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
Mine Just came today

Mine Just came today

After reading this thread I was very concerned about the RF being out of line but it looks fine. A few test pics and it seems ok. The camera has a great look and feel to it. Can't wait to put it to some use this weekend.
 
mountainrivera said:
After reading this thread I was very concerned about the RF being out of line but it looks fine. A few test pics and it seems ok. The camera has a great look and feel to it. Can't wait to put it to some use this weekend.
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Check out the close focus accuracy, too, as this is another unfriendly issue. This can't be seen through the rf but with test shots. Take a 50mm lens, f2 or faster, 1m distance, and shoot a newspaper on a table in front of you. Remember the headline you focused, and then check the image. I had 13cm difference between the focused line, and the one that was sharp. The close distance adjustment can not be done with the screws in the hot shoe, and needs disassembling the top plate.

More in this thread.

Anyway, good light and fun with your camera
Didier
 
rvaubel said:
...the cameras are identical except for the firmware upgrade...
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Sorry Rex but this is not true.
Epson have changed something in the rangefinder of the R-D1s so that vertical misalignments can't be repaired the same way anymore.
The tall screw below is the vertical RF adjustment. It was easy to adjust with the R-D1, but with the R-D1s the screw is not tall any more and it is now inactive so that nothing happens when you turn it with a screwdriver.
Then the only way to get the RF repaired is to return the body.
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First one bought used on eBay last year. Rangefinder out of alignment. Close focus WAY off. After three months, battery charge gauge malfunctioning. Not able to fix with methods successfully reported by others. I will eventually send it out to DAG for rangefiinder alignment.

Second one was a refurb purchased direct from Epson. Perfect so far, except for very slight vertical misalignment. I can live with it.

I'm keeping both. I love the camera.

Does anyone know if there is any other fix for battery gauge? When battery is full, it shows exactly half charge. Repeatedly retrying to fix it with the menu like others have doesn't work for me.
 
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Have you tried the different batteries in each camera? - these cams can be up to 2 years old (Mine is even though its "new") and Li-Ions are timebombs rather than wear out due to usage so many of them will be not up to scratch.. Mine shows full but doesn`t last as long as a cheapo Jessops battery
 
Yes, I have several batteries. They all work fine on one R-D1. The other R-D1 battery gauge only shows "half" even with a fully charged good battery.
 
Plasmat said:
Yes, I have several batteries. They all work fine on one R-D1. The other R-D1 battery gauge only shows "half" even with a fully charged good battery.
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I have had no trouble resetting my battery gauge but there was really nothing wrong...I was just tweaking. However, I have heard that some people have had to do it over and over again, like 4 or 5 times to get it to work.

Rex
 
Wow - Jono Slack`s is in that range also :) .... Mine has now gone back to Epson for Rear Focussing - long Story but it seems to have "drifted" after the Mech has "worn in" .. I`ve got a loaner here and it`s bang on, focusses better than mine ever did.. they give you the option to Keep the loaner but it`s cosmetically Rough so No Thanks :( .. I know that Epson made yours worse, hopefully they`re Learning to set these things up ......

WHY do they have to go to Paris? . you`d think that they`d train at least ONE person in each country to service the things or at least appoint and certify a current CV friendly RF repair company.. To be Honest, Even though Epson did a superb job of the Digital side of the cam (far better than I ever expected them to do) , they really had no business marketing the thing themselves, they just don`t have the expertise or knowledge to setup RF units, gawdknows who services a Bessa when they`re out (and most of the ones I`ve used have been also!) but they should do RD1s as well! ..
 
So far so good. I got a used one from an eBay seller in Japan and it has worked fine all weekend. Keeping my fingers crossed. :angel:

Regards,
Ira
 
I just took delivery of a brand new R-D1s from Robert White. Out of the box the camera was perfect... three days later and it has a vertical alignment problem so severe that it makes focusing difficult, and in low light, nearly impossible. Say what you will about the M8 but I doubt it will have such a debilitating issue.

PS. I love the hell out of my R-D1s and hope when I return from my trip to Hong Kong (tomorrow) I can find an article here and fix the damn thing myself.
 
using r-d1s, has shutter problem, will go blank sometimes between shots, using B, see that the second shutter curtain will not open, although it appears to be strongly built outside, its internal mechanics seems to be rather weak.

btw, the focusing is not accurate enough for f1 lens, but given its short base length, one can't expect too much in this area.
 
Brand new to me (used to the rest of the world) #00007X seems to be working great; in limited use over the last three days. I want to shoot 500 shots to verify it's condition.

Josh
 
I picked up a refurb through Epson about 3 weeks ago. Serial# 0045xx. With the exception of a small paint chip on the back hinge, it looked and felt brand new. The shutter had been pressed about 800 times.

Since then, I have taken about 700 images, the vast majority with either a 50 asph or 35 cron (IV). The rangefinder patch is slightly tilted, but does not hinder focusing. I have tested focusing quite a bit with the 50mm @ 1.4 at all distances, and have been very pleased with the results. In actual street shooting situations, my hit rate is not as high. I attribute that primarily to the shorter base length of the rangefinder, but also to my normal coffee intake :D . The rangefinder patch is not as contrasty as my M2 as well, which makes it harder to focus in flat light.

I had read probably every post about the R-D1, good and bad, before my purchase. At retail prices, I was not willing to risk getting a problematic camera. At the refurb rate plus the 10% discount, it was an easy decision.

The results, particularly with the Summilux, are excellent (for digital capture). The biggest surprise was the performance at 1600 iso. Very usable. The best thing about it, however, is that I can mount my M-Mount and LTM lenses on a digital body with a rangefinder and manual controls. Together with my M2, I have a pretty useful kit now.
 
Had mine since new year. Thought I had problems with shutter dial, and exposure lock, but my fault. Didn't read the manual.

However, lately, shutter plunger beginning to feel a bit gritty and less smooth. Hope it will go away after constant use.
 
Banding issue?

Banding issue?

Hi everyone,

Just got my R-D1 a few weeks ago and am thoroughly enjoying it. Minor thing I noticed though - do other people notice strange effects when there's a strong light source in the photo? Check out the band across the young man's jaw in the first photo.

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I think there's a similar band across to the right of the lights near the middle of the second photo, a dark band (where there's no noise) right across the man's chest in the middle.

banding2.jpg


Anyone have a similar issue? Both shots were with a 35mm Nokton wide open.

Best regards,

-Jason
 
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