Share your Epson R-D1(s,x) photos

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Here's a couple from a recent trip to South Africa - the R-D1 did a great job of capturing the African light

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All CV25, I think. Last 2 taken from moving car. Some cropping in Lightroom
 
Fis yer doos Jim: Nice picks from SA, good on you. I remember the light well, though I spent just a month in Namibia some 12 years ago. Wish the R-D1 had come out then, all I had was a measly Ixus APS. See you're a Fort William native. My dad just moved from there to life as a pensioner in France. Used to be the MD at the Belford Hospital. I like the area, and my grandma's family originally came from Appin, it might be genetic.
 
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Fis yer doos Jim: Nice picks from SA, good on you. I remember the light well, though I spent just a month in Namibia some 12 years ago. Wish the R-D1 had come out then, all I had was a measly Ixus APS.
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Thanks Ezzie - that light is truly memorable, and very different from the W.Highlands of Scotia. There's something warm that comes in low late afternoons, but also something in the full 45ºC midday light that comes straight down at you that's like nothing I'd met before. Hope to get back down there before too long, and maybe take in some of Botswana and Namibia too...

The R-D1 certainly proved its usability, not just for street photography (a slightly scary business in Jo'burg) but also for landscapes in KwaZulu Natal - an interesting area some ways akin to hereabouts: essentially crofting communities, probably more like here 120 years ago than today, but with the same potential for tourism and concomitant attraction for photog's.

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See you're a Fort William native. My dad just moved from there to life as a pensioner in France. Used to be the MD at the Belford Hospital. I like the area, and my grandma's family originally came from Appin, it might be genetic.
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Not actually a native of Fort William - I am a Scot, but only pitched up here from London 7 years ago, so it'ill take a few more decades before I get "localised".
Ah ken the Belford weel enough, but "Fis yer doos!??" Is this Afrikaans? Norwegian? Aberdonian? Sorry, but ye hae the better o' me ther....😉
 
Though being of Scottish decent, I've not lived in Scotland, and as such I'm not familiar with all the terms and remnants of Galic in day to day Scottish. But a friend of mine, she's as pure as they come. She claims its a rather old term for "glad to make your acquaintance/how do you do?". With anything Galic (not being a written language) spelling is always an issue. I see that its more often spelt Foos yer doos.

If you go back. The Namib desert is beautiful, and very different north to south. South coastal regions are red (like the Kalahari, where the sand in fact comes from - long story). Aroudn Sossous and dead vlei the dunes are massive, the biggest in the world (up to 450m tall). The locals thought we were mad when we northerners started climbing them midday at 50C. Fiurther north lesser sand dunes, and then gravel towards the diamond coast. The Naukluft mountains and the Fish and Zebra River canyons are fantastic. Etosha is nice, but I rather prefered the landscapes further south (being a mix of Norwegian and Scottish must have something to do with it).
 
Ezzie said:
Though being of Scottish decent, I've not lived in Scotland, and as such I'm not familiar with all the terms and remnants of Galic in day to day Scottish. But a friend of mine, she's as pure as they come. She claims its a rather old term for "glad to make your acquaintance/how do you do?". With anything Galic (not being a written language) spelling is always an issue. I see that its more often spelt Foos yer doos.

If you go back. The Namib desert is beautiful, and very different north to south. South coastal regions are red (like the Kalahari, where the sand in fact comes from - long story). Aroudn Sossous and dead vlei the dunes are massive, the biggest in the world (up to 450m tall). The locals thought we were mad when we northerners started climbing them midday at 50C. Fiurther north lesser sand dunes, and then gravel towards the diamond coast. The Naukluft mountains and the Fish and Zebra River canyons are fantastic. Etosha is nice, but I rather prefered the landscapes further south (being a mix of Norwegian and Scottish must have something to do with it).
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Ahh!! "Foos yer doos", eh! I'll try it out on some locals here. If I never post again you'll know what's happened!

Thanks for the Namibia tips - I'll mark them on the map so we can bear them in mind if/when we do get back down that way.

Now must get out and get some pictures... put the new-to-me M8 through its paces. Have to say it's slower off the starting-line than the R-D1 was. Not only do I need to feed it filters and fancy lens adapters, I've got to get my head around its labyrinthine menu system. The R-D1 took about 3 minutes to master. This M8's another ballgame. Though hopefully the extra stop and higher res from the 10MP CCD, plus better long-term support from the manufacturer, will justify the expense. The R-D1 will be sticking around for a while though!
 
Fantastic shot, dfatty!

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Belgian Ardennes near La Gleize, 35mm f/1.7 Ultron

I got tired of waiting for the sun to break through 🙁
Looks like I need to clean my sensor too....
 
Here are some shots from Bremen Classic Motorshow. Outfit: Heliar 4,5/15 and Summicron 2/40:

Craftsman at work - painting lines on a motorcycle fuel tank
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Young lady dreaming in a classic sportscar
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Booth of the Nurburgring classic cars sport club (Heliar, other pics have been taken with Summicron)
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Playing with my Leica reflex housing and bellows:

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plaster cast and hand-painted treasure marker for our Table top war games.
To give you a sense of scale the chest is about an inch wide. I need to work on focus and lighting some more.
 
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