should" be much cheaper than buy a
>> digital body.... This is the main reason....
>
>But the cost of a digital back, plus the cost of a hybrid body that
>is capable of working both with a digital back and regular film will
>almost certainly be higher than the cost of a dedicated digital body
>plus the cost of a dedicated film-based body.
>
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