Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/22

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Subject: [Leica] Epson RD1
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Tue Aug 22 20:48:33 2006
References: <dd181d8b8670bed13fe288421433070b@jam.rr.com> <002a01c6c660$1430a450$6500a8c0@ted>

I still hold out hope that Zeiss might make a nice digital RF body
a little less dear than the M8.  I just picked up a D200 today, so
no more camera bodies for me this year.

Scott

Ted Grant wrote:

> Frank F. Farmer asked:
> Subject: [Leica] Epson RD1
>
>
> > Is Epson still making these?  In anticipation of the upcoming M8, I was
>
>> surfing around a couple of my favorite online gear shops today to 
>> sift through various digital offerings.  However, it seems like no 
>> one is stocking RD1's anymore. >
>
>
> FWIW at the recent swimming championships a buddy of mine, Reuters 
> wire-photographer just returned from assignment in Japan with a new 
> RD-1 for $2200 Canadian dollars.
>
> Of course he being a Leica nut case for many years was shooting B&W 
> for his own use. He was extremely pleased with it and the results so 
> far. I figure if the Leica digital is so far out of price range I'll 
> look at any new version RD-'s coming on the market so I can use my 
> Noctilux with it shooting digital. :-)
>
> ted
>
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