Thx bipod. I have a Kay C-1 not 4 so your link said 12k made. Cool link. Had not seen that. I have a Stagg electric upright. Nothing great but much easier to lug. Need to play it more but I much prefer the Kay. Love how it moves the air, literally will shake the floor.
Bipod...do you play guitar? I took up upright bass after retirement, play in cajun and bluegrass geezer groups. Bought a beat up 1949 Kay C-1...get compliments on the sound. Its the bluegrass bass of choice if in bluegrass country down south. Paid for quite a few repairs. Thanks for values for RD-1. I cleaned it up. Cleaned sensor once but will need another round. Had sat for years, collected lots of dust. Still seeing gray areas on sensor when shooting the sky at f11. Sure don't want to pay for a professional sensor cleaning but I may check costs. I live 40 minutes from Midwest Camera Repair, a good outfit. IF I can get sensor sorted out, I think I'm looking at $400 to $500. Have a dealer offer at $300 so far. Thanks yet again for your help with this.
What does "honest ware" mean? New one to me ...I'm a geezer, sorry...69 going on 75 LOL!
Thanks. It's original rd-1. I was out shooting with it and went to a brewery. One of the bartenders asked if it was "analog." I told him digital rangefinder. He asked what megapixels and spun on his heels and walk away when I said "six". That was the end of story for him... obviously a piece of junk if only six megs lol! Do you have a website or Flickr account Bipod?
She should be playing a stringed instrument or piano with those long hands and fingers! Love the bokeh here. Camera and lens used if I may ask?
Thx again. I cleaned it today...lots of rubs and bright spots...def not a collector. I may well sell to a dealer yet. Hate to have anyone unhappy.
Bipod...many thanks for the time and thought you put into your response. I'm really vacillating. Maybe I'll hang on to it and use it to be certain I want to sell. As I've said, my fear is that it'll fail and they are now non-repairable. It really isn't useable for the little paid photo job I have so it would be for hobby usage. And I shoot musician friends in dim bars a lot and it isn't suited for that either since I need very high ISO and I don't have expensive fast lenses for the most part. I like tight close-ups and I have no glass for the Epson that can do that in dim light without using a high ISO. I have a Fuji XE2 that can handle high ISO's as well as a Nikon D610 that is good in low light.
I'm going to Yellowstone in May so I could take that and hope I don't trash it. I do like the Fuji's I have shot. I admit the Epson, maybe since its old and just 6 megs, seems to look more like film to my eye but that's very subjective.
Thanks Kuzano...I visited the forum and they are so enthusiastic about the Epson, it ALMOST makes me want to keep the camera! BUT if anything goes wrong, like the LCD display is known to fail due to a small wire breaking, then I have a paperweight with nostalgia value only. Even repair facilities in Japan no longer have parts or service it.
Thanks Kuzano...forgot about rangefinder forum....haven't looked there in years...I'll see what people are selling there but as I told Robert, I'm overthinking this. I'm not an investor or dealer...$500 or $600 and I'd be happy...not wanting to "skin" anyone...!! Nice thing about the forum is people are knowledgeable there. They know what they are buying. My fear is an Ebay buyer who doesn't understand the camera and then is mad.
Hi Robert! Your sale post from 2015 came up in Google and that's how I found uglyhedgehog! I ALMOST emailed you for your opinion so glad you found this! I just never got on with it I admit. I take photos for a small newspaper and it did not work that well with that. I got some great shots in Colorado though with it...Ebay prices right now are terribly high and I'm not sure why...a photo dealer in Ann Arbor also was perplexed. Most asking prices are over $1,000. Last four sales were at $1,450, one in December was $775. Two were S's, one was XG, one was RD1. But even the straight RD1 sold for $1,490. All in great shape, mine is marked up a lot. This is fun for me, NOT an investment. I'd be delighted to get $500-$600. I think you got around that in 2015. Probably a thought for owners to buy a second body as a parts source since I understand parts are no longer available for it. You can always find a good repair guy but if there aren't any parts, you're done. THANKS for responding! I had fun checking out your Flickr account! Loved it!
frank
Thanks Aardvark...thought of meeting in public but not at police station. Good idea.
Hi Mr. Wallace! Many thanks for your reply. I have several Voigtlander and Canon lenses, and some sketchy old Zeiss and Leica glass. I do a lot of low light and flash work and it just doesn't lend itself to that so much. Grip and grin shots require very fast focusing, several quick flash shots. My eyes aren't the greatest anymore so there's that too. Big thing is that parts and service are virtually non-existent at this point...
Hi....I'm brand new here...retired, have a part-time job shooting for a legal newspaper in my area. I have an Epson RD1 and I never really used it much and very much want to sell it but have NO idea of its current value. Some months they sell for $600 or so online but right now they seem ridiculously high...due to increasing scarcity maybe? Mine is a user grade with marks and bright spots, marked up rear LCD. Working fine. People seem very savvy here so I thought I'd post to see what you all think. I suppose I will do Ebay and hope for the best. Have had bad experiences with the big houses. Roberts offered $300. Craigslist worries me. Anyway, thanks for your time if anyone cares to reply.
frank weir