Just got my R-D1

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After 6 days of waiting (thanks RJ) I received my Epson R-D1. I also bought a 50mm f/1.2 LTM for around $250 with haze at Collectible Cameras. These are some of my first dozen shots I took with my Epson.

I never shot with a rangefinder but the size and subtly of a rangefinder is something I have been lusting for a VERY long time.

Here are my images:








To view more feel free to visit my flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ron2

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Just for you guys, here's my friend holding my R-D1 )

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Love the colours and the shallow DOF.... looks like you are on a winner here... Makes me think twice about selling mine.

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The 50mm 1.2 LTM is what lens exactly? Love the rendering of the first image with the woman's hair moving erratically just as the background rendering.

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Those are lovely pictures, I am thinking more and more about getting one of these, as much as I love film it should would be handy to have a tidy digital camera that does not look like a housebrick (my 5D with grip and L plate.)

//J

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Originally Posted by jbf

The 50mm 1.2 LTM is what lens exactly? Love the rendering of the first image with the woman's hair moving erratically just as the background rendering.

The 50mm f/1.2 Canon rangefinder lens. LTM = Leica Thread mount I beileve.

Thank you for the kind comment.

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Originally Posted by snip

Those are lovely pictures, I am thinking more and more about getting one of these, as much as I love film it should would be handy to have a tidy digital camera that does not look like a housebrick (my 5D with grip and L plate.)

//J

I carry a 5D around with manual lenses (Olympus OMs, Minolta MCs & etc...

I agree, my 5D definitely a brick - I always get looks whenever I try to shoot candid photos. Now with the epson everyone thinks it's a film camera it's very stealthy indeed.

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See... while I love my RD1... i really wish it had better high ISO usability and higher resolution...

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Those colors are wild. I can't get my R-D1 to do that. Did u do much post-processing?

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here you go, my friend's "fake" smile haha