Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for that review Tom. Don't worry about those images on CD, take them to your nearest pro lab(or even a lab with a Fuji Frontier) and get some damn good RA-4 prints. I attempted, though not as lucky as Tom, to get my hands on a RD-1 to try out. Even went as far as emailing Epson Japan. I figured what the hell! I'd like to try one at a wedding. These N**on digi's get heavy!!! I actually did get a response. Hell, I tried! Chris "Dear?Mr. Williams We appreciate your interest in Epson Camera R-D1. Since it release, R-D1 has been accepted with high reputation by advanced photographers in Japan. In regard to your inquiry, presently only limited dealers carry R-D1 in US market through?our US affiliate Epson USA. As for the place to try out the product performance in US market, unfortunately we have no information?about. Please contact Epson USA and find out information you need. Epson USA <http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/index.jsp> R-D1 information <http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductCategory.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&o id=-8175> Best Regards, ???????????????????Epson Sales Japan Corporation ????????????????????? EPSON Information Center ??????????????? Tel:81-425-85-8444(before purchase) ????????????????? 81-425-85-8555(after purchase) -----???????----- ----- Original Message ----- From: <TTAbrahams@aol.com> Subject: [Leica] RD-1 and I Epson, Japan graciously lent me a RD-1 at photokina to try. It has been in my hands now for over three months - it has also been in lots of other hands as I have lent it to a multitude of friends who are Leica/CV users and also digital shooters. The biggest problem has been to get it back from these guys "Oh, can I keep it for another day, please" was a common request. It turns out that even for a devoted film-user; the RD-1 is highly addictive. You keep digging through your lens cabinet for stranger and stranger lenses to adapt to it "just to see how it works". In the end I added up the lenses I used on the RD-1 and it came to more than 55, ranging from 12/5,6 Ultra-Wide Heliar to a 200/4 Micro-Nikkor! Analogically Yours, Tom A ---- Tom Abrahamsson Vancouver, BC Canada rapidwinder.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information