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getting more comfortable with each other...large difference with using the wrist strap instead of the long strap...stopped filddling with the settings, need to learn one setting and then play with making adjustments.

the biggest difference with shooting the x100 vs. the rd1 is that i cannot predict what the image will look like with the x100.
shooting with the rd1, it's like i can see the final result before i even press the shutter...this is why we have bonded, i believe.

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back alley said:
getting more comfortable with each other...large difference with using the wrist strap instead of the long strap...stopped filddling with the settings, need to learn one setting and then play with making adjustments.

the biggest difference with shooting the x100 vs. the rd1 is that i cannot predict what the image will look like with the x100.
shooting with the rd1, it's like i can see the final result before i even press the shutter...this is why we have bonded, i believe.
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Are you refering to the 1 to 1 view finder ... I had one in my R3A and didn't think it was that fabulous!

I have my own theories about why you and your RD-1's have bonded! 😀
 
Joe, I understand that bond your talking about. The first thing would be to try to get the camera from being an intrusion. Take a little time like you said and learn the cameras settings that you will be using.
Then if the camera still intrudes, dump it. I don't think it will as it has a way of just being without being in the way.
Don
 
I am watching with great curiosity how you will get on with the camera because I have contemplated an X100 to replace my EP1 and maybe others. Never fully bonded with the Oly and am thinking of selling it off while its still worth a few cents.

How is the card write times doing for you now? Are you finding it ok now or still slow? Love to hear some more thoughts about street shooting with the camera.
 
The write times are sluggish compared to many cameras. You can keep shooting during writing, but you can't change parameters.

This has led to confusion. Many of the reports describing exposure inconsistencies are due to people changing aperture or shutter speed before writing has completed.

I used to bracket shutter speeds. However I quit doing his for two reasons. The multimode exposure metering works really well and the dynamic range of the RAW files is excellent – so small exposure errors aren't a problem. The write times are a bit long for three bracketed exposures.
 
M4streetshooter said:
Joe, I understand that bond your talking about. The first thing would be to try to get the camera from being an intrusion. Take a little time like you said and learn the cameras settings that you will be using.
Then if the camera still intrudes, dump it. I don't think it will as it has a way of just being without being in the way.
Don
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yes. the rd1 has become second nature, there is little need for thinking about what i am doing with it. the x100 still is a mystery.
 
Avotius said:
I am watching with great curiosity how you will get on with the camera because I have contemplated an X100 to replace my EP1 and maybe others. Never fully bonded with the Oly and am thinking of selling it off while its still worth a few cents.

How is the card write times doing for you now? Are you finding it ok now or still slow? Love to hear some more thoughts about street shooting with the camera.
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i need to just walk around with the camera a bit more before i can honestly rate it for the street. in theory it has tons of potential.
 
I remember when I first started driving, all of my concentration was taken up with pushing levers, changing gears, watching revs and still trying to watch where I was going. Now I just get in the car and drive, I intuitively find the right gear and can enjoy the journey. I am finding that with time I am getting used to the X100 such that I just concentrate on taking pictures. Part of this learning curve is adapting to the camera's idiosyncrasies (as with any gadget). I love the X100 it feels right in my hands.
 
greyelm said:
I remember when I first started driving, all of my concentration was taken up with pushing levers, changing gears, watching revs and still trying to watch where I was going. Now I just get in the car and drive, I intuitively find the right gear and can enjoy the journey. I am finding that with time I am getting used to the X100 such that I just concentrate on taking pictures. Part of this learning curve is adapting to the camera's idiosyncrasies (as with any gadget). I love the X100 it feels right in my hands.
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That's the best analogy I've read in a long time.
 
I don't understand why you are so patient, Joe. All the cameras I liked, it was clear very early that they "fit me". All these opportunities lost when your Epsons stay at home ...
 
ferider said:
I don't understand why you are so patient, Joe. All the cameras I liked, it was clear very early that they "fit me". All these opportunities lost when your Epsons stay at home ...
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i really like the look of the black & white images that i have seen produced by the x100.
i like it's size and extreme portability and lightness.

i like that it's new technology and might create better files than the rd1.

my only fear/hesitation with the rd1 is that if they 'break' and cannot be repaired than i am sunk! i would rather go through the learning curve of a new camera while i still have access to my rd1s rather than while i might be in mourning if they go kaput.
 
This is the only digital camera I have tried where I have indeed got that Leica like confidence that the picture will turn out how I think it will. And that's just for the pictures in situations where a fast lens and fast film would cope or just cope. I had a play with a D700 yesterday. Great camera. Very heavy. Lots of button selectable adjustments. Getting to the point where there are my core settings from which I only need occasionally to deviate is what I have pursued with the X100, because that is one of the strengths of a Leica-no choices to distract. This is why i use auto ISO with the X100. Now that the command wheel can be locked I am switching to manual focus for close shots but still find that autofocus with AF-S works well enough that I keep that on as default.

Great post by greyelm. I am like that with my current car, until I am fiddling with the steering wheel buttons for cruise control. The cruise control is so tedious in my wife's car, otherwise so similar, that I did something worse than miss the shot - I got a ticket.
 
The Eppy has mojo. I loved that camera but alas the RF made me nuts.
The X100 has mojo also but ya have to find it.
I think in a short time, you will.
The Eppy repair issue is scary to say the least. When they stopped production, I bought a reconditioned one as an extra. I left it in the box for 2 years and then when I tried to use it, it was dead.
The X100 hopefully won't have that problem for many years.
 
M4streetshooter said:
The Eppy has mojo. I loved that camera but alas the RF made me nuts.
The X100 has mojo also but ya have to find it.
I think in a short time, you will.
The Eppy repair issue is scary to say the least. When they stopped production, I bought a reconditioned one as an extra. I left it in the box for 2 years and then when I tried to use it, it was dead.
The X100 hopefully won't have that problem for many years.
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my rangefinders have been really good...working wise. one had an rf that was out and it took me a few minutes of careful adjustment to get it perfect but it has been fine since then.
i do love the entire experience of using the rd1 and when i think of selling, even one of them, i get a bit sick to my stomach...so i doubt that i will.

i think it's ok to look to the future and start to prepare myself for the next iteration of whatever it is that will be my next full time camera.
 
i just had the rd1s tuned by epson and will send the rd1 off over the winter...they have suspended service since the earthquake with no word (last time i checked) as to when they will resume.
my fear is what if it can't be fixed (if it were to break) or if the repair cost is just not acceptable.
 
I heard a few years ago that Sherry Krauter was going to do repairs on them....
My Rd was new from Japan and the rangefinder was a little off when in focus...you know the slight out of registration thing. I learned to live with it because the camera made such great files and that cocking lever...well....that's a joy in itself....
I wish my X100 had that lever.....
 
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