Before you lose it, I know: this Epson R-D1xG digital rangefinder camera costs three grand. So I’m not saying you should buy it. Nor am I saying that it’s going to be worth the money, especially with a relatively ancient 6-megapixel sensor (albeit a fairly large one).
But it has a manual shutter lever! As Randolph Fritz noted when he suggested we take a look at the R-D1xG, a thumb-cocked shutter saves on battery life, making this a green product.
(Rangefinders aren’t everyday cameras sold to everyday point-and-shooters, but even for a model with a history like the R-D1, that’s a whole lot of money.) [via The Online Photographer]
lever?
Well, it is half the price of the Leica digital rangefinder camera! So in a way, it’s a bargain.
I feel compelled to point out that this camera also will accept Leica lenses, no small number of which cost more than $1000. If you already have a bunch of money in nice German glass, this is actually kind of a big deal.
‘Course, I take all of my pictures lately on my cameraphone, so I’m really getting a kick out of these replies.
I just bought a Canon G10 so that I could have some of these features. So far, it is great, although, I wish it had a larger sensor (even one with fewer megapixels). This Epson really looks like the camera I would want, especially if I could afford the additional lenses mentioned by #3. Right now, I am compromising with a Lensmate adapter set, a tele adapter, and some filters. My set up is good, but it feels like a compromise.
#1: shutter *lever*, not shutter level, yah?
Although as someone who often takes pics off-level, I would love to see a point-and-shoot digital camera with a level (or a high-sensitivity accelerometer and software to indicate when the shot is level.) Is there such a thing? Yeah, I know, you can get one of those levels you attach via a mount…
The Ricoh GRD2 does have a built-in sensor and indicates when the shot is level or tiled on the LCD.
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Wow, you ran it. Made my long day. It’s also manual focus–that’s what the rangefinder does–and very quiet. Very old-school. You know what the camera is focused on, since you focused it. Here’s a review of predecessor model at Luminous Landscape, with pictures of cool analog displays and very nice pictures taken with the camera.
Claud, I’ve never heard of an auto-leveling feature, but it sounds like a great idea. I think it would be really useful for architecture and landscape photographers.
“…A thumb-cocked shutter saves on battery life, making this a green product.”
Also, the matte black body absorbs more of the sun’s rays than conventional cameras of any other color, making this even more of a “green” product by lowering your heating bill.
(*&@%#*.
“a thumb-cocked shutter saves on battery life, making this a green product.”
My 1972 Cadillac Coupe de Ville with 500 cubic inch Gasso-Thrust engine is therefore also a green product because it has a fully mechanical foot actuated throttle lever as opposed to the electronic types found in current Escalades.
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“manual shutter lever”? Am I understanding this right? you need to pull a lever to snap the photo? Isn’t this a sure-fired way to add blur to your photos? The lever on film cameras was to advance the film. I really must be mis-understanding the point of the lever.
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Wow, three grand. Sure is a marvel though. Who needs mushy push buttons and a UI when you can have levers and knobs?