[Leica] Epson R-D1 first full day impressions.

[driggett at mac.com (Christopher Driggett)]

B.D.,.
I wish I could get closer but then I would get in the way and I would 
have been asked to leave.;-)

When I bought my Epson I asked the salesman about the sales of M7 and 
MP vs R-D1 and he said that in the couple of months that he had the 
R-D1 he has sold 6 of them where as he has not sold that many M7 or MP 
for a year! Maybe Leica should get off their butts and come out with a 
digital rangefinder quick!
Cheers,
Chris

On Jan 28, 2005, at 9:32 AM, B. D. Colen wrote:

> No, Chris - You didn't too badly at all - Hell, on quick glance, most 
> of
> the shots are in focus, which is pretty amazing given your rangefinder
> experience.:-)
> (Also - in case you didn't notice, I can be painfully blunt...;-))
>
> There's no question that using autofocus for kids makes life allot
> easier - back when I was still mostly shooting film I got a pair of
> F100s for just that reason - the Ms are great, but if really fast
> focusing on moving objects is essential, autofocus definitely makes it
> easier.
>
> If I may make one suggestion in regard to the great majority of these
> shots - get closer. (I realize the instructor may have waved you back,
> but). My impression in looking at these, especially knowing what you've
> been shooting with, is that you're used to standing back and using a
> zoom to get you in close. The RF with primes forces YOU to do the
> zooming. Allot of these shots would have been more interesting had you
> zoomed with your feet.)
>
> BTW - the performance at 1600 is quite good - better than film.
>
> Best
>
> B. D.