Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/12

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Subject: [Leica] Epson RD-1 (initial user experience).
From: bladman99 at yahoo.ca (Dan C)
Date: Fri Nov 12 11:11:10 2004
References: <3.0.6.32.20041112103946.0097b100@pop.mail.yahoo.ca> <3.0.6.32.20041112103946.0097b100@pop.mail.yahoo.ca>

I wasn't suggesting using one of the regular digicams.   I meant build a
lens onto the Epson body. 

-dan c.

At 06:52 PM 12-11-04 +0000, Frank Dernie wrote:
>The trouble is, Dan, that all the digital cameras with built in zooms 
>have minuscule sensors which in no way compete with 35mm film. The 
>excellent ones are quite good at low iso settings but none are as good 
>as the large sensor ones in poor light.
>To get a digital sensor which can compete with 35mm film you need one 
>of the SLRs or the Epson.
>Frank
>
>
>On 12 Nov, 2004, at 15:39, Dan C wrote:
>
>> So having all of these fancy Leica optics really isn't an incentive 
>> for me
>> to want to buy this camera, and let's face it, 6mp really isn't large
>> enough to take the best advantage of Leica lenses in the first place.  
>> Any
>> decent lens would likely suffice.  And if I'm limited to using only 2 
>> of my
>> 8 lenses, perhaps I'd be better served by a camera with a builtin zoom 
>> lens.
>>
>> -dan c.
>>
>> At 03:27 PM 12-11-04 +0000, Ian Watts wrote:
>>> Dan C. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You caution against using wide angles lenses, and reports are that 
>>>> the
>>>> rangefinder isn't accurate enough for long focal length lenses.  That
>>>> doesn't leave too much left to use with the camera.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That's only true if you think that using lenses in the range 35-90 
>>> (in 35mm
>>> film terms) is not of much use. Personally speaking, I shoot virtually
>>> nothing other than lenses in this range - with the majority shot by 
>>> the 50
>>> (all in 35mm terms). Using the 35 and 50 lenses on the RD-1 provides 
>>> similar
>>> coverage to what I have had with the 50 and 90 on my Leica M's. My 
>>> seldom
>>> used 24 Elmarit can now start to earn it's keep and stand duty as my
>>> wide-normal (35-ish focal length equivalent). As I have never felt 
>>> the need
>>> to shoot a 135 on a rangefinder, I am not concerned that the RD-1 may 
>>> not be
>>> ideal for focussing my 90. Similarly, as I rarely, if ever, shoot 
>>> anything
>>> wider than 35 (in normal film terms), I'm not going to lose sleep 
>>> over the
>>> fact that the RD-1 is not the ideal shooting tool for wide lenses.
>>>
>>> Ian Watts.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>>
>>> mailto:i.watts@virgin.net
>>>
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Replies: Reply from mail at gpsy.com (Karen Nakamura) ([Leica] Epson RD-1 (initial user experience).)
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