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Epson R-D1s | First Day Out
Fresh air for a 17 year old camera, and fresh perspective for myself.
Note: All photos taken with the Espon (and all opinions written by me) in this article are unedited and straight out of the camera (brain).
I’m not the first person to buy an Epson R-D1 rangefinder camera, long after it was new. f you’re into old digital cameras, you probably already know about it.
I also will not be the first person to rave about the “film like” CCD sensor or the “experience” of shooting this beautiful, vintage tank. Though I do like the sensor and the experience isn’t overhyped at all. It’s neat.
I’m not even the first person in the last month to make a youtube video about the “obscure” Epson R-D1. I’ve linked the companion video to this article below.
But if you take a look across social media or YouTube, it won’t take long to find a recent but persitent trend to focus on the vintage/analog astetic.
