kevin m. Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Just a heads-up, Epson is offering factory refurbished R-D1's on their website again: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=63064248 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 Yikes. What's the photo.net software up to now? I'll try the link again: <p> http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp? BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=63064248 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay_patel Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 The first link worked fine for me. BTW with discount code 6ZNAXFP it's 10% off. $1395, no IR filters required. Would make a great backup if and when Leica gets it together. I'm tempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles_s. Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Cool. Except, of course, there is no dealer in Canada. Or at least none near "Canada" & any Canadian postal code. Mind you I only tried my own and "M5W 1E6". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay_patel Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 You don't need to find a dealer, you can buy it directly off the website. I don't know if they have a policy against selling to someone outside the US though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul t Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I've seen elsewhere that they don't sell outside the US. <p> For this kind of price the R-D1 seems a real bargain, as long as you get one that's working. I was lucky enough to find one with a six month guarantee from a uk dealer, and am a real convert. What strikes me after using one for a couple of months is how superior it is to the M8 in several ergonomic respects, notably how quickly you can change asa and white balance. I do just the tiniest bit of paid work, but reckon if mine keeps working for two years, it will have paid for itself. BUT factor against that the fact you are likely to need a new wide-angle lens, that the VC 25mm vignettes badly on the R-D1, and that you're therefore likely to end up shelling $900 plus on a Zeiss 25/2.8. Swings, roundabouts &c &c... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay_patel Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 "VC 25mm vignettes badly on the R-D1, and that you're therefore likely to end up shelling $900 plus on a Zeiss 25/2.8." That, or use the Filters/Distort/Lens Corrections vignetting correction in CS2. Probably write an action for each lens and batch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul t Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Fair point but for the fact the VC 25 is no good for critical focusing and vignetting correction in PS is a crutch rather than a cure - noise problems. I've owned and sold a VC25 - it's great value for money, but not one of their best lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frederick_muller Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Try the VC 21mm f4 or the 21mm Elmarit f2.8 along with a VC 28/35 minifinder. I find the 28mm frame in the minifinder is perfect for either of these lenses when used with the RD-1s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 If you shoot RAW like you should, the vignetting problems that some lenses exhibit on the R-D1 is really not a big deal at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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