And then I bought an RD-1s ???

This one was made with your R-D1s

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Keith said:
The R4* was a ground breaking design IMO and Cosina were very proud of it when they released it!
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They should release both a R4-D2 for wide angles and R3-D2 as the R-D1 successor with the 1:1 viewfinder. And the R2-D2 for Star Wars nuts.
 
I miss mine a lot; if I'd had the cash at the time and you hadn't beat me to it, I'd have bought it. They're actually pretty expensive used compared to the X100 - but you have some security, in that third party repairers can fix shutter problems.

I sold mine because I needed more WA lenses for it to work - and ended up getting a GF1. I wish I still had the Epson!
 
Glad to see you excited about the camera Keith. I'm looking forward to seeing your photos with it when it gets to you.

I have always envied you that 15mm lens and the shots you got with it. Some day I hope to get one myself in a Contax mount.
 
Once I have a R-D1, then sold it & got myself a M8.
Now I have sold my M8, wanted to try out the NEX 7 or Xpro1.
But after reading this, I find myself missing the R-D1 :(

It's been a great camera to me as well, I hope I could find one at a reasonable price
to stop me from thinking of other cameras.
 
back alley said:
there are now 3 for sale in the classifieds.
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That's bizarre!

Meanwhile mine languishes in Oz customs where it's been sitting for two days awaiting clearance according to the tracking info! The last EMS package I had sent was my F6 which took weeks to get to me ... I really don't want a repeat of that ... my nerves couldn't take it. :p

I was hoping to get the RD-1 by Easter ... but at this stage that looks unlikely!
 
You'll love your 15mm on the R-D1. There's some pretty bad vignetting, but it was still one of my most used lenses with that camera.
 
i personally prefer the 12 on the r-d1: much less vignetting and it's a tad wider than a 21mm (18mm equivalent), it's a very useful focal length, being 5.6 wont matter much, just shoot at 1600 or 800 and 1/4 or 1/2 and you're good to go on night street lights. it opens a whole new perspective (i'm biased though, i love ultrawides...)


merry-go-round by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


pilotecks by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr


do want by Marcelo Colmenero, on Flickr
 
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