Epson RD-1 Images to share?
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Do a google on photo.net leica forum. Lots of ppl have it. Or go to www.rangefinderforum.com
u'll have better luck there mate. How much is one now anyway?
u'll have better luck there mate. How much is one now anyway?
They seem a plenty here in the uk. Just not my price range. Works out to be about 6k SGD here. The M-digital is a good idea, just that if leica persists in doing their R&D at the same speed as they have in the last 50yrs, then i'd rather not hold my breath waiting. Think of all the shots wasted. The 1.5x crop erks me a little though
It's a hard choice given the fact that there are no alternatives at the moment. I quite agree that it doesn't represent great value for money and that used copies are still not abundantly around. There have been quite a bit of QC issues with the rangefinder and viewfinder/film pane alignment too.
I have a feeling Zeiss would release a digital Ikon before Leica ever gets around to thinking of a digital M... I'm afraid to even think of their price when they do.
Oh well, still a little undecided but at the moment, the hong kong prices seem the most attractive.
I have a feeling Zeiss would release a digital Ikon before Leica ever gets around to thinking of a digital M... I'm afraid to even think of their price when they do.
Oh well, still a little undecided but at the moment, the hong kong prices seem the most attractive.
Some overseas samples
http://ferix.cocolog-nifty.com/range/rd1/index.html
I bought one, borrowed my brother's Leica lens collection, less than a week later he 'borrowed' the Rd-1. Never saw it again after 3 months.......
http://ferix.cocolog-nifty.com/range/rd1/index.html
I bought one, borrowed my brother's Leica lens collection, less than a week later he 'borrowed' the Rd-1. Never saw it again after 3 months.......
Terence said:
So far no. Just had a chance to play with it again - cannot get it out of my brother's hands - but then again he has the main collection of lenses.
I hear Epson has rectified their problems and later batches are less affected. I had checked mine thoroughly on the spot when I got it, brought my laptop, etc - spent an afternoon in the HK shop picking up quite a few other things so they didn't really mind. My friend was there and found one with a slightly non-horizontal viewfinder - but bought another unit with no problems. I got it for about $21,000HK a few months ago.
I will be in HK in May to pick up another unit. They have the Voigtlander viewfinders in stock as well.
tao said:
It's mostly 2 things, the photog - picking up the right subjects, and the lenses. The 3-D effect is due to the lenses ability to demonstrate 'tonality', something which people were doubtful about when it came to a digital format.
You could also spend hours in the darkroom playing with so many kinds of papers, and other techniques to enhance the effect as well. But if you are already familiar with what the Elmars, Summicrons, Summiluxes, and other M glass can do, this body is not too bad in bringing out some of the same qualities.
Terrence, you obviously haven't scanned stuff in a while. It takes me at more than an hr to scan in 5-6 photos and do the necessary noise removal and stuff. If i had a reliable and cheap service like KEX in london, i'd go for it immediately. Honestly, save yourself the trouble and get some sleep instead!
On the long run, i think u'll be happier using a leica mate! Go for it! hehe!
On the long run, i think u'll be happier using a leica mate! Go for it! hehe!
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