Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, one very important implication about the RD-1x: when the RD-1s came out, it was speculate and probably correctly that Epson simply took the remaining stock of the RD-1 that haven't been sold, upgraded the firmware and added a little 's' to it, i.e. no new parts were order. If I understand correctly, tooling for the body can be expensive. It may even be possible that the manufacturer for the original R-D1 bodies no longer have the "mold" to do the R-D1. So now we have Epson investing production dollars for a "dead" product. Hmmmm..... If this is April 1st (I wrote the "Leica bought Epson to release RD-2 as Digital M" back in 2006?), I'd spread the rumor that the RD-1x is only one of the two rangefinders Epson will announce at PMA. With RD-1x at $2000 and the Leica M8 at $3800/$5800, there is plenty of space for a quieter shutter RD-2. You read it here first :-) On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:01 AM, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote: > still there is hope for the camera and a very adversary competition for m8. > with a little bit of work on epson's part, this camera in the price range > can out sell m8/8.2 > > -- // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com // w: http://www.rfman.com // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com