RD-1s going price?

[roundg]

RD-1 is a very unique camera of its design. and you won't see any replacement in the future.
You must be aware the truth that RD-1, and M8/9 are the only real dgital RF so far.

If you love the RF, RD-1 is still a good selection.

 

[Lss]

not sure if its that simple. i want a lot of things in and out of the photography realm, but not necessarily at the prices that are being charged for them.

Sure, sometimes the price is too high for whatever reason. A poor substitute for what you want/need is nevertheless nothing more than what it is. (Poor in the sense that it lacks the features the user really wants/needs.)

at $1500 usd youre real close to a used m8, thats a RF, no?

Well, my response was really on Ricoh M-mount vs. Epson. At least in my part of the world the availability of M8's is fairly good while the Epsons are rare. Even then, there is a pretty healthy price difference between these cameras that I see locally. Of course, the Epson becomes less interesting for many rangefinder users when it gets closer to the price of the Leica.

 

[huntjump]

Owned the M8 and R-D1, sold the m8 because I didn't like the feel of it (plus ISO wasnt that great) and was $2000. I connected more with the R-D1, liked the color from it more and iso 1600 was perfect for my B&W needs. Plus i liked the shutter crank, the dials, the viewfinder and it paired well with my m6. I paid closer to $900, but its such a solid camera, i think up to $1200 is fine. Mine is pushing 10,000 actuations

 

[rbelyell]

HJ, did you find a noticeable resolution difference between m8 and epson at normal iso?

 

[SteveM(PA)]

not sure if its that simple. i want a lot of things in and out of the photography realm, but not necessarily at the prices that are being charged for them. at $1500 usd youre real close to a used m8, thats a RF, no? i thought i recently saw one for sale now on this forum for $1800, so i still dont get how the epson goes for $1500.

Seiko analogue gauges behind mineral glass, flip screen, 1:1 viewfinder, manual shutter advance. Those are what I love about it and I can't get them anywhere else.

 

[RFH]

If you can get it for $600, there should be no discussion in my opinion: Just buy it. You can easily sell it for more than that in case you don't want to keep it. I was happy to get my RD1 for $1000, and every time I see someone carrying a heavy, bulky DSLR with a cannon of a zoom lens, I'm even happier. Happier still when I see the image quality.

 

[KEVIN-XU 愛 forever]

I think 600 us dollars for a R-D1 is really a bargain! Don't know why you are still hesitating...... I will take it right now if it sit in front of me.

If I can find one in 900 us dollars or even 1000 us dollars, I will still think it is a reasonable price. But I do think 1500 us dollars for this old fashion camera is overpriced. Yes,this camera have good performance and is original M-mount RF digi camera. But nowadays, we need something new!

When Epson release R-d1X, I think Epson is fooling us and cheating money..... No big difference! Still that "antique" CCD.....! Epson really need to do something now. I think we have given enough time for Epson to prepare for a real new stuff.

Now, I will buy a 900 dollars RD-1 or Fuji x-pro or Nex-7. Wish Epson can give us R-D2 soon......

 

[umcelinho]

there is no camera like the r-d1, period.

outdated technology? yep.
weird rewind crank? uh-huh.
mere 6mp? you bet.
loud shutter noise? check.

but still it's a camera that once you put to use feels so much at home. at least it did for me and I believe it does for many others. sometimes i do consider selling it, but then I take it out for a spin and I change my mind.

I find it a better deal than an M8, to be honest: no need for those IR filters that will cause ghosting on photos, it can take ANY LTM (except for a russian 35/2.8, I guess) or M lens, even the DR cron and collapsible lenses, has a better higher ISO performance than the M8, has a better magnification finder (it's pretty neat to frame with both eyes open), looks like a cheap old film camera (for me it's a plus, as it's less robbery-attractive), and the RAW files are nice to work with.

It's a camera I should just keep as long as it works.

 

[roundg]

One popped up in local for about 850USD and gone in minutes.

 

[EXksporry]

I paid 89k yen for my upgraded rd1 in a shop in Osaka, unboxed, only with charger. The flip screen is not a flip screen in the sense that it has functionality. It only serves to protect the display. I would prefer the x version with the bigger screen. I also have an m8.2 which is also great, just different. The epson has nicer high ISO performance. In fact, I think the rd1 beats every single camera on the market when it comes to resolving noise! It just looks like grain, perfect!
Mine does have a problem with vertical alignment of the rf. I need to get that fixed.

 

[ninjin]

I walked down to Shinjuku today and had a look at the used camera stores for the first time. I didn't see a single R-D1, but plenty of R-D1s;s. A flawless R-D1s goes for about 110,000 JPY (1,450 USD), but then we are really talking flawless. Not a scratch, not even around the on/off-button where most of the used ones have lost some paint. They start going down to 100,000 JPY (1,300 USD) if you are fine with a scratch here and there, but overall only cameras in very good shape. I will try to find more time and have a look at a couple of other stores some time in the future. Oh, and a new R-D1xG was about 150,000 JPY (1,950 USD).

 

[andephotographic]

I just bought an R-D1s today, should get it in a couple days I hope. I paid £655. I'll have to sell my Canon 5D to pay for it but I think/hope the RD will keep it's value better.

Really looking forward to getting it.

 

[jroring]

I am about to pick up an R-D1s, and I was hoping someone can shed some light on what I should be looking for? Sorry about my ignorance but are there signs that the camera has alot of wear and tear and should be avoided?

 

[Mr_Flibble]

but still it's a camera that once you put to use feels so much at home. at least it did for me and I believe it does for many others. sometimes i do consider selling it, but then I take it out for a spin and I change my mind.

I agree. Everything is in the right place. It just feels right.

I've had mine since Januari 2009, bought it for $1600 with a VC 35mm f/1.7 Ultron. It was already 4 years old then.
It has served me faithfully for the past 4 years through every type of weather. It does still work despite a lot of dust and dirt it must've collected over the years, and I doubt I could get $700 for it.

But I'm about to send it off to Japan for servicing.
"Why?" you ask. Because I love it! That's why! 🙂

 

[angeloks]

Sold mine for 1000$. It was very clean.

 

[Guaranteed]

I really do love mine and wish I had more opportunities to use it, every time I use it I just end up standing there smiling like some idiot.

 

[Chris Bail]

I just bought mine from the ads here for $1050...worth it to me, as I bought it from the original owner and it had just been back to Epson Japan for an overhaul this year. It's in very nice shape.

 

[Guaranteed]

I was able to purchase Joe's R-D1s($1150) the other day and can't wait for it to come in. Now the plan is to send in my R-D1 and get the focus slop fixed and whatever else needs attending to that way it'll be tip top. 🙂

 

[tekst]

Anyone have any interest in an RD1 with a broken LCD screen? Works fine besides that, and is in good condition. What should I be asking for one in such a state?

 

[umcelinho]

Ended up selling mine for $1200 couple months ago.
Asked for dibs to the buyer in case he decides to sell it someday, but I'm happy to see he's loving the camera!

tekst, I think you could check how much it'd cost to fix the broken LCD, then factor that into the price vs the market price.