my grandfather's voightlander

I was just wondering if there was some kinda way to convert my grandfather's old Voightlander Vito II to digital? I figure that it is probably either super duper expensive, OR not doable whatsoever, but hey....it doesn't hurt to ask, right?

If there were a way to convert any 35mm film camera to digital, a lot of us would be overjoyed at the continued utility of our extensive film camera systems! For example Olympus OM bodies and Nikon F bodies have removeable backs that could readily be replaced with digital sensor backs. Alas, they do not exist.

1) Load film
2) Expose film
3) Process film
4) Scan slide or negative
Result - digital image

Im sure you could retrofit a digital back onto a film body, but as for there being a purchase-able system that allows you to insert digital storage media and actually have a FF sensor, there is no turnkey solution for it. MF has some ways to go about it, none being cheap...

5DII seems to be the cheaper solution here...

Curtis N wrote in post #13269826
1) Load film
2) Expose film
3) Process film
4) Scan slide or negative
Result - digital image

As opposed to a digital camera:

1) Result - digital image

Hey guys, thanks for the replies (hey wait...that rhymes!)

Wilt, that totally makes sense!
Curtis, I can't tell if you are being a d*ck or a smart ask (stupid internet), but being a smart ask myself, I'll take it that way! LoL!

Partly smart@ss.

But if you are among those who believe that a certain kind of film can capture a greater dynamic range, or a certain kind of color, or a certain kind of contrast, or a certain "look" in the grain patterns that a digital camera cannot capture, then the method I described above allows you to create digital images that a digital camera cannot.

If you have lots and lots of spare money and and a vast electro/mechanical knowledge a medium format digital back could probably be fitted, would be alot of effort though