‘I’m Back’ is a brilliant invention which allows you to “digitise” your old unused analogue SLR cameras and enable them to shoot digital video and photos. The concept is as brilliant as it seems simple: Remove the analogue film holder from your analogue SLR camera and replace it with the digital back by this Italian/Swiss company called “I’m Back”, founded by (self-proclaimed) crazy Brazilian guy called Samuel Mello Medeiros and his partners Filippo Nishino and the manufacturer Huanghe Lou from China. It’s rare to come across something that immediately makes sense when you hear about it. These guys started the project as crowdfunding campaigns two or three years ago already and have enhanced the product ever since. How Does it Work? The “I’m Back” digital 35mm back consists of a semi-translucent matte screen that replaces the analogue 35mm film which was exposed behind the shutter of an analogue SLR. The image which is projected onto the matte screen through the lens is filmed via a mirror by a GoPro-like camera module with a 1/2.33″ sensor. In essence, that means that there is NO crop factor compared to a normal analogue SLR with 35mm film inside. It only means that you are effectively filming a matte screen which of course adds some “character” (softer look, grain) to the image. The Gadget Every Hipster Will Want? In my opinion, “I’m Back” definitely has the potential to become the gadget every hipster will want … to combine the old with the new while...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 26 September, 2018