Epson R-D1

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Epson R-D1
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Overview
MakerSeiko Epson
TypeDigital rangefinder camera
Lens
Lens Leica M-mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor 23.7 x 15.6 mm, 1.53 × CCD APS-C
Maximum resolution 6.1 megapixels
Film speed ISO 200-1600
Storage media SD
Focusing
Focus modesManual
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesManual, Aperture priority
Exposure metering Center-weighted
Flash
Flash External via hot shoe with full size X-sync port
Shutter
Shutter Electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter
Shutter speed range1 to 1/2000 s (X-sync: 1/125 s)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Optical rangefinder (1:1)
Image processing
White balance Auto, Sunny, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent.
General
LCD screen2 inch 235k Dots
Battery Li-Ion EPALB1 Rechargeable
Dimensions 142 x 89 x 40 mm
Weight 560 g (body only, without battery and SD card)
Made in Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

The Epson R-D1 is a digital rangefinder camera introduced by Epson in March 2004, and the first digital rangefinder ever commercially produced. [1] The R-D1 was a joint venture between Epson and Cosina, the former developing the electronics, UI, and imaging processor, and the latter providing the body (a modified version of the Voigtländer Bessa R2 body) and rangefinder mechanics. It uses the Leica M mount.

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R-D1

The R-D1 was jointly developed by Seiko Epson and Cosina and manufactured by the latter, which also builds the current Voigtländer cameras. It uses Leica M mount lenses or earlier Leica screw mount lenses with an adapter.

Uniquely, the R-D1 is a digital camera with a manually-wound shutter actuated by a rapid wind lever. The controls operate similarly to film-based rangefinder cameras.

Settings such as white balance, shutter speed, JPEG quality, and shots remaining are all displayed with servo-driven indicators on a dial resembling a watch face (made by Epson's parent company, Seiko). The rear screen can be rotated 180 degrees inwards towards the camera, allowing it to be fully hidden while folded.

The R-D1 and its subsequent revisions use the Sony ICX413AQ, an APS-C interline-transfer CCD sensor also used in the Pentax *ist D and the Nikon D100. The sensor originally dates back to 2002.

R-D1s

The successor of R-D1, the R-D1s was released in March 2006. The Epson R-D1s is mechanically identical to the R-D1, but with a firmware upgrade. It adds:

Users of R-D1 could upgrade their camera to have the same functions.

R-D1x

The successors of the R-D1s, the R-D1x and R-D1xG [2] [3] were made available from 9 April 2009 in Japan only. They feature very similar feature set except for few modifications:

On 17 March 2014, Epson announced that the R-D1x was discontinued.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A brief history of mirrorless cameras". Engadget. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  2. ↑ R-D1x on the Epson europe website Retrieved 2018-09-16
  3. ↑ "R-D1xG page on Epson web site". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-19.


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