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| Announced: | Mar 11, 2004 |
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Average rating:
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Opinion: It's unique...the only DRF on the marked to day, and the only digital camera to take
use of the largest set of optics out there, the Leitz M mount, wich has hundreds of
lenses in different shape and sizes from various brands from the early 19'th hundreds
until this day...
I just love this camera....my 1Ds MKII is gathering dust...!!???
Problems: A bit expensive....but with no competition, what could you expect...!!
Opinion: Nice idea, but really lacks the essentials. The viewfinder is very limited
with frame lines for a 28mm=(becomes a 42mm) 35mm=(53mm) and
50mm=(75mm) very limiting as you have no wide angle viewfinder
unless you add an optical viewfinder on top. Poor construction and
inaccurate frame lines on the viewfinder. Some nice features with the
B&W settings and your choice of color filters to simulate the effects
these color filters provide. But difficult to move around in menu. Takes
far too long to change any settings menu, is very poor design.
Problems: Image quality is adequate but nothing to write home about. Camera is
heavy and the advantage of using Leica lenses on a digital sold me, but
the quality could not be detected over the quality of a Sigma 18 to
125mm zoom lens on a Digital SLR. Leica lens quality worked on film,
but not on the Epson RD-1. Manuvering the menu takes a college
degree to get to simple tasks, like formatting. For the money this
camera needs a lot of work to make the system worthwhile.
Opinion: I finaly have the feeling i shoot real photos instead of digital files. This camera gives the most film-like output i ever saw from any professional digital camera.
It takes up the character of the lenses used in a fabulous way... you like vintage B&W? ... Just mount a Leica lens from the '50s and you're there?
My canon 1Ds sits on the shelf waiting to be sold since i own this little gem. I do not like these CMOS files anymore.
Problems: Paint coming off after about 3/4 year heavu use.
Opinion: a very fine piece and makes you go back to the "slow-photography" to enjoy.
what i cant understand that someone wrote "but the quality could not be detected over the quality of a Sigma 18 to 125mm zoom lens on a Digital SLR", well that guy must be blind or has no clue how to use the rd-1. sorry, to say that, but comparing any leica lens on the rd-1 to the quality of a sigma lens with 18 - 125 zoom? come on guy get real.
Problems: none
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