diff --git a/src/backend/allocator/swapchain.rs b/src/backend/allocator/swapchain.rs
index 8c1a50e..13d8ad3 100644
--- a/src/backend/allocator/swapchain.rs
+++ b/src/backend/allocator/swapchain.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::convert::TryInto;
 use std::sync::{Arc, atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering}};
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
@@ -5,14 +6,15 @@ use crate::backend::allocator::{Allocator, Buffer, Format};
 
 pub const SLOT_CAP: usize = 3;
 
-pub struct Swapchain<A: Allocator<B>, B: Buffer> {
+pub struct Swapchain<A: Allocator<B>, B: Buffer + TryInto<B>, D: Buffer = B> {
     allocator: A,
+    _original_buffer_format: std::marker::PhantomData<B>,
 
     width: u32,
     height: u32,
     format: Format,
 
-    slots: [Slot<B>; SLOT_CAP],
+    slots: [Slot<D>; SLOT_CAP],
 }
 
 pub struct Slot<B: Buffer> {
@@ -51,10 +53,30 @@ impl<B: Buffer> Drop for Slot<B> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<A: Allocator<B>, B: Buffer> Swapchain<A, B> {
-    pub fn new(allocator: A, width: u32, height: u32, format: Format) -> Swapchain<A, B> {
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum SwapchainError<E1, E2>
+where
+    E1: std::error::Error + 'static,
+    E2: std::error::Error + 'static,
+{
+    #[error("Failed to allocate a new buffer: {0}")]
+    AllocationError(#[source] E1),
+    #[error("Failed to convert a new buffer: {0}")]
+    ConversionError(#[source] E2),
+}
+
+impl<A, B, D, E1, E2> Swapchain<A, B, D>
+where
+    A: Allocator<B, Error=E1>,
+    B: Buffer + TryInto<D, Error=E2>,
+    D: Buffer,
+    E1: std::error::Error + 'static,
+    E2: std::error::Error + 'static,
+{
+    pub fn new(allocator: A, width: u32, height: u32, format: Format) -> Swapchain<A, B, D> {
         Swapchain {
             allocator,
+            _original_buffer_format: std::marker::PhantomData,
             width,
             height,
             format,
@@ -62,10 +84,14 @@ impl<A: Allocator<B>, B: Buffer> Swapchain<A, B> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn acquire(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Slot<B>>, A::Error> {
+    pub fn acquire(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Slot<D>>, SwapchainError<E1, E2>> {
         if let Some(free_slot) = self.slots.iter_mut().filter(|s| !s.acquired.load(Ordering::SeqCst)).next() {
             if free_slot.buffer.is_none() {
-                free_slot.buffer = Arc::new(Some(self.allocator.create_buffer(self.width, self.height, self.format)?));
+                free_slot.buffer = Arc::new(Some(
+                    self.allocator
+                    .create_buffer(self.width, self.height, self.format).map_err(SwapchainError::AllocationError)?
+                    .try_into().map_err(SwapchainError::ConversionError)?
+                ));
             }
             assert!(!free_slot.buffer.is_some());