Digital cameras close to a Rollei 35, Olympus XA, Canonet or something?

[Alan]

I dream that one day some company would make a digital film that we can all load in our film camera. With sensors on the "film strip", USB port on the canister. It doesn't have to have huge memories, maybe just enough to store up to 72 photos. Then each day we would load the images into our computer and format the "film", set the film speed, then put it back in our camera again for the next day!

That would be REALLy nice!

 

[bmattock]

I know this has been discussed before, but maybe it needs updating. Are there any digital cameras available that are even REMOTELY similar in use to a simple rangefinder/viewfinder camera for under $800? I just wish there was something simple and low-tech close to a Rollei 35, Olympus XA, Canonet or something. The RD-1 is too expensive. I have a Canon Powershot, but I can't stand having to wait for the lens to poop out (sic), the viewfinder is terrible, etc... I can't take my Leica in every situation, so I wish there was some kind of analogue-digital camera of this type. Everything is zoom- and LCD-screen-oriented. Any ideas?
Thanks.

Not yet. Maybe soon!