Hi folks, Well, here's my first Peso of the new year.
I hope it scrapes through by the skin of its teeth - the camera and lens are not Pentax - *but* I've discovered that the sensor is identical to those used in the *ist D camera, so hopefully I can get away with that ;-) I bought a used Epson R-D1 (exc+) from an Italian eBayer, and a mint Voigtlander Ultron 28mm f1.9 from someone on the Rangefinder forum. I can't tell you the fun I'm having with this camera - it's brought back a whole new level of photography. It's old technology (!) at 6MP on the 1.5 crop CCD but it handles and feels just like a film camera. With the LCD folded away, the casual observer cannot tell it's digital. It's a true rangefinder camera - not as small as a Leica CL, but better built (yes, better) and a joy to use. The 800 and 1600 files are very smooth - I'm impressed. More info for those interested: <http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/epson-rd1.shtml> <http://www.richcutler.co.uk/r-d1/r-d1_01.htm> Oh yes - and finally, the Peso: <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/reportage/images/pic43.html> R-D1+28mm Ultron 50th @ f4 ISO 800 PSCS, Power Retouche mono conv, cropped to square. I was filming in a mosque today and managed a few minutes to expose 11 frames. This wasn't too bad. Happy new year. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
