Abstract: The invention includes a digital camera back accessory for use with a film-formatted camera of the type that includes a camera body and a film image plane. A solid state digital focal plane collects optical radiation and converts the radiation to digital signals representative of a digital image. A fiber optic taper has a first fiber array surface arranged at the camera film plane, and a second fiber array surface arranged at the digital focal plane, and provides magnification and/or demagnification between the film plane and the digital focal plane. A coupler couples the taper to the camera body such that an image at the film image plane is transferred and collected as a digital image at the digital focal plane. The focal plane can also be coupled to a computer so that camera images are collectable at the computer. Preferably, a solid state memory is included to store frames of digital image data.