where do i find my rd1 s/n
am i being stupid in not being able to find it
am i being stupid in not being able to find it
laptoprob
back to basics
On most R-D1's the number is on the flash shoe. Mine has no number.
ha.... there it is, i knew i was being stupid
cheers!
cheers!
cam
the need for speed
andreas.pichler
Established
Hmm...hello alltogehter, to introduce myself, my name is Andreas Pichler, I am from Dusselodrf, Germany, thats my first post in this forum, why not start with the ID of my camera?
I bought my R-D1 some days ago from a very gentle guy in England via a well known online garage sale something, serial number is 1600.
Camera seems to be seldom used but carefully maintained, like new, have had around 1.900 exposures when I got it.
I started to try it out with a CV 21 and a JUpiter-12. The latter one is made in 1988, not hte best year for Jupiters, but turns out as white sheep under all the black ones.
I am starting photography as a hobby in the late 70ies with a Konica Autoreflex TC ( similar body to the Epson R-D1, so a little bit back to the roots), then moved to Nikon E, then paused, the restarted in 1998 with an Epson (sic!) Photo PC 500 (640 x 480, 2 MB internal flash memory, 600 EURO when new). Great fun - really, in these times!
Then I made my way through different Kodaks, Ricohs and so on. CANON IXUS in 2001 was a real highlight (800 EURO, but a real camera, unfortunally has been stolen in 2007 - who steals antique digital cameras?). Nikon Coolpix 5000 was really cool, with a good system in the background. But when the 5400 appears a year later, forget everything about a system.
Thanks god eBay has been invented, so you can get rid off lots of the equipment quite easy - and being attracted to something new. CONTAX rangefinder cameras from the 30ies, KIEV lenses and bodies...whow, a real new universe. But not digital. Then the LEICA Digilux I. What a mess...but the Digilux II is a fine camera. Looks like a rangefinder, can be treated as a real camera, lots of fun to play with, perfect picture quality...but at the end: I dont like EVF.
But how to solve the problem? Spending all the money to a LEICA M8? Will I go out with a 3,000 bucks steal-me-tag around my neck? I remembered how luckiy I felt when I detected the first scratch on my Digilux II - finally, the camera was ready to be used
So I decided to go the Epson route. I have read lot in this forum before, tried to learn and to compare everything, all he work of you fellow EPSON enthusiasts was so helpful. And finally I have taken my heart and made the highest bid on EPSON R-D1 No. 1600.
It was a good deal. I like the pictures more than these from the Digilux II, and like much more the rangefinder feeling.
Equipment right now is the CV 4/21 and the Jupiter 12 2,8/35.
So everything is a real pleasure, right now.
Maybe something more later.
Cheers,
Andreas
I bought my R-D1 some days ago from a very gentle guy in England via a well known online garage sale something, serial number is 1600.
Camera seems to be seldom used but carefully maintained, like new, have had around 1.900 exposures when I got it.
I started to try it out with a CV 21 and a JUpiter-12. The latter one is made in 1988, not hte best year for Jupiters, but turns out as white sheep under all the black ones.
I am starting photography as a hobby in the late 70ies with a Konica Autoreflex TC ( similar body to the Epson R-D1, so a little bit back to the roots), then moved to Nikon E, then paused, the restarted in 1998 with an Epson (sic!) Photo PC 500 (640 x 480, 2 MB internal flash memory, 600 EURO when new). Great fun - really, in these times!
Then I made my way through different Kodaks, Ricohs and so on. CANON IXUS in 2001 was a real highlight (800 EURO, but a real camera, unfortunally has been stolen in 2007 - who steals antique digital cameras?). Nikon Coolpix 5000 was really cool, with a good system in the background. But when the 5400 appears a year later, forget everything about a system.
Thanks god eBay has been invented, so you can get rid off lots of the equipment quite easy - and being attracted to something new. CONTAX rangefinder cameras from the 30ies, KIEV lenses and bodies...whow, a real new universe. But not digital. Then the LEICA Digilux I. What a mess...but the Digilux II is a fine camera. Looks like a rangefinder, can be treated as a real camera, lots of fun to play with, perfect picture quality...but at the end: I dont like EVF.
But how to solve the problem? Spending all the money to a LEICA M8? Will I go out with a 3,000 bucks steal-me-tag around my neck? I remembered how luckiy I felt when I detected the first scratch on my Digilux II - finally, the camera was ready to be used
So I decided to go the Epson route. I have read lot in this forum before, tried to learn and to compare everything, all he work of you fellow EPSON enthusiasts was so helpful. And finally I have taken my heart and made the highest bid on EPSON R-D1 No. 1600.
It was a good deal. I like the pictures more than these from the Digilux II, and like much more the rangefinder feeling.
Equipment right now is the CV 4/21 and the Jupiter 12 2,8/35.
So everything is a real pleasure, right now.
Maybe something more later.
Cheers,
Andreas
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mn4367
Established
Congrats! And don't forget to post some pictures!
CourierCam
Photojournalist/collector
Welcome
Welcome
Welcome to the wonderful world of the R-D1. I registered your camera's serial number in my Epson R-D1 and R-D1s serial number registery. You are the 59th R-D1 registered.
It's a great camera - enjoy!
Jim Headley
Gering, Nebraska USA
Welcome
Welcome to the wonderful world of the R-D1. I registered your camera's serial number in my Epson R-D1 and R-D1s serial number registery. You are the 59th R-D1 registered.
It's a great camera - enjoy!
Jim Headley
Gering, Nebraska USA
24mgdriver
Michael A. Bender
Hallo Andreas,
das man sich hier wieder sieht, ein Zufall sonders gleichen. Mal wieder das gleiche Hobby erwischt, ich bin auch seit einem halben jahr Besitzer einer Epson RD1.
Lass mal was hören oder sehen, ich hab Bilder bei Flickr. unter michael.a.bender
Grüsse
Michael
das man sich hier wieder sieht, ein Zufall sonders gleichen. Mal wieder das gleiche Hobby erwischt, ich bin auch seit einem halben jahr Besitzer einer Epson RD1.
Lass mal was hören oder sehen, ich hab Bilder bei Flickr. unter michael.a.bender
Grüsse
Michael