Just curious-How many R-D1s does this list have?

Just curious-How many R-D1s does this list have?

  • Yes I do!

    Votes: 294 66.4%

  • I am thinking or going to but one!

    Votes: 149 33.6%
  • Total voters
    443
i have one in the pipeline from another RFF'r ... looking forward to its arrival. will post once i have some clicks and, with luck, some o' that pixie dust.
 
Greattttttttt!!!!

Greattttttttt!!!!

My first rangefinder camara it was to hexar RF, I I wanted to prove with one bessa Ry by I complete I take proving with an Epson R-D1 series: 00042 and elmarit enchants to me is wonderful with my 21 asph and my ultron 21 my favourite lens 1.7.En reality is 40C summicron.Es a delight to be able to drag the drag handle and to draw fotografia in the mind.
A greeting
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kf_studio/
:angel:
 
Hi from Catalonia, Spain.
I received today my "treasure" from Japan, I´m still in "shock state" after unpacking the camera, sadly I haven´t yet any lense, I´m waiting for arrival a second hand 40mm Ultron for general purpose and a Jupiter-9 for portrait.
Well, "long live to the prince of digital RF" !!!
 
I too have succumbed to the DRF lust. Received my shiny R-D1s from matsuiyastore yesterday and have been playing with it. My initial reactions are... "I'm glad I did not invest in the M8 - because I think I am going to be perfectly happy with this "cheaper" version".

Build quality is a lot better than I expected (except for the WB/Q toggle switch that seems a bit loose/flakey and I fear that it would be quite easy to break). The 1:1 VF is heaven. I would have loved a less "clacky" shutter sound.. but this is not a Leica so I can't complain. I love the fact that once set-up properly, I can hide the LCD screen away and still be able to access all those basic photographic options directly from the other "analog" buttons/switches.

Using this camera with my 28mm just feels natural...

In terms of the Seller... I can't praise matsuiyastore enough. They did everything possible to help me minimize my customs import tax :) The response and shipping time is first class. Highly recommended.

If you are on the fence about getting one or not... talk to me and maybe I can push you over :)

Nikonino... I hope that you get your lens soon.... It must be painful having a body and no lenses to use it. I was like that with my M6 for about a month.
 
i received my tracking number yesterday from matsuiyastore for my new RD1S. i am interested hunghang, was your customs duty/gst very much? i did not ask them to help me with this as i expected to have to pay about A$350 and did not get the impression i could ask such a thing of them. i will have to drive to melbourne to claim the camera and pay Customs, i think, as i live a good way out of the city area. i am hoping it wll be here next weekend or so...i want to use it for a job the following week with my regular film camera gear while i am in australia. -dd
 
rd1 user

rd1 user

just joined the ranks yesterday, with a used rd1- now to the v. upgrade to rd1-s. love the subtlety of the shutter quietness (among other things).
nice to finally have one in hand.
 
I use this combo a lot

I use this combo a lot

If you use one of the "film" settings and/or use high ISO, you can get film like photos from the RD1 with Cron 35/2 asph.

slightwalk said:
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.
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