We have the Canon 500 QD Body and 28-80 Lens,

1. Is there any Attachement is there to convert this SLR camera use as a Digital Camera also. ?

2. Or any Instrument is there to Connect Digital Attachments. and what will be the cost.

Simple questions is Can I use SLR Camera as Digital Camera with some attachments. ?

-- Chidananda (dschidu@yahoo.com), March 25, 2001

Answers

No. There is much talk of tiny devices to replace film, but none have come ot market. And, if they did, they would not perform all that well. you best bet is to shoot film as you normally would, butthen have it scanned via a PhotoCD or desktop film scanner. So labs do offer low res scans with processing.

-- Chris Gillis (chris@photogenica.net), March 26, 2001.

The post above details your best option--scan your negs or slides. A high rez scan of film will be far better than most point 'n shoot digital cameras on the market today.

However, you may have digital "drop in film" someday, Siliconfilm has been showing a working prototype. Check it out at

http://www.siliconfilm.com/

-- Puppy Face (doggieface@aol.com), March 27, 2001.