How many of you have had problems with your Epson R-D1?

How many of you have had problems with your Epson R-D1?

  • No problems

    Votes: 101 40.7%

  • Rangefinder out of alignment

    Votes: 77 31.0%

  • Frame lines not level

    Votes: 25 10.1%

  • Hot pixels

    Votes: 48 19.4%

  • other problem

    Votes: 37 14.9%

  • 1st Camera was a winner.

    Votes: 65 26.2%

  • 2nd Camera was a winner.

    Votes: 14 5.6%

  • 3rd Camera was a winner.

    Votes: 4 1.6%

  • 4th Camera was a winner.

    Votes: 3 1.2%

  • 5th Camera was a winner.

    Votes: 4 1.6%
  • Total voters
    248
I have got my R-D1s some days ago. I found that the built-in framelines indicated in the viewfinder is actually not the same as the actual pictures taken. The area covered by the framelines is much smaller. I found it hard to compose pictures as the deviation is too large. Of course I can do post-processing in the computer by cropping but it sounds stupid to repeat that for every single shot. Does it happen to every R-D1?
 
I have a problem with one of my Epson's. No not with one that I just received today. 🙂
The old one, got the wind lever stuck. And when I tried to arm the camera, I heard a strange noise, like a "clanc". After that, the lever goes all the way, even when is cocked. I can arm the camera like before, no problems here, but the lever is different. You can move it around, and all the way even when the camera is armed.
Do you know what could have been happened? Anyone experienced this?
 
My 14 month old R-D1s had the shutter curtain lock on day 2 of a 2 week trip in Europe. It twitches slightly on shutter release and that's all it'll do. nice black images!!! No problems until then of course. Carried around a dead weight camera for 12 days. Used the M8 as back up. It worked like a champ.
Now, who to send it to for a fix?
Steve
 
stefan_dinu said:
I have a problem with one of my Epson's. No not with one that I just received today. 🙂
The old one, got the wind lever stuck. And when I tried to arm the camera, I heard a strange noise, like a "clanc". After that, the lever goes all the way, even when is cocked. I can arm the camera like before, no problems here, but the lever is different. You can move it around, and all the way even when the camera is armed.
Do you know what could have been happened? Anyone experienced this?
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Anytime you have something mechanical that gets stuck, goes clank, and then becomes free to rotate where it didn't rotate before, you've got something that broke! My guess from you description is that whatever limits the winder throw has now broken or bent.

🙄
 
Exchange between me and Epson asking a simple question:

Exchange between me and Epson asking a simple question:

Below if any of you wish to read is an exchange between myself and Epson today (9-7-07)

Me>>>

Thank you, although I to am somewhat offended by your statement about my candidly frustrated observation of your company (not you personally). I have spent the better part of a day on hold, with a company that can not give me a strait answer about the following simple question:

All I ask is when might I expect my RD-1 serial # 18xx shipped to Plainfield Indiana returned to me in working order. I am a professional photographer, I could buy another camera and had I not been given such bad service earlier today I would have gladly purchased another RD-1 for my use next week.

I as a customer will not tollerate long hold-time and the inability to give me a simple answer in a timely manner. It shouldn't be that hard. I run a business and if I were to perform my services in the manner which Epson proper has dealt with me I would surely be out of business.

As of the last year I can say that the digital imaging manufactures and services I work with and spend thousands of dollars with each year that I can endorse as professional partners are:

Buckeye Color Lab, Canton Ohio
Leaf America, digital backs
Hasselblad
Fuji Professional imaging ( Cameras and film)
Ilford black and white products.

Lastly despite your response I do not have the answer to the question that I asked of two Epson employees earlier today- which they said they would get back to me on by the end of this day. I also would like to note I spent more than 1 hour listening to hold music and talking politely to representatives that have still told me absolutely nothing!

Thank you,

-vincent walter
765-420-0955


on 9/7/07 5:49 PM, epsonstore@ea.epson.com at epsonstore@ea.epson.com wrote:

> Thank you for contacting the Epson Store. It is our pleasure to respond to
> your inquiry.
>
> Your email has reached Epson Accessories, Inc. (Epson Store), a subsidiary
> of Epson America, Inc. We will be happy to respond to your inquiry and
> assist you with your concern as long as you can keep your email
> correspondence to a professional level. However, Epson will not tolerate
> profanely insolent language and/or discriminatory remarks and reserves the
> right not to respond to you if your emails continue to be unprofessional.
>
> Should you require further assistance, please use the REPLY option on your
> email software and include your previous email request. If you have a
> different question, please submit another email request and we will make
> every effort to respond within two business days (excluding major
> holidays). The Epson Store business hours are 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
> Pacific time, Monday through Friday.
>
> Thank you for choosing Epson.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Alson O.
> Epson Store
>
> ME>>> this is what I had to write to get a response: Not tidy, but clearly reflecting my state of mind.

> You know your whole operation (Epson) is full of ****. Asking folks to
> spend thousands on equipment and ink that costs more than gold. I am happy
> with your products and what they do, your customer service when things
> don't
> go well is a bunch of ****.
> -thank you,
> -vincent

> on 9/7/07 1:14 PM, epsonstore@ea.epson.com at epsonstore@ea.epson.com
> wrote:
>> Thank you for contacting the Epson Store. It is our pleasure to respond
> to
>> your inquiry.
>>
>> You have reached Epson Accessories, Inc. (Epson Store), a subsidiary of
>> Epson America, Inc. Let me refer you to Epson America, Inc.'s Technical
>> Support Department . It's unfortunate that you were having this issue
> with
>> that RD-1 Camera. The only Way that we can help you with it is to let you
>> Call our Customer Technical Support Imaging Department and their direct
>> number is 1-562-276-4303. I do apologize for the Inconvenience, just call
>> them and I'm sure that they will be more than happy to assist you with
> it.

(I called them as above... got the run around (lots of hold music) being asked to cal this number then that, talked to nice woman in Indiana who said she would call me back in the afternoon that never did)


>> Thank you for choosing epson.
>>
>> Should you require further assistance, please use the REPLY option on
> your
>> email software and include your previous email request. If you have a
>> different question, please submit another email request and we will make
>> every effort to respond within two business days (excluding major
>> holidays). The Epson Store business hours are 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
>> Pacific time, Monday through Friday.
>>
>> Thank you for choosing Epson.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>>
>> Lester D.
>> Epson Store
>>
>>
>> My Epson Rd-1 (#1850) was sent to the Plainfield Indiana repair facility
>> for
>> a faulty LCD screen.
>> I want to find out if I might be able to expect delivery or a loaner???
>> Serial # is 1850
>> Additionally I only live 40 miles from the repair facility and will be
>> driving past the facility next week on the way to my assignment in
>> Cincinnati.
>> Thank you
>> --
>> www.vincentseye.comvincent p. walter
>> 828 main st.Lafayette, Indiana 47901 USA
>> 765-420-0955 -- leave a message I check it often“it’s not the camera,
>> it’s the eye” *
>>
> --
> www.vincentseye.comvincent p. walter
> 828 main st.Lafayette, Indiana 47901 USA
> 765-420-0955 -- leave a message I check it often“it’s not the camera,
> it’s the eye” *
>

--
www.vincentseye.com
vincent p. walter
828 main st.
Lafayette, Indiana 47901 USA
765-420-0955 -- leave a message I check it often

“it’s not the camera, it’s the eye” *


🙁 :bang:
 
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Regarding the banding issue:

Regarding the banding issue:

I also shoot with a Leaf Aptus back and my Hasselblad lenses. I do not know exactly how these chips work but it looks to me that the light that seems to have caused the banding is over-modulated by at least 8 stops. I think it is asking too much of the current digital sensors to handle this. i see the same thing with my Leaf Aptus 17. (See Epson I am reasonable).

It is the nature of the beast, or shal I say medium.

I don't think the camera is defective in this case.

Sorry if that is not the answer you were hoping for.
 
My main camera is a R-D1 and I bought a a R-D1s some time ago for a very good price as a backup body, thinking that this one would last a long time since not used often and probably being more recently made than the R-D1.
Well that's theory. Reality is that while checking the R-D1s I realised that after hundreds of fine pictures, it now produces pictures that display in the center, a blue vertical line which length is almost half the heigth of the image (in landscape mode, about 1000 pixels long and 5 pixels wide!): very noticeable above ISO 200, and almost hidden depending on the type of picture at ISO 200. The sensor is clean, tested lenses are ok, so I guess it is clearly a thick line of dead pixels...
I have ran the pixel mapping function tens of times, but with no result so far; and of course the camera is not under warranty anymore...
 
So far, I have encountered two problems with my R-D1. The first one, a ripped cable, was quite obvious as it allowed me to buy the camera for a bargain price. Nothing to do with the camera itself here, it had been damaged by its previous owner during top plate removal. I decribed here how I repaired it:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56871

But this WE, just a few weeks after my long repair job was finally successful, I encountered the quite recurrent "jammed shutter" problem (at least judging by the posts on this forum). After taking a few pics, the shutter is jammed, the wind lever can't be moved, but the display works OK. Not a battery problem, I tried two different ones... Looks a lot like this:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52478

Turning the camera off and on again, I heard a faint click inside on the right of the screen, the wind lever could then be moved, though easier and maybe further) as normally. At this point, it worked again, but not every time. If it didn't, tapping the base plate solved the problem for at least a few more pics.

I managed to (temporary?) solve it by using the wind lever much faster as I did normally, pushing it hard but not beyond the end of its course, then shooting, and repeating it about 20 times. The problem didn't reappear since. If it does, I will either try to repair it myself (although reopening this beast doesn't appeal to me) or have it serviced by a repairman (although paying a few 100 euros doesn't appeal to me).

If I repair it myself, I'll try to document it if it is feasible. Seems to me like a mechanical contact telling the electronics that the wind lever has been armed that somehow stays jammed, and can be released either by the 'click' at poweron, or by tappng the camera or quickly actioning the wind lever.
 
Biggest problem with mine was that I needed the cash, after I bought an M8. Otherwise my RD1 was perfect. It was a refurb that I bought from an RFF member.

Vick
 
Lately my R-D1 got a line/band of purple "dead pixel" along the image, particularly on high ISO. It was cured after using dead pixel removal function in high ISO. Works like a charm.
 
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R-D1 Problems

R-D1 Problems

Well, after a year with my 1st R-D1 (bought used on RFF), I encountered the dreaded shutter issue. It just stopped taking pictures. I had to switch it off & then back on again, hearing a distinct clicking noise. This would then make it necessary to recock the shutter & try to fire again - no luck again.

So its off to Steve's Camera Repair for him to bring it back to life.

Luckily, I have a 2nd body that is nearly new, so I'll use it & hope it doesn't go south on me.

But I do love this camera!!!!!

Bob
 
R-D1s problems

R-D1s problems

I've had my Epson R-D1s for about a year and half and I recently had issues with the rangefinder going out of adjustment.

My R-D1s is just back from Steve Choi (Steve's Camera Repair) and I now have a perfect camera. Steve adjusted the rangefinder and my Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm f/2 (my most used lens). Steve also performed his preventative maintenance magic on my shutter to hopefully ensure it won't ever experience "sudden death syndrome". My total CLA service bill came to US$295. Steve's abilities in keeping the R-D1(s) alive are without equal, IMHO.

Don't let reported rangefinder and shutter issues discourage you from buying or using an Epson R-D1(s) .. if you can afford to be without your R-D1(s) for a few weeks, Steve Choi can make your Epson perform better than new.

Arie
 
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