spylaw4 Posted March 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted March 17, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I see on Mirrorless Rumours that Epson have formally announced the end of RD-1 production. RIP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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earleygallery Posted March 17, 2014 Share #2 Posted March 17, 2014 I thought it was already discontinued long ago, not seen or heard of anyone buying one for ages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted March 17, 2014 Share #3 Posted March 17, 2014 I think this refers to the R-D1x that was introduced in 2009 and only sold in Japan. The R-D1x wasn’t that much different from the R-D1s (discontinued in 2008), except that it had a 2.5" display (still 235,000 pixels though). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 17, 2014 Share #4 Posted March 17, 2014 Given the apparently huge demand for a 'Mini M' it's odd that it wasn't sold worldwide in great numbers..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted March 18, 2014 Share #5 Posted March 18, 2014 I had thought production ended a couple years ago. But Epson makes it official. Still, a nice looking camera. End of production for the first digital rangefinder camera: The Epson RD-1! | Mirrorless Rumors Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-IIIf Posted March 18, 2014 Share #6 Posted March 18, 2014 Amazing. I too had assumed this would have ceased production years ago. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lss- Posted March 18, 2014 Share #7 Posted March 18, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) The latest iteration of R-D1 was launched in 2009 only for the home market. It was still basically the same camera (and 6-megapixel sensor) as the original that was announced 10 years ago, give or take a few days. The camera mostly went under the radar with about zero marketing effort. So, no, it is no surprise it didn't sell in great numbers. But the cameras are still selling both new (very slowly) and used. The market is there, but it is small. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted March 18, 2014 Share #8 Posted March 18, 2014 I bought one on launch but didn't keep it long. Nice construction and unique ergonomics, let down by an abysmal sensor and processing. You could get equally poor files from a Nikon D100 for less money. It could have been a seriously good camera, unfortunately there was no planned upgrade path, no doubt to Leica's relief. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted March 18, 2014 Share #9 Posted March 18, 2014 I bought one on launch but didn't keep it long. Nice construction and unique ergonomics, let down by an abysmal sensor and processing. You could get equally poor files from a Nikon D100 for less money. It could have been a seriously good camera, unfortunately there was no planned upgrade path, no doubt to Leica's relief. Yes, agree on both counts really. I too bought one at launch and was quite excited about the prospect of using my Leica lenses with a digital body but it never lived up to the hopes I had for it. The M8, even with problems of its own, was/is a much better camera. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 18, 2014 Share #10 Posted March 18, 2014 I had one for a while; liked the controls, but couldn't get on with the essentially Voigtlander form factor; where the M8 onwards is too fat, the RD-1 was too tall and out of proportion. That plus the poor battery life and low quality files killed it for me - a shame, because there was much about it to like, from the clever control interface to the swivel screen. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehecatl Posted March 19, 2014 Share #11 Posted March 19, 2014 I have to say that I really like my RD-1. I purchased it used in 2006 when I was living in Spain and that camera traveled across Spain and Turkey with me. I stopped using it when I purchased a Panasonic GF1 in mid-2010. Now I travel with an M9. The RD-1 was a great camera for me and I sometimes still pull it out to look at it. Too bad Epson never knew how to market that camera. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted March 19, 2014 Share #12 Posted March 19, 2014 Now there is a possibility of a digital rangefinder camera -made by Cosina and a partner- because the necessary parts are available and common components. Sony has sensors adapted to extremely acute angles of incidence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted March 19, 2014 Share #13 Posted March 19, 2014 Really? Which cameras are they fitted to Gerry Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_S Posted March 19, 2014 Share #14 Posted March 19, 2014 Now there is a possibility of a digital rangefinder camera -made by Cosina and a partner- because the necessary parts are available and common components. Sony has sensors adapted to extremely acute angles of incidence. Well, judging by the weak to poor performance with many wide-angle lenses for the M-mount, Sony don't seem to have used such a sensor in the A7 series cameras. Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted March 19, 2014 Share #15 Posted March 19, 2014 Well, judging by the weak to poor performance with many wide-angle lenses for the M-mount, Sony don't seem to have used such a sensor in the A7 series cameras. Nick It depends on the lens. Sony incorporates a particular software for lens corrections -very powerful and flexible-, and the performance of several wide angle lenses on the M is not perfect either. Anyway, poor performance in the corners with some lenses is better than APS-c "crop". Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 19, 2014 Share #16 Posted March 19, 2014 ...poor performance in the corners with some lenses is better than APS-c "crop". Matter of tastes. Small FF lenses like Leicas are almost perfect on APS bodies. No vignetting, no smearing, no red edges, even early lenses do marvels on the M8 and will still do on the T hopefully. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted March 21, 2014 Share #17 Posted March 21, 2014 Matter of tastes. Small FF lenses like Leicas are almost perfect on APS bodies. No vignetting, no smearing, no red edges, even early lenses do marvels on the M8 and will still do on the T hopefully. The point is you can use FF with unproblematic lenses and make a crop on difficult ones, or apply a software correction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xalo Posted March 21, 2014 Share #18 Posted March 21, 2014 The point is you can use FF with unproblematic lenses and make a crop on difficult ones, or apply a software correction. Sure. Sure as well, you pay a price in money (for FF, likely more expensive soft- and hardware) and time (PP) for this. The RD-1 (steady used market) remains the least expensive digital RF option. It's (also) sure not perfect, but remains perfectly usable for many kinds of purposes. And I'll take it's 1:1 finder anytime over a cyborg view EVF. Tastes. Alexander Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 21, 2014 Share #19 Posted March 21, 2014 The point is you can use FF with unproblematic lenses and make a crop on difficult ones, or apply a software correction. Matter of tastes again. I am totaly unable to compose with the idea that i will crop afterwards. I don't mind if others call that photography but it is not my cup of tea at all. Call me L(HCB)T please. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xalo Posted March 21, 2014 Share #20 Posted March 21, 2014 Matter of tastes again. I am totaly unable to compose with the idea that i will crop afterwards... Likewise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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