I have been thinking about this for months. It would result in something a bit bulky, but would love to try it on my FM2. In fact, given more time and knowledge

I have been thinking about this for months. It would result in something a bit bulky, but would love to try it on my FM2. In fact, given more time and knowledge I would love to get my hands dirty on this. Main problem: get a hackable full frame 35mm CCD, (or even the full board of a camera) and download raw files to a medium at reasonable speed. That assuming the flash or the bottom output of the camera will sync nicely with the shutter (mostly yes). Another thing I always wondered is why digital SLRs do not come with CCD "cartridges" and slots. I know that camera bodies are the cheap part of an SLR, but that's the reason I would love this. People would be willing to invest on a good camera body if they were not going to throw it away after 5 years. Things like the Leica M Monochrome would be more of a commodity and less of a luxury.