Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i neglected to mention that the focussing cam on the rd-1 was very imprecise. with a stiff focussing (new) helical it compounds the problem. the electronics of the rd-1 are good, but the rf is another story. it has the feel of the early russian knockoffs of the III series leicas-ought to work, but not quite! question is: do you really want to spend $2500+ on an un-refined copy camera? falcon > >Message: 13 >Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:42:51 -0700 >From: "lennie falcon" <lenniefalcon@cclmgmt.com> >Subject: [Leica] Re: rd1 tests >To: <lug@leica-users.org> >Message-ID: <200410131642.AA2352414772@cclmgmt.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >i tested the rd1 for a day with the new m 50 1.4 in germany at photokina. >the raw files exhibited limited dynamic range as tiffs. although when the >light is well balanced the files are very sharp, the colours are extremely >accurate and the dynamic range seems less of a problem. you have to be a >photoshop wizz with very low or extremely contrasted lighting. you can get >an excellent 12x18 with minimum effort utilizing 200 asa and tiff files. >the camera focus with the new summilux was very stiff and slow, so one can >not assume leica lenses will work as well with real m's. >i'll try it again next week with a 28mm summicron and put the files out for >comment. the properties of the new 50 summilux are almost essential in low >light. >t.t.f.n., >falcon > > > > >Message: 28 >Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:34:39 -0700 >From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> >Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: rd1 tests >To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >Message-ID: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNIEGDAGAB.red735i@earthlink.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >The body has nothing to do with the focusing helix..... why would the choice >of a Leica or an Epson body present a different resistance to focusing? Do >I misunderstand the statement? Is this a RF/VF issue of ease of focus? > >Frank Filippone >red735i@earthlink.net > > the camera focus with the new summilux was very stiff and slow, so one can >not assume leica lenses will work as well with real m's. > >------------------------------ ___________________________________________________________ $0 Web Hosting with up to 120MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com