A real digital Zenit!

[comp_wiz101]

Well, it was a matter of time before it came to this.... a digital Zenit 12XP. Mind you, it isn't exactly high tech. The sensor has been "donated" by my cheap webcam, and has been taped across the film rails. The IR filter was attached to the old lens, and thus colors are a little washed out. The tiny sensor takes a little snippet of the full frame, so I'd probably need a fisheye in order to have a "normal" perspective.

 

[comp_wiz101]

Here's a sample image, taken @ f/16 with a Helios-44-2 about 2.5ft from the subject.

 

[lushd]

Congratulations on the successful surgery. May I be the first to ask if an IR filter is required?

 

[Bryan Lee]

I see you have a 4x5. Try taking apart an old scanner then mounting it to your camera to replace the film back for studio photography 😀 Nice job on the Zenit.

 

[iml]

Excellent work. Does it have film-like grain? 🙂

Give Leica a call, they might want to use your design for the M9.

Ian

 

[ZorkiKat]

A FED-5D1 is in order! 😀