Epson R-D1 Information Resource / FAQ website

[RichC]

EDIT: May 2011: THE EPSON R-D1 FAQ website has a new home at CameraQuest
Many Thanks to Rich Cutler!
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Over the past year I've scrawled rough notes on oddments of paper, created scrappy Word files, collected web links, etc., whenever I've come across something about the R-D1 that I thought might come in useful one day.

I've tidied up this collection and created an Epson R-D1 Information Resource website for the benefit of the community:

www.richcutler.co.uk/

It contains information on adjusting the rangefinder, which batteries to use, repairing/servicing, replacement eyepieces, problematic lenses and anything else I thought useful.

I'd be grateful for feedback:

• mistakes
• broken links
• omissions
• clarifications
• suggested additions.

If you have any new material, this is especially welcome.

The website has been created under a Creative Commons Licence (excepting my personal photos in my Gallery), so feel free to use/republish the material as you wish. All I ask is an acknowledgement and a link back to my website.

Last - but not least - thanks to everyone on this forum, as this is where I've gleaned a large proportion of the information.

 

[Chicagobob]

Great~

Great~

Thanks. Great stuff. :angel: Great service to the forum.
Happy New Year
Bob

 

[jlw]

Wow, Rich, this is a very impressive collection of info! Thanks for doing it.

 

[rvaubel]

Rich
What an incredible resource for those of us that hope to be able to adjust their rangefinder someday.

Rex

 

[georgeaye]

terrific resource

terrific resource

Hi there Rich

thank you for collecting and compiliing this great resource for rd-1 owners and prospective buyers. I'm just days away from my first hands on experience with it but I wanted to mention that I had very similar motivations with purchasing it as you.

I wanted a smaller, more discrete, inter-personal camera... I only hope that I can get acustomed to the RF way...

George

 

[d_e]

Wow this is great indeed! It is a useful site that for sure hundreds of people will refer to.

Anybody has servicing info or guides on the RD-1s which is built differently than the original RD-1? It will be good to include their differences as well.

 

[pstevenin]

Hi Rich,

What a brilliant achievement!

I did not have the time to deeply read each article, but I noticed that with the megaperl magnifier, I can reliably focus my tele-elmarit 90 2.8 at full aperture and even my tele-elmar 135 4.0 at 5.6. I suggest to add on your rangefinder accuracy table 1 page (http://www.richcutler.co.uk/r-d1/r-d1_05.htm) a 'maximum aperture with the megaperl attached' column based on your experience (or other RFF members).

Again, thanks a lot for the work , really appreciated.

Respect.

Philippe.

 

[iml]

^ What they said. Excellent stuff.

Ian

 

[Jim Watts]

Rich,
This is really excellent and much needed. It will save a lot of time trying to search past threads here hoping to find the information.

Perhaps you can add the URL to your signature as something like the R-D1 Information Resource so that new R-D1 owners and Forum members can easily find it.

Better still perhaps the moderator could add it to 'Cool Links'

Thanks for all the hard work.

Jim

 

[jmechan]

Excellent resource, well done.

If I could just add one teeny-tiny criticism....my screen brightness is turned up way too high but I find the low contrast text very difficult to read....would it be possible to darken it down a touch? That light grey is pretty but a bit tricksy for me.

Other than that, love it.

Jon

 

[Joe Mondello]

Echoing all the sentiments above.

Well done!

 

[ampguy]

Excellent site with a lot of info. at one place. Great job!

 

[Trius]

Great site. Interestingly, I read the Moto Guzzi pages first! BTW, the link to Wessons on the acknowledgments page is broken.

Earl

 

[jvr]

Wow! Thank you very much for your effort! Just the bit on the Exposure Pattern is worth the visit, let alone all the wonderful stuff on alignment (now I think I feel safer when I'll get my RD-1s to some local repairman!).

A very, very fine job!!!!

Great stuff!

 

[Terao]

Hmm, esoteric Italian bike and esoteric camera 🙂

Excellent stuff. I also read the MG stuff first 🙂

The Trusted Reviews review is hilarious, should be made a sticky for this forum. Price of entry for anyone considering buying the R-D1 😀

 

[geoabbott]

Well done, Rich. Excellent work.

 

[Vagabond]

Great job, Rich.

 

[vha]

Well done and thanks. .
Just got my Rd-1 today so this was perfect.

Now I can take digital photos of my M´s with a rangefinder 🙂

vha

 

[tmessenger]

Nice job

I would also note that diopters are available from CV for the R-D1, I got my from Cameraquest.com

Regards,

Tim

 

[sbaruche]

elmar 2.8/50

elmar 2.8/50

Rich great site thanks

can you confirm that the modern elmar 2.8/50mm can be safey collapse

sylvain