Name: R-D1
Brand: Epson
SKU: 40153
Rating: 4.2 (41 reviews)

Epson R-D1 - Pros & Cons

Excellent service and you get what you pay for
The camera felt really good in my hand
colours are quite nice
lower pitched shutter blended in better with the sounds of normal conversation
quick
easy and keeps the ISO setting in plain view
versatility is another piece of intelligent design
it works very well and gives one most of the core controls needed
Changing quality and WB settings is simplicity itself
It works beautifully with those files and gives an excellent conversion
well regarded line of lenses in these mounts that are quite reasonably priced
solid and well-built
street photography camera has a perfect balance of picture quality plus portability
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
outstanding performance and image quality
Excellent magnesium alloy build
thankfully is actually very good in terms of longevity
image is still sharp and has good contrast
smoother
dreamier and more lifelike in
D1 to perform excellently and matched my shooting style quite well
easiest and most affordable option
The colors are very nice thanks to the CCD sensor
still quite good and has a unique look to it
software is unusually flexible and helpful for processing RAW files

somewhat low resolution 6 megapixel sensor and its limited high ISO capability
RF photography is huge
the meter is sometimes a bystander
a digital camera cannot function with moisture and dust entering the body
corners and edges go just slightly darker than the centers of the picture
some sensors do not deliver their true rated ISO
The frame selector lever feels a little flimsy
slightly pared down from its original design following an
engine was not in the rear with an opposed piston design
There s no built-in flash unit (as
interface ports for example (no USB or FireWire connectivity)
DROPs a verdict star down to lack of value for money
with a wide angle lens are noticeably darker towards the edges of the frame
viewfinder to be very awkward and unpleasant to use
it awkward
clumsy and unpleasant to use
slow and fiddly to operate
it wasn t picked up at the design stage
Telephoto Lens MISTAKES that Spoil Travel
it is really no great advantage with a rangefinder to have a very large maximum aperture
it lacks some of digitals bits and pieces and hails a more traditional usage ethic
there s no built in flash unit
and stock clearance sales often push the camera price considerably down
too often partial
inconsistent
and inaccurate
the R-D1 does not provide the possibility to capture videos
the display screen is not a touch screen
slightly lacking in detail and punch compared
Not everyone takes to rangefinder focusing
Colours were often muted instead of vibrant
neither wide enough to capture dramatic perspective nor long enough to crop in on details
is no live view one more reason to turn that screen back
large gaps between the stop settings on the lens
camera is old
slow
too manual
annoying and a waste of money
The R-D1 is slow in every sense of the word
incredibly slow write speed will not be noticeable
Epson R-D1 is a significantly heavy camera for its class
built-in Wireless
have a built-in flash
Does the Epson R-D1 have Weather Sealing
No luminance noise reduction applied
Rangefinder lenses are also usually small
The prices are quite ridiculous for a camera of its age
the used prices are ridiculous)
the camera only supports SD cards 2GB or smaller
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The image quality is not the highest by today s standards
The process time is a bit irritating at first
phone number
camera serial number

Epson R-D1 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	2 in Best: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710 Screen size: 6.7 in
Effective pixels	6 Mpx Best: Hasselblad H6D-100c Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
Max resolution	3008 x 2000 px Best: Leica M11 Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Epson R-D1 - Full Specifications

Sensor type	CCD
Image sensor format	APS-C
Sensor size	0.93 in
Sensor photo detectors	6.0 Mpx
Effective pixels	6.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h	3:2
Max resolution	3008 x 2000 px
Other resolutions	2240x1488

Lens mount	Leica M
Optical zoom	9.0 x
Digital zoom	4.4 x
Focal length multiplier	1.5x
Autofocus	Multi-area Selective single-point Continuous
Manual focus	yes

Camera shutter type	Mechanical
Minimum shutter speed	1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed	1.0 s
Shutter priority	no
Aperture priority	yes
Exposure compensation plus	2
Exposure compensation minus	-2
Expousure compensation steps	1/3
Self-timer delay	2.0 s
Built-in flash	no
Flash modes	Redeye Reduction
External flash	yes
Self-timer	no

Voice recording	yes

Weight	20.81 oz
Width	5.59 in
Height	3.46 in
Depth	1.54 in

Battery technology	Lithium-Ion

Timelapse recording	no
Orientation sensor	no

ISO	200 400 800 1600
White balance presets	6
White balance modes	Auto Fluorescent Shade Tungsten
Custom white balance	yes
Image stabilization type	No
Uncompressed format	RAW

Screen size	2.0 in
Screen technology	LCD
Screen dots	235000
Touch screen	no
Live view	no
Viewfinder	Optical

Maximum resolution	640 x 480 px
Video recording	yes
Supported video file formats	AVI
Camera playback	Single image Slide show

Body type	Rangefinder-style mirrorless
Colour of product	Black
Environmentally sealed	no

Internal storage	32.0 mB
Compatible memory cards	SD
Maximum memory card size	2.0 GB
Storage types	SD

USB version	2.0

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Epson R-D1 Epson - Editorial Reviews (15)

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Published: 20.06.2005

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4.0

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Published: 29.11.2006

Epson R-D1 review

3.5

A digital rangefinder with a film wind lever

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Published: 23.03.2019

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The Epson R-D1 might not be a camera for everyone, for sure not for the most demanding. It has its own limitations, but I like it, body and soul

Luminous Landscape

Published: 13.02.2011

Epson R-D1 Review - Luminous Landscape

A Field Test By: Sean Reid Northampton, Massachusetts, Overcast: Epson R-D1, Canon 28/2.8 ISO 800 1/194 sec. Seiko Epson and Cosina Voigtlander jointly developed the Epson R-D1 digital rangefinder camera. To both companies, I say: congratulations. This is an exceptional little camera, one of the best and most enjoyable I have ever used. Just an [Read More]

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Trusted Reviews

Published: 08.11.2005

Epson R-D1 – Digital Rangefinder Camera

1.0

A digital rangefinder camera? Surely if you snubbed the move to SLR you're even less likely to go digital - Cliff certainly thinks so.

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Published: 01.07.2004

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Published: 01.04.2005

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Published: 15.03.2006

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Published: 07.04.2004

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Published: 11.03.2004

Epson R-D1 Digital Rangefinder Camera

Shown only in prototype form and behind glass at PMA this year Epson has today fully revealed their R-D1 'Rangefinder Digital Camera'. This camera has come out of a collaboration between Epson and Cosina, it supports Leica M mount and L mount with an adapter and has a six megapixel APS size sensor with an output image size of 3008 x 2000 pixels (which sounds to me like the sensor used by Nikon in the D100 & D70). Epson's timing for this announcement is the 2004 Photo Expo to be held in Tokyo between 19th and 21st March. This announcement has received a lot of attention from the Japanese websites who have lots of images of the camera, see inside for links. UPDATE: Specifications added.