Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)