[Leica] The Epson RD 1 - a lemon

[red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)]

Look gang, the Epson company is NOT a camera company.  If you expected them 
to be able to pull off a camera, especially an
electromechanical camera, you were mis-directed.  Cosina can not keep their 
RF in calibration,  and they built the RD-1 on a Cosina
platform that was having problems.  Bad start.

They have no presence in cameras, they have no interest in other than mass 
market things ( a $2000++++ camera is NOT mass market),
and they expect you will throw it away when you get tired of it or it goes 
out of calibration, and hopefully buy another form Epson.
Repair?  You are kidding.....  Someone want to guess how long these will 
have repair support?  Another year?  Less?

It was the only choice when it was introduced.  If you needed it or wanted 
it, you dealt with the issues it had/has.   It had
serious support issues ( Epson).  It is now a very much #2 in the race to 
Digital RF.... and will go the way of the Mx80.. a printer
that got Epson into the PC printer business to begin with.......

Sell off your RD-1 and go get a real Leica.... at least they are dependent 
on the M8 success to remain in business.....  not so with
Epson.....

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net