Epson R-D1
The Epson R-D1 is a digital rangefinder camera with an interchangeable lens connection for the Leica M bayonet. It was the world's first digital rangefinder camera, two years before the Leica M8 .
The camera is technically based on the 35-mm miniature camera Voigtlander Bessa R2 of the Japanese manufacturer cosina into which a 6.1 megapixel CCD sensor with form factor was incorporated 1.5. The camera was offered without lenses. All manual lenses with a Leica M connection from the manufacturers Leica , Zeiss ZM and Cosina-Voigtländer can be used on the camera. Most lenses with an M39 screw thread can also be used with an adapter . Although the camera does not have to transport film, the tension lever must be operated before each recording.
The camera was available from 2004 and was built until 2009. During this production period, the camera went through various updates (improved foldable screen , changed memory card slots), which were also reflected in the product name. A total of four variants were built: R-D1, R-D1s, R-D1x and in 2009 a last small series called R-D1xG.
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- ↑ a b Digital rangefinder camera Epson R-D1 - Back to the roots? , test.de, May 26, 2005, accessed January 10, 2014
- ↑ Announcement on Photoscala