sgy1962
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There is a short (2 page) review of the R-D1 in the July/August issue of Photo Techniques. It was reviewed by Jeff Dorgay, who is, apparently, a long time digital photographer out of Portland, Oregon USA.
He reviewed the camera with two Leica lenses, which he had on loan: 35mm Summilux ASPH and the 90mm Summicron APO.
The positives:
"The test pictures I took with the R-D1 were of the highest quality I have ever seen with a 6MP camera."
"With the Leica lenses, even the high-quality JPEG images were stunning."
The negatives: "Leica-sized price tag"; "annoying" advance lever; "hard to read" iso and shutter speed.
Interesting comments:
"Because the film-rail-to-pressure-plate gap is much tighter on Leica cameras than other brands, their lenses already have a flatness of feild similar to that of most other lenses that are designed as 'digital specific'"
"To get the full potential of the R-D1, you really need Leica lenses...."
Nothing about the B&W capability of the camera. The review ends by calling the camera a niche product.
I've read several reviews of this camera -- Leica Fotographie International; Luminous Landscape on the web; Erwin Puts on the Web; Photo.net on the Web; The Digital Journalist, and some others -- and they all seem to focus on different pros and cons and few are very comprehensive.
He reviewed the camera with two Leica lenses, which he had on loan: 35mm Summilux ASPH and the 90mm Summicron APO.
The positives:
"The test pictures I took with the R-D1 were of the highest quality I have ever seen with a 6MP camera."
"With the Leica lenses, even the high-quality JPEG images were stunning."
The negatives: "Leica-sized price tag"; "annoying" advance lever; "hard to read" iso and shutter speed.
Interesting comments:
"Because the film-rail-to-pressure-plate gap is much tighter on Leica cameras than other brands, their lenses already have a flatness of feild similar to that of most other lenses that are designed as 'digital specific'"
"To get the full potential of the R-D1, you really need Leica lenses...."
Nothing about the B&W capability of the camera. The review ends by calling the camera a niche product.
I've read several reviews of this camera -- Leica Fotographie International; Luminous Landscape on the web; Erwin Puts on the Web; Photo.net on the Web; The Digital Journalist, and some others -- and they all seem to focus on different pros and cons and few are very comprehensive.