Travelling and Epson RD-1 is at home...

[andreas.pichler]

...which happened to me, last night. Because of an accident, then Intercity train from Hamburg to Duesseldorf needs to take a redirection. We have had a stop in a small village near Bremen. It was exactly a minute before seven p.m., sun down time.

Suddenly I saw this picture, and damned: I don't have the Epson with me...

...your honorable admin, I will make the point soon, just two more sentences...and yes, it something to do with Epson RD-1 rangefinder...

What a beautiful picture this could have been...I remembered the saying "the worst camera is the one you don't have at hand" and thought about the built-in 1.3 mpix lens in my mobile phone and take the shoot.

Not so bad, isnt it?

Working with the RD-1 was very helpful. You "feel" a picture when working with rangefinder cameras, and at a certain point, you make the best out of what you have. You will be educated by the camera. For me, working with rangefinders means "using" limitations, not trying to "overcome" them. No zooming in, zooming out, anti-rattle-device, no picture sujet alarm, no face recognition.

Just trying to take a picture, regardless, whats at hand in this certain moment.

Just some thoughts while drinking a cold beer after work...

Cheers, Andreas

 

[rui]

Great shot, even at 1.3MP. 🙂

 

[Rob-F]

Nice shot! It could be that you need a D-Lux 3 or D-Lux 4 to carry at times when the Epson is not convenient to bring along. These two models have been my solution to this problem (and it is a problem).

Best,

Rob

 

[andreas.pichler]

Thank you guys for compliments. Ja, seems its time to hunt again for a pocket camera. But until then, I try to use limitations 🙂

Cheers,

Andreas

PS: I will not wake up the admin, but...Sigma DP1, DP2, Leica X1...why not? And I am now quite complete with my Epson gear, since the CV 15 mm arrived today, what a great lens...

 

[Rob-F]

PS: I will not wake up the admin, but...Sigma DP1, DP2, Leica X1...why not?

Yes I have been looking at those also--or rather reading about them, as I have not actually seen them--and I think they are worth considering. It's just that I am not sure I want to be limited to one focal length.

 

[sooner]

Thanks for sharing. Call me sentimental, even for things that have yet to occur, but I appreciate snapshots from other people's lives. It's fun to contemplate that when you took your picture, I might have been looking up at the sun during my early lunchtime walk--same sun, different picture.