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Badass Cameras Is Looking To Develop The World’s First Medium Format Smartphone Digital Back

Chris Gampat
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08/02/2013
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Last Updated on 08/02/2013 by Chris Gampat

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Turning a film camera into a digital one is an idea that has been around for a while. And though prototypes have also been around, they’ve never hit the mass market. Engineering a back to go into a 35mm SLR along with a sensor and card writer seems to be just too much for some. But a new company called Badass Cameras is looking to do just that. They’re aiming to develop the world’s first medium format smartphone digital back. So what the heck does that mean?

Well, from the image above, they’re looking to attach your iPhone to a special medium format film camera back that lines up perfectly with the SLR lens. The only problem that we really see so far is that the iPhone still has automatic shutter control. But maybe the back will figure out a hack of some sort. What is also obviously means is that the sensor will still be very small–not even APS-C sized. And at that point, medium format film still outdoes digital at that size.

We’ve pinged the company for a response and for more info. But they’re stating that a Kickstarter will be happening soon. Still want to get into medium format film photography? Check out our essentials kit for our recommended entry.

Thanks for the tip Greg!

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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