Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, It's not junk. No problems here. It's no m6/7, there's a learning curve, but it is a way to get pixels behind an m lens. I have had mine since maybe march and am still not totally comfortable with it as i was with my film camera. it's just different. i am learning. i just think some folks got a lemon. and another. and another. and another. actually had this same thing happen with a refurb mac laptop. 2 lemons then a winner. was trying to save a couple hundred bucks! good thing i don't get riled up by this type of stuff... leo On Jul 27, 2005, at 12:37 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Sorry, but I find it amazing that anyone would accept having to > send in a camera for repair/replacement 3 times and then accept > that he has to adjust the rangefinder on the 4th body--and all that > while taking on average 1500 or so images with each camera? If your > experience is typical, then I can only conclude that the RD1 is a > $3K piece of junk. If it is not, then you are certainly the most > tolerant customer I have ever heard about in any business. If I had > this type of trouble, I would track down the Cosina distributor and > organize a public destruction of the camera in front of their > building, a la Ted Grant with one of his Leicas that also had QC > problems. > > Nathan > > Richard wrote: > >> Peter, as we go way back, you know I still have my OM-4T in the >> drawer with half a dozen of lenses. I have thoughts about selling >> the 40/2 and others to fund some Leica lust, but decided against >> it. Anyway, I have a number of friends who got the 20D, 350XT, and >> even a couple 1Ds, D70 etc. For me though, I bought the R-D1 and >> never wish I have a DSLR. I guess if I shoot more sports or other >> things than SLR excels in, it would be different, but the R-D1 >> satisfies my meager needs for a digital camera. The QC issues are >> real. I am REALLY happy that I can adjust the vertical VF without >> sending this last camera (my 4th one) in. All told, I took > 2000 >> pics on this one already, meaning I have taken ~6000-7000 on four >> R-D1s since I bought the first one last Thanksgiving. Most are >> crap pictures of course but it works as well as any digital RF >> can, at least until Leica releases its mega expensive M-D1 or the >> fabled Zeiss Ikon (we can only hope). >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >