Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/19

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Digital R and Epson RD-1
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Wed Jan 19 11:48:12 2005
References: <02a901c4fd82$ecba3aa0$24a0fea9@MacPhisto> <6.1.0.6.2.20050119010940.05acfb40@192.168.100.42> <861E050E-6A4D-11D9-8AEC-0003938C439E@btinternet.com> <6.2.0.14.2.20050119201733.03af8d70@mail.screengang.com> <2AA0614C-6A52-11D9-8AEC-0003938C439E@btinternet.com>

Thanks Frank
I was just virtually playing with the R-D1 on this german website
http://www.epsonrd1.de/virtual/virtual.html
but [sob] I guess it will not be tomorrow that I have a real one in my 
hands :-(
Didier


>The lightmeter is a bit like a Leica, metering by light reflecting off a 
>white patch on the shutter. It is quite simple to use it well if one 
>understands this. It is just as prone to error as any simple reflected 
>light system and the normal precautions are appropriate. That said, I have 
>had super results, as one would expect from Leica lenses!
>Frank
>
>>Frank, I have read several reviews about the R-D1 and in some the 
>>lightmeter accuracy was told to be poor or at least not fully satisfying. 
>>Can you say something about that?
>>TIA
>>Didier



In reply to: Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Leica Digital R and Epson RD-1)
Message from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard) ([Leica] Leica Digital R and Epson RD-1)
Message from Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie) ([Leica] Leica Digital R and Epson RD-1)
Message from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Leica Digital R and Epson RD-1)
Message from Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie) ([Leica] Leica Digital R and Epson RD-1)