Lss
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matthewm
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I had the RD1s for a short period. I really thought rangefinder photography was going to be where I wanted to go with my personal work. I invested in an R2a, RD1s, 50/1.1, 35/2.5 and 28/1.9 (I sold the 28 and pretty much permanently attached the 35 to the RD1s and the 50 to the R2a).
Turns out, I just couldn't get the hang of it. I had a hard time focusing and shooting. I guess using SLR's my whole life (I'm only 27, but still...) spoiled me a little or something.
BUT in the short time that I did have the RD1s, I really fell in love with the images. They're much different than any other camera I've shot with. I loved them and wanted to love the camera and the process, but in the end, I turned back to my SLRs for comfort. I do still use RF point and shoot cameras (Fuji Klasse is my favorite camera ever). Does that count?
Enough rambling. Here are a couple of images I shot while the RD1s was in my possession. Looking back at these, I think I should have given it another shot (no pun intended).
Cotton
Mayesville, South Carolina
RD1s + Color Skopar 35 f/2.5
Twirling (My Beautiful Wife
)
Mayesville, South Carolina
RD1s + Color Skopar 35 f/2.5
Chair (This is in the lobby of what was once the finest hotel around, now the whole thing is for sale for the price of back taxes, $731)
Mayesville, South Carolina
RD1s + Color Skopar 35 f/2.5
She's the One (The wife again. Bless her heart for putting up with my needs for a model to let me try out a new camera)
Mayesville, South Carolina
RD1s + Color Skopar 35 f/2.5
Turns out, I just couldn't get the hang of it. I had a hard time focusing and shooting. I guess using SLR's my whole life (I'm only 27, but still...) spoiled me a little or something.
BUT in the short time that I did have the RD1s, I really fell in love with the images. They're much different than any other camera I've shot with. I loved them and wanted to love the camera and the process, but in the end, I turned back to my SLRs for comfort. I do still use RF point and shoot cameras (Fuji Klasse is my favorite camera ever). Does that count?
Enough rambling. Here are a couple of images I shot while the RD1s was in my possession. Looking back at these, I think I should have given it another shot (no pun intended).
Cotton
Mayesville, South Carolina
RD1s + Color Skopar 35 f/2.5
Twirling (My Beautiful Wife
)Mayesville, South Carolina
RD1s + Color Skopar 35 f/2.5
Chair (This is in the lobby of what was once the finest hotel around, now the whole thing is for sale for the price of back taxes, $731)
Mayesville, South Carolina
RD1s + Color Skopar 35 f/2.5
She's the One (The wife again. Bless her heart for putting up with my needs for a model to let me try out a new camera)
Mayesville, South Carolina
RD1s + Color Skopar 35 f/2.5
ped
Small brown dog
V nice Matthew. Nice B+W tonality, was that using PhotoRAW by Epson?
Here are a few of mine from the other day. STill amazed at the detail this camera picks up, especially in skin.
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Here are a few of mine from the other day. STill amazed at the detail this camera picks up, especially in skin.
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matthewm
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Thank you! These were all processed in Lightroom 3 actually. I never go used to PhotoRAW by Epson because I have my workflow and habits tied up in Lightroom, I guess.
Great images from you as well! I especially love the first image of the woman with the wine glass. Tons of detail and the lighting is superb! Well done.
ped
Small brown dog
Thanks, I also use lightroom 3 and haven't tried photoRAW properly yet.
Cheers
Cheers
kuvvy
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back alley
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love that first shot!
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Me at the Harbor Festival in Etten-Leur , R-D1 + Voigtlaender 35mm f/1.7 Ultron
sandrini
Member
while drinking beer, with the nokton 50mm
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Lss
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R-D1 does B&W:
Out to Lunch
Ventor
with the CV 4/21
tobinharris
Established
nemjo
Avatar Challenge
My mother and sister.
CV 35 2.5
nemjo
CV 35 2.5
nemjo
Lss
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R-D1 does another B&W:
Ezzie
E. D. Russell Roberts
Bye, bye. I'm going to miss contributing to this beautiful thread. The R-D1 will be finding a new home very soon, on the west coast of the USA no less. Good luck to they who will be taking custody of this lovely camera.
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Small brown dog
R-D1, first image with VC 28mm, second two with VC 21mm
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huntjump
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Ezzie
E. D. Russell Roberts
Nope, nowhere near, sad to say
I've just the one proper RF now, a fixed lens Royal 35-M. I'm going through a TLR phase at the moment, I'll roll with it for as longs as its fun. But if someone were to donate an M9 to me, I'd promise to use it
ped
Small brown dog
It's a Piper Dakota, we flew from Booker (High Wycombe) down to the Isle Of White and back again via Poole and Goodwood
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