Hilarious!! DIY: Leica II Digital!

[newspaperguy]

That my friends... is creativity.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Amazing! If only i am good at DIY... i cheap digicam + Canon P sounds good.....

Oh please no...that would be turning a brilliant camera into an awful one.

 

[robklurfield]

The camera is great... the Japanese to English translation is hilarious....

For example: "After a stunned moment, came the angry dwarf. "

One must always beware the angry dwarf!

 

[c.poulton]

Wow this camera is going a better job at looking like a digital Barnack than the X1.

Exactly my thoughts, and it has a 'proper' viewfinder too!

 

[c.poulton]

Would be nice if there was a way to keep rangefinder coupling and interchangeable lenses. Essentially just sticking a sensor and card slot into the camera (who needs the LCD?). Fixed ISO? 🙂

Hmmm, now that is an idea 😀😀

 

[DabCan10]

Fantastic, I think I now have a project for the summer with my inoperable Fed-2... Now to find a suitable candidate for the digi cam.

 

[Spleenrippa]

You could get around the fixed lens bit by using a Ricoh GRD with adapters. Might look a bit dorky, but it'd do the job...

 

[Steve M.]

I'm still trying to figure out the guns.

 

[ddutchison]

Some links to a D.I.Y. Leica M2 full-frame digital conversion the "M2aD project"

Some links to a D.I.Y. Leica M2 full-frame digital conversion the "M2aD project"

I couldn't resist posting my links to Huw Finney's brilliant digital M2 conversion. one guy, working alone, almost beat Leica to the Digital M.

NOTE: Anyone who would willingly trade their soul for a classic Leica M should avoid reading... you have been warned.


Digital M full frame sensor (project idea)
Digital M full frame sensor, decision made (and some)
M2aD Project, Silicon Porn!
M2aD Project, The gory details
M2aD Project, A bit of premature fantasy.
M2aD Project, More gore!
M2aD project , a bit of info...
M2aD Project, I am so excited...
M2aD Project, Battery box time
M2aD Project, Death of a notebook.
M2aD Project, The PCBs have arrived
M2aD Project, The build and tesing begin
M2aD Project, It lives!!!!!!
M2aD Project, Crikey, I've soldered them on!
M2aD Project, It fits
M2aD Project, Musings on memory cards...
M2aD Project, Significant step towards finishing.
M2aD project, thoughts on RF free focussing.
M2aD Project, update...
M2aD Project, A bit more done!

 

[sepiareverb]

The camera is great... the Japanese to English translation is hilarious....

For example: "After a stunned moment, came the angry dwarf. "

One must always beware the angry dwarf!

And this:
Tamper with the video element of one's mind around.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

So now it all makes sense!

"Don't Crush that Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers". Firesign Theater was doing camera repair in Japanese, and converted to English.

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

Now let's turn on the nervous WX1. Successfully started right! Was filming! Sony teach him, I did to him!

！! Have considered the idea and fulfillment work yourself

Hilarious translation 🙂

Who dares to do that to a m4/3?​

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

I couldn't resist posting my links to Huw Finney's brilliant digital M2 conversion. one guy, working alone, almost beat Leica to the Digital M.

NOTE: Anyone who would willingly trade their soul for a classic Leica M should avoid reading... you have been warned.


Digital M full frame sensor (project idea)
Digital M full frame sensor, decision made (and some)
M2aD Project, Silicon Porn!
M2aD Project, The gory details
M2aD Project, A bit of premature fantasy.
M2aD Project, More gore!
M2aD project , a bit of info...
M2aD Project, I am so excited...
M2aD Project, Battery box time
M2aD Project, Death of a notebook.
M2aD Project, The PCBs have arrived
M2aD Project, The build and tesing begin
M2aD Project, It lives!!!!!!
M2aD Project, Crikey, I've soldered them on!
M2aD Project, It fits
M2aD Project, Musings on memory cards...
M2aD Project, Significant step towards finishing.
M2aD project, thoughts on RF free focussing.
M2aD Project, update...
M2aD Project, A bit more done!

Did he ever finish it?

 

[ddutchison]

Did he ever finish it?

I don't think so.

His previous project was to add basic TTL metering to a Leica IIIb, That one he did complete, you can read about it here...\
http://www.textklick.demon.co.uk/leicattl.html

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Impressive! I wish there were an affordable metering retrofit for my M2...that is, to basically turn it into an MP...

 

[sepiareverb]

Impressive! I wish there were an affordable metering retrofit for my M2...that is, to basically turn it into an MP...

No, an MP3!!