Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How are sales of the RD-1? IIRC, it seems that most folks who actually bought one liked theirs. Odd to me that Epson made this camera. What was the business strategy behind this? Any plans for an RD-2? Scott Richard wrote: > Sure. Wait 10 months, and you may be able to get the Digital M for > $6000.... > > The VF is not as good. The shutter is ear piercingly loud. The > frameline is very approximate. The effective base length is too short. > It's really only a 3 lens camera. You can buy a scanner for much less. > The RF gets out of alignment if you just stare at it. > > There you go. > > OTOH, if you must shoot digital with your M lens, there is no other > choice. I shot over 10000 pics with it in 1+ year, in addition to > ~4000 (mostly) B&W on the Ms. > > At 09:38 PM 2/4/2006, you wrote: > >> Help! >> >> Someone talk me out of buying one... >> >> Dave. >> -- >> David Keenan, ausdlk@swbell.net on 2/4/2006 > > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > please use richard at imagecraft.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)