menos
Veteran
When I got my used sample, one of the first things, I did was adjusting the vertical alignment, which was quite a bit off, making focussing on diagonal lines hit and miss and checking the infinity focus.
I did not have to touch the infinity focus by much and did not have to adjust rangefinder focus itself, as this is spot on.
After the setting, I shot the R-D1 for a few days mainly with the 50 Lux ASPH and had reliable, spot on focus.
Yesterday evening, I headed out for some more shooting was a bit too adventurous.
I flipped the LCD closed and just shot. I did better not rely on the R-D1 rangefinder. All shots (as in a.l.l.) are out of focus. It is just the tiniest bit out of focus, that ruins the shot but could possibly not be seen in a very small print. Brilliance is completely lost this way.
I inspected the camera further and took endless focussing samples in my apartment on several ranges. All shots out of focus.
I did not conduct another setting session yesterday, but got a bottle of green Loctite and plan to remove the top plate and do a proper full adjustment this night (wish me a clear sky - the moon would be ideal).
I exposed another issue, that next to the tilted bright lines in the viewfinder, the parallax correction is completely out of whack, causing completely wrong framing (cut off right frame, too much left frame).
Together with the very loose leather on my sample (I thought it was just from aging) - I now suspect some unqualified adjustments being made by the former owner.
Has anybody have had "focus creep" issues with their camera?
Has anybody had a misaligned brightline (tilt and parallax) and have it had repaired properly?
There is little to find, other than "tilted brightlines - repair under warranty from EPSON".
I am a bit stumped now and do not plan, to get lost with crop body purchases (M8s are always smiling at me from the shop window).
Having shot the M6 yesterday too, I must say, there is quite some substantial difference in feel and precision to the R-D1 and first doubts come up except the great handling and the exhibited image quality, I got from the sensor 😱
I did not have to touch the infinity focus by much and did not have to adjust rangefinder focus itself, as this is spot on.
After the setting, I shot the R-D1 for a few days mainly with the 50 Lux ASPH and had reliable, spot on focus.
Yesterday evening, I headed out for some more shooting was a bit too adventurous.
I flipped the LCD closed and just shot. I did better not rely on the R-D1 rangefinder. All shots (as in a.l.l.) are out of focus. It is just the tiniest bit out of focus, that ruins the shot but could possibly not be seen in a very small print. Brilliance is completely lost this way.
I inspected the camera further and took endless focussing samples in my apartment on several ranges. All shots out of focus.
I did not conduct another setting session yesterday, but got a bottle of green Loctite and plan to remove the top plate and do a proper full adjustment this night (wish me a clear sky - the moon would be ideal).
I exposed another issue, that next to the tilted bright lines in the viewfinder, the parallax correction is completely out of whack, causing completely wrong framing (cut off right frame, too much left frame).
Together with the very loose leather on my sample (I thought it was just from aging) - I now suspect some unqualified adjustments being made by the former owner.
Has anybody have had "focus creep" issues with their camera?
Has anybody had a misaligned brightline (tilt and parallax) and have it had repaired properly?
There is little to find, other than "tilted brightlines - repair under warranty from EPSON".
I am a bit stumped now and do not plan, to get lost with crop body purchases (M8s are always smiling at me from the shop window).
Having shot the M6 yesterday too, I must say, there is quite some substantial difference in feel and precision to the R-D1 and first doubts come up except the great handling and the exhibited image quality, I got from the sensor 😱
