Epson goes retro with the R-D1xG rangefinder camera

This is the brave new R-D1xG from Epson, and the odd, old-fashioned outside mirrors on the inside. The camera is an update of the old Epson R-D1.

The retro body is a rangefinder camera, which means manual focusing with the images with any known, of a film rangefinder. He himself takes Leica lenses, making it a passable alternative to own Leica M8. Sonderbar, Epson has not increased the number of pixel CCD sensor – it’s still only 6MP. This could be either fantastic news (a new, ultra-light-sensor) or terrible (old, 2006 technology).

The camera has a few changes – the handle is new, the shutter release button feels a little different, the camera now supports the Adobe RGB color space and the inclusion of images in RAW and JPEG simultaneously on SDHC cards.

The strange design of the top plate is still there, but: The On Off switch is shaped like a film camera wind-on lever and return to the old controller was newly proposed as a jog dial.

via t3

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