Digi Swap, an iPhone-to-film camera accessory, supports digital capture of all camera models

Film cameras are still active in the photography world, but some film cameras with a history of many years will wear out, making them unusable. A Japanese company has launched a film camera accessory, which enables the film camera to take pictures without the need for film, and gives the film camera that cannot be used normally a chance to be reborn. It is expected to start crowdfunding on the 11th.

Digi Swap made of aluminum can be connected to all kinds of film cameras. When the Digi Swap with a fixed mobile phone is installed on the film camera, you can take pictures without film. In addition, it supports video recording. Digi Swap currently only supports selected iPhone models, including iPhone X, XS, 11, 11 Pro, 12, 12 Pro, 13 and 13 Pro.

The installation method of Digi Swap is also very simple, except that the Leica M series film camera needs to purchase an additional adapter, the installation method of other models is also the same. First, disassemble the back cover of the film camera and the film cover, then put the Digi Swap on the back of the camera, then rotate the rubber into the bottom of the camera, and finally align the camera of the iPhone with the camera of the Digi Swap and lock it before use . When shooting, you need to open the exclusive Digi Swap app on your iPhone, and then operate the film camera to set the shutter speed, aperture, and use the film camera to frame and focus, while the sensitivity needs to be adjusted in the iPhone. When shooting, just press the shutter of the film camera body, and the iPhone can automatically shoot and record the image by sensing the shutter opening and closing. The user has to manually “roll the film” following pressing the shutter, just like the operation of the usual film camera, before pressing the shutter once. In addition to recording images into an iPhone, other operations are like using a film camera. Here are some photography samples: