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br_foureaux

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Hi guys,
I've been searching for new info - now, at 2019 - about the matter and since and didn't find it, here we go: my beloved RD1s finally (and unfortunately) showed some trouble, at the LCD monitor (doesn't work anymore, besides all the efforts). The camera and other functions, however, works just fine.
Question is: what could I do? I´m from Rio the Janeiro, Brazil, and it´s killing me the idea of letting the camera like this. Tried the Japan Camera Hunter - it´s a no answer - and Steve´s - anxiously waiting for a answer. Meanwhile, I´m already planning the alternatives.
Suggestions?! Clues?!Treasure map?!
Best regards,
Bruno
 
Steve's Camera might be able to help if you/they can find a suitable replacement (however rare that may be)

You can work around the LCD failure, hopefully you have it set on you preferred file size!
Otherwise it would not be too difficult to figure out the steps to change settings blind.

Best of luck!

btw, is your flickr photos all shot the RD1? looking good
 
This is why I never fold mine open! Good luck with sorting yours. :)
 
Epson in Japan discontinued service for the R-D1s on Sept 30, 2016.

https://www.epson.jp/support/portal/support_menu/r-d1s.htm

Unless there's just a loose or broken connection somewhere, you're looking at finding a donor body to get any necessary parts. But in terms of cost, time and hassle, you're probably going to be better off purchasing a replacement body in working order.

Good luck!
 
there is a small wire that bends and eventually breaks when the screen is opened/closed. i think it's a relatively easy fix...cameraquest has a manual about the rd1 and you might find the info there.
 
B-9 said:
Steve's Camera might be able to help if you/they can find a suitable replacement (however rare that may be)

You can work around the LCD failure, hopefully you have it set on you preferred file size!
Otherwise it would not be too difficult to figure out the steps to change settings blind.

Best of luck!

btw, is your flickr photos all shot the RD1? looking good
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B-9, fortunately the camera is set on my usual configuration, and I suppose that things could be done blindly, but it would take some time getting used to it.
I already wrote to Steve´s...lets hope for a positive answer!
About the flickr: some were shot with the Epson, others were with my "ex"...rs. Thanks for the compliment :)
 
Oren Grad said:
Epson in Japan discontinued service for the R-D1s on Sept 30, 2016.

https://www.epson.jp/support/portal/support_menu/r-d1s.htm

Unless there's just a loose or broken connection somewhere, you're looking at finding a donor body to get any necessary parts. But in terms of cost, time and hassle, you're probably going to be better off purchasing a replacement body in working order.

Good luck!
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Oren, since I made the choice for the RD1 (now, thinking retrospectively, a bold, almost insane one), never met someone that owned the same camera, even though I searched for them rs. Find another RD1 here in Rio, it seems even harder than find a service repair hehehehe
 
back alley said:
there is a small wire that bends and eventually breaks when the screen is opened/closed. i think it's a relatively easy fix...cameraquest has a manual about the rd1 and you might find the info there.
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I saw the cameraquest´s manual. It will be, certainly, my final choice, if I find no other.
Thanks for the suggestion!
 
It's highly probable that the LCD was an off-the-shelf item used in other cameras at the time which are now almost woth-less.



I wonder if there might be part number details available that could lead you to a source?
My initial thoughts are that it could be from a Nikon camera (as the sensor is) or some other Epson device.
 
Bobfrance said:
It's highly probable that the LCD was an off-the-shelf item used in other cameras at the time which are now almost woth-less.



I wonder if there might be part number details available that could lead you to a source?
My initial thoughts are that it could be from a Nikon camera (as the sensor is) or some other Epson device.
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I read somewhere in this forum that the LCD is the same of a Canon (don´t remember the type). I´m working, in parallel, with both options: searching for some repair and the possibility of a handicraft rs
 
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