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Back in 1999, and before there were so many cheap DSLR options on the market, there was a product that sounded so great, but just never materialized. It was goi

Back in 1999, and before there were so many cheap DSLR options on the market, there was a product that sounded so great, but just never materialized. It was going to be called "(e)film" or "silicon film," and would fit inside your SLR in place of a cartridge of film. They never produced anything as far as I can tell though: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0109/01091702siliconfilmvaporizes.asp http://www.dpreview.com/news/0109/01091702siliconfilmvaporiz... It seemed like such a killer idea, and would have snapped one up at the time. But now, yeah, these things aren't worth it if it was to come out.

mike_esspe 16y ago
Do you mean this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_camera_back http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_camera_back ?
- billturner 16y ago
  No, but it's very similar. The silicon film, didn't replace the back of the camera. Instead, it looked like a canister of film with the leader pulled out a little. You wouldn't have to change the camera back, just pop in the silicon film thing and start shooting.