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Subject: [Leica] Sold My Two R-D1's Today
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat Jan 27 05:38:38 2007
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On Jan 27, 2007, at 5:48 AM, Didier Ludwig wrote:

> Vick
> Welcome to the club!
> As for R-D1 informations, here are some useful links. Have fun with  
> your new camera.


thanks Didier...thoughtful and helpful...Steve


> Didier
>
>
> R-D1 RF disassembling, calibration:
> http://tinyurl.com/mc8re
> http://tinyurl.com/yswyjv
> http://tinyurl.com/ys2snu
> http://tinyurl.com/2dstua
>
> R-D1 Checking close focus:
> http://tinyurl.com/yts7fw
>
> R-D1 General informations (many pages, check navigation at the right):
> http://tinyurl.com/ytkup7
>
> R-D1 related Luminous landscape reviews:
> http://tinyurl.com/5ntdg
> http://tinyurl.com/22jt6m
> http://tinyurl.com/b3toy
> http://tinyurl.com/2ewch3
> http://tinyurl.com/3vyk7
>
> R-D1 seen by Erwin Puts:
> http://tinyurl.com/2cz4jp
>
> R-D1 spare parts:
> http://tinyurl.com/2hs6sv
>
> R-D1 Explosion illustration:
> http://tinyurl.com/ysoot6
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> I think the corollary to McKeown's Law is "...if the buyer and  
>> seller are
>> happy, the right price has been paid...."
>>
>> I am overjoyed that I will be receiving one of David's RD1's.
>>
>> For my part, I fully embrace that I'll end up learning how to  
>> adjust the RF.
>> Not a problem here; it will add to my skillset of being able to  
>> work on
>> "classical" cameras.   Now isn't that an oddity - to consider the  
>> RD1 as a
>> "classical" camera.  But perhaps it is deserving of that  
>> nomination - first
>> digital to take the venerable M mount lenses, and heading down  
>> trajectory of
>> being discontinued, with passionate user base.
>>
>> So far, I've rebuilt Hasselblad 500's and Alpa first generation  
>> cameras
>> after fully disassembly, and can do a decent job with mechanical  
>> M's.  As
>> long as the electronics on the RD1 hold out, I figure I can deal  
>> with the
>> mechanical items.
>>
>> As for the battery and memory card, that will be the nature of the  
>> beast.
>> I'll never use it in "high reliability" situations.  I have M's,  
>> R's, Nikons
>> & Hasselblads for that.
>>
>> My foray into digital has been using a Fuji 1 meg camera for my  
>> ebay ads.  I
>> won't touch an M8 unless it comes to the same price range as an  
>> M2/3 camera
>> that is being sold "as is, needs repair".   David's RD1 was at the  
>> right
>> price, and already pre-checked by a competent user.  And less  
>> expensive than
>> Epson's current refurb sale (of which I don't have access to  
>> because I'm
>> Canadian).
>>
>> I've seen the RD1 and M8 forums and read about all the headaches.   
>> But I've
>> also detected a thread of "Wow, this is wonderful", for both the  
>> RD1 and M8.
>> Even if I get completely fed up with the RD1, I will be able to  
>> say "I
>> experienced it for myself".  But I'm fully prepared to experience  
>> "Wow, this
>> is wonderful".
>>
>> So how could I lose?
>>
>> I can't wait to get the kit in my hands.
>>
>> Thank you David.
>>
>> ......Vick
>
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Replies: Reply from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Sold My Two R-D1's Today)
In reply to: Message from ausdlk at gmail.com (David Keenan) ([Leica] Sold My Two R-D1's Today)
Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Sold My Two R-D1's Today)
Message from leica at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Sold My Two R-D1's Today)