I just bought the R-D1 for $1,100!

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The good news is that the shop threw in an SD card as the camera didn't come with one.

The bad news is that I may have to buy new software to upload and view the raw images. I've only owned Nikon digital cameras and Capture NX seems to handle everything I've done in the past. I use Photo Mechanic to upload the images from either CD (such as film images that have been scanned by Precision Camers) or CF card (images from the D300) and edit the images in Capture NX.

I don't own either Photoshop or Lightroom, although I do have Photoshop Elements, Version 6 for the Mac.

The camera did not come with any discs containing software.

I'm thinking I may be limited to using only jpg images for now.

I may have more questions later as I get to know the camera, but uploading and using the raw images this camera can produce is my more immediate concern.

Does anyone know how I can accomplish this?

Thanks.

Ellen
 
lightroom is great. i "copy as DNG" when i import the RAW images (the .ERF files). the files are smaller, and they're not proprietary epson format, so they can live on in a variety of environments. your workflow is not terribly different in RAW vs JPG, so if you can get the images into a digital processing program in the first place, and you're not constrained in terms of storage, i don't know why you wouldn't.

*cue JPG vs RAW fight*

i wonder if there are any programs that translate ERF to DNG or some other format. lightroom took a little getting used to, but it turns out i like it very much.

epson included in my RD-1 box a program called silkypix. lightroom is not much more expensive and i bet it does a lot more. i never even loaded silkypix.
 
Thanks for the helpful advice and the congratulations. I'll try to use the camera within the next day or so and hopefully post some images. I'll probably start out using my Voigtlander 28mm 1.9 Ultron lens.

astro8: I did download the Epson RAW plug in file but can't figure out how to use it in Elements. That's on my to-do list.

One thing I'll like: It doesn't appear to have a confusing array of menus like my D300 that I practically had to have a college degree to figure out :)

Ellen
 
There's also a stand-alone RAW converter you can download called Epson PhotoRAW. The interface is quite clunky, but it does really nice conversions. Rich Cutler's old R-D1 site (now hosted at CQ, I believe) should hav a link. If not, PM me and I'll send it to you.
Congratulations -- great camera that preserves the manual/film shooting experience like no other digital.
::Ari
 
Epson Photoraw is a great standalone app.

The conversions are gorgeous, and there's a usefull unvignetting tool, with good presets.
 
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Congratulations.

And to Astro8- Thanks for the Links! I don;t have an RD-1, and I downloaded the files anyway. just in case...
 
Although I use Photoshop's raw conversions now (and do my black and white conversions with Nik's Silver Efex), I have used the Epson stand alone program in the past, and it works fine. I also use Photo Mechanic. I shoot raw+jpeg all the time, and files show up okay in Photo Mechanic.
 
On your Mac you can view your raw Epson files with Preview. Drag the folder of the raw RD1 images to the Preview icon to open all of them at once.
 
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