epson leaks the rd1x

[ElFenix]

http://www.epson.jp/products/c...lcamera/rd1xg/spec.htm

same 6.1 mp, i wonder if it's the same (now years old) sensor or something new?

2.5" lcd and sdhc support look like the only changes

release date of 2009/4/9">http://shop.epson.jp/</a>?

 

[996GT2]

The market for something like this is very, niche, and Epson isn't helping by releasing a 6 MP camera in 2009. This is definitely not going to be a camera most people will even know about.

 

[foghorn67]

Why the tease? It may be something that they won't sell to the American market.

 

[finbarqs]

damn range finders! We have AF, why would we want range finders?

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: finbarqs
damn range finders! We have AF, why would we want range finders?

If you have to ask...

 

[abaez]

Supposedly costs 2k.

 

[996GT2]

Originally posted by: abaez
Supposedly costs 2k.

2k for a manual focus 6.3 MP rangefinder...

Definitely a toy for the rich

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: 996GT2

Originally posted by: abaez
Supposedly costs 2k.

2k for a manual focus 6.3 MP rangefinder...

Definitely a toy for the rich

leica wants $6,000 for their 10 MP model.

of course, you don't have to cock the shutter yourself with theirs.


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[996GT2]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: 996GT2

Originally posted by: abaez
Supposedly costs 2k.

2k for a manual focus 6.3 MP rangefinder...

Definitely a toy for the rich

leica wants $6,000 for their 10 MP model.

of course, you don't have to cock the shutter yourself with theirs.


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And the Leica M8 isn't even a terribly good camera at that...

For $6000 I'd much have a 5D II and some nice L glass, but the kinda of people who buy Leica aren't the kinds of people who buy a camera solely based on photographic performance either...

 

[episodic]

Said on dpreview only released in Japan...

 

[jpeyton]

I'm dumbfounded why they couldn't find a better sensor to stick in it.

That's the same 6.1MP CCD Nikon has had on the market since 2004.

 

[BabaBooey]

Can someone explain the cost of these things,they look like something so old it sits in the goodwill ?

I seen the leica's going for well over 2K ...what is the awesomeness of these ?