Kawabatnam
Established
Since "Un homme averti en vaut deux", or "Un homme averti en veut deux", I have 2 R-D1s...
(there's a poor pun in French, too lazy to translate).
(there's a poor pun in French, too lazy to translate).
sjavid
Member
New rd-1 owner and new member of forum. this forum definitely played a role in my purchasing an rd-1. Thanks to you all!
-Shawn
-Shawn
DrLeoB
Shoot a IIIc "K" !!!
Got mine yesterday afternoon and by evenings end had shot:
Canon 0.95
Canon 100/2
Canon 35/1.8
Canon 50/1.8
CV Nokton 50/1.5 asph
Elmar 7.3cm
Summicron 50/2
WHAT FUN !!!!
Canon 0.95
Canon 100/2
Canon 35/1.8
Canon 50/1.8
CV Nokton 50/1.5 asph
Elmar 7.3cm
Summicron 50/2
WHAT FUN !!!!
wfensin
Newbie
Got my R-D1S on monday with the skopar II 35mm 
Everything works fine.
Everything works fine.Michael P.
Bronica RF
Where?
Where?
Where did you get it, pray tell? I can't find a dealer.
Where?
wfensin said:Got my R-D1S on monday with the skopar II 35mm
Where did you get it, pray tell? I can't find a dealer.
fordfanjpn
Member
Got mine yesterday. My backup is an M8!
Bill
Bill
gtoffoli
Newbie
I bought second-hand RD-1 une month ago.
I am very happy, it is a wonderful toy.
Beppe
I am very happy, it is a wonderful toy.
Beppe
Tsai
Workin' my way through the film fridge
took me 2 years to finally fill this poll out.
YES
FREAKIN' YES
YES
FREAKIN' YES
kaiwe
Reborn Rangefinder Addict
Got one second hand a couple of weeks ago - love it!
28 Ultron (most used), 21 Color Skopar & 50 Color Skopar
Only consideration now is; should I go for a 35 Nokton as well?
28 Ultron (most used), 21 Color Skopar & 50 Color Skopar
Only consideration now is; should I go for a 35 Nokton as well?
Kevin
Rainbow Bridge
Finally got a second-hand R-D1 two weeks ago with updated firmware. Only 980 Euro including a 15mm 1.5X finder !!!
Still I think that's a lot of money for a 3-year-old camera which no longer has a warranty!
Is is possible to adjust the vertical alignment as well as the small close-range front-focus problem via hotshoe?
Still I think that's a lot of money for a 3-year-old camera which no longer has a warranty!
Is is possible to adjust the vertical alignment as well as the small close-range front-focus problem via hotshoe?
noimmunity
scratch my niche
I just did a vertical and horizontal alignment on the RD-1 through the hotshoe. It's maddeningly cramped in there, but not impossible. (some info here, http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18901&highlight=r-d1+alignment but the linked photos are dead). I remember reading that the RD-1s was more difficult to adjust since it requires taking off the entire top plate. Can anybody confirm that? If so, it would make the RD-1 the more desirable model IMO.
Picked up a used RD-1 a couple of months ago. Tried everything from 18mm to 90mm lenses on it. Next up is a 135, hit or miss!
I'm sure a dSLR would have been a better choice in some ways, but I love the RF handling of the RD-1, the IQ is lovable, and I can use the RF lenses I already have. I hope this will last me until the next generation of dRF come out from Zeiss or somebody else...
Picked up a used RD-1 a couple of months ago. Tried everything from 18mm to 90mm lenses on it. Next up is a 135, hit or miss!
I'm sure a dSLR would have been a better choice in some ways, but I love the RF handling of the RD-1, the IQ is lovable, and I can use the RF lenses I already have. I hope this will last me until the next generation of dRF come out from Zeiss or somebody else...
JNewell
Leica M Recidivist
Rich Cutler's site (see sticky at top of this forum) has the best explanation, IMO. There has been disagreement about whether the adjustment in the s variant is different - Rich's site says no, and I think there are posts here in the archives from people who owned both who say the same.
It's not hard, but it takes a while to get a feel for it - then it is a lot easier.
It's not hard, but it takes a while to get a feel for it - then it is a lot easier.
Kevin
Rainbow Bridge
On Rich's site (judging from the pictures shown) I cant really see how the angle through the hotshoe opening will permit me to reach the alignment screws. Can the screwdriver head drop straight down or do you have to go in at some extreme angle?
mn4367
Established
Kevin said:
Use a small screw driver (in Germany often called Optiker Werkzeug, used for disassembling glasses). You'll have to incline it depending on which of the screws you have to turn, but it isn't too difficult. Did it twice and had no problems. Be sure to turn the screw driver very carefully, even *minimal* amounts of rotation had an effect on the RF patch position in my camera.
Kevin
Rainbow Bridge
Vielen Dank, Michael !!
dnp
Member
Two from Japan
Two from Japan
Two shiny RD1S's showed up from Japan today - one used and one brand new. I wanted a backup
So far, my impressions are very favorable. As with any device, there are things I'd change. I'm an interface/industrial designer, so NOTHING is ever perfect to me. My thinking is that the build quality is excellent, though I'd like to see some of the plastic gone and replaced with metal (like the film advance lever)... I find it slow and overly complicated to change ISO speeds with the dial. The menu selector knob is interesting, though the "up" position wasn't explained very well and it took a while to figure out what it corresponded to...
The shutter sound isn't bad, but compared to a film M, it's not stealthy. It has a sharp "pang" sound to it that will raise eyebrows. It's not the load "kathunk" that turned me off of the M8, but it's sadly noticable in a setting that requires stealth (i.e. church).
Luigi case on the way... So far, I've tried it with the Leica 50mm 1.2, and it's brilliant. 6 megapixels never looked so good (nor did 8 for that matter)...
I think these cameras are an excellent tool for creating. Will post more impressions as I get some use.
Two from Japan
Two shiny RD1S's showed up from Japan today - one used and one brand new. I wanted a backup
So far, my impressions are very favorable. As with any device, there are things I'd change. I'm an interface/industrial designer, so NOTHING is ever perfect to me. My thinking is that the build quality is excellent, though I'd like to see some of the plastic gone and replaced with metal (like the film advance lever)... I find it slow and overly complicated to change ISO speeds with the dial. The menu selector knob is interesting, though the "up" position wasn't explained very well and it took a while to figure out what it corresponded to...
The shutter sound isn't bad, but compared to a film M, it's not stealthy. It has a sharp "pang" sound to it that will raise eyebrows. It's not the load "kathunk" that turned me off of the M8, but it's sadly noticable in a setting that requires stealth (i.e. church).
Luigi case on the way... So far, I've tried it with the Leica 50mm 1.2, and it's brilliant. 6 megapixels never looked so good (nor did 8 for that matter)...
I think these cameras are an excellent tool for creating. Will post more impressions as I get some use.
kramjam
Newbie
Bought mine last week from Robert White- ordered it one afternoon and it arrived the next morning. Its my first rangefinder- absolutely delighted with it
mani
Well-known
I also ordered and received from Rob White - fastest delivery to Sweden that I've ever experienced!
As far as handling is concerned - no other digital camera I've ever used comes closer to the film-feel.
When it comes to image quality - certainly the handling of color is almost unbelievably good! I was looking at some images on my Apple monitor that I'd shot of objects on the floor at home, and as I looked at the screen and then at the floor I was simply blown away that they were absolutely identical and true-to-life. The same goes for skin-tones and pretty much everything I've shot so far (which isn't so much, admittedly)
Images a little softer than film - but prints that are amazing!
Just knocking on wood I don't get any technical problems...
As far as handling is concerned - no other digital camera I've ever used comes closer to the film-feel.
When it comes to image quality - certainly the handling of color is almost unbelievably good! I was looking at some images on my Apple monitor that I'd shot of objects on the floor at home, and as I looked at the screen and then at the floor I was simply blown away that they were absolutely identical and true-to-life. The same goes for skin-tones and pretty much everything I've shot so far (which isn't so much, admittedly)
Images a little softer than film - but prints that are amazing!
Just knocking on wood I don't get any technical problems...
Tuolumne
Veteran
You see, there is such a thing as pixie dust in cameras! Mine gives me amazing photos also. My favorite rangefinder ever, and wouldn't trade it for an M8.
/T
/T
slightwalk
Newbie
Hello everybody, this is my first post in this fantastic forum. Nice to meet you all!
I received 2 days ago my rd1-s from Matsuita Store in Japan; absolutely amazed how can this camera with its "jubilated" 6.1MP sensor achieve the most of a Leica lens . I tested an A3 print from a direct from camera jpeg file, iso200 resampled to 300 dpi and the result was incredibily good in terms of sharpness and color rendition.
I used a summicron 35 2.0 ASPH to make these tests. The only "mmm...but" I have is about the expected film-like appearance. Since I recongnize the quality in every detail that lens brought I don't see that film feel that I saw in most of the photographs made with this camera. I know I'm a novice using the R-D1s and maybe there's some configuration to do in the camera itself ( such a contrast, saturation levels, etc. ) or in the post-processing the raw file.
I read in some review that modern high contrast lenses -as the summicron 35 ASPH - are too "crispy" for the r-d1s and does not have the ability to get all the power this lens can bring up. Mmm...Maybe it's a little bit true but I did not see big problems at this moment in the test I made but again, I don't feel the film-like in my first shots.
So, That's only a feeling ? I noticed most r-d1s users have Voigtländer lenses and these pieces could brought the film feeling that I'm looking for - the same, or almost the same, perception I get of the ektachrome slides made with my Leica m6 and the same lens - .
Thank you all
Jose.
I received 2 days ago my rd1-s from Matsuita Store in Japan; absolutely amazed how can this camera with its "jubilated" 6.1MP sensor achieve the most of a Leica lens
. I tested an A3 print from a direct from camera jpeg file, iso200 resampled to 300 dpi and the result was incredibily good in terms of sharpness and color rendition.I used a summicron 35 2.0 ASPH to make these tests. The only "mmm...but" I have is about the expected film-like appearance. Since I recongnize the quality in every detail that lens brought I don't see that film feel that I saw in most of the photographs made with this camera. I know I'm a novice using the R-D1s and maybe there's some configuration to do in the camera itself ( such a contrast, saturation levels, etc. ) or in the post-processing the raw file.
I read in some review that modern high contrast lenses -as the summicron 35 ASPH - are too "crispy" for the r-d1s and does not have the ability to get all the power this lens can bring up. Mmm...Maybe it's a little bit true but I did not see big problems at this moment in the test I made but again, I don't feel the film-like in my first shots.
So, That's only a feeling ? I noticed most r-d1s users have Voigtländer lenses and these pieces could brought the film feeling that I'm looking for - the same, or almost the same, perception I get of the ektachrome slides made with my Leica m6 and the same lens - .
Thank you all
Jose.