R-D1s - First Thoughts

[Tuolumne]

The cover of the left-most Leica looks greenish, not your garden. The R-D1's auto WB works fine in mixed light and all forms of outdoor lighting. It's a bit reddish indoors. You will find the colors better manually setting the WB to incandescent indoors.

/T

 

[Rob-F]

Sounds like what you really need is a 28mm lens. It will give you a 42mm equivalent, a good general walkaround compromise focal length. If that is not wide enough, how about a 25mm CV, for a 37mm equivalent? That will give you almost what you are used to with a 35mm on film.

 

[alex from holland]

I have a brand new black leather case from Mr Zhou, I would sell but I can't remember what I paid for it.

I was thinking of buying such a case for my rd-1s.
Don't you like it ??
I saw the luigi cases, but they are so expensive :bang:

 

[yanidel]

I was thinking of buying such a case for my rd-1s.
Don't you like it ??
I saw the luigi cases, but they are so expensive :bang:

I own one of those for the last three months. It is always on my RD1. Quality is great and I believe I paid $60 for it. Easy to take off and put on, and I love the small grip, it makes taking portraits easier. Also I don't worry anymore about the metallic noise whenever I lay my camera on any surface.
Luigi's will probably be a bit better, but Mr Zhou's are definitely great value for money IMO, if you like half cases.

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

The cover of the left-most Leica looks greenish, not your garden. The R-D1's auto WB works fine in mixed light and all forms of outdoor lighting. It's a bit reddish indoors. You will find the colors better manually setting the WB to incandescent indoors.

/T

Hi the pic in my signature of the leica's was not taken with my R-D1s, only the garden picture. I used a canon G2 for the leica's. (which was also on auto white). The left most leica (the III) has indeed a greenish-brown cover, the original black has vanished over the years: btw the pic was shot in bright sunlight)

cheers