According to a recent article by Chris Cheesman on the website of British magazine "Amateur Photographer" Epson has halted sales of its R-D1 and R-D1s digital cameras in Europe.Epson's R-D1, originally announced back in early 2004, was notable as the world's first digital rangefinder camera. Coupling a 6MP APS-C image sensor with a Leica M lens mount that could also accept Leica L lenses via an adapter, the R-D1 quickly gained fans despite a hefty $3000 price tag. While the R-D1 was available worldwide, the 2006 follow-up R-D1s model was initially available in Japan only with the European marketing following soon afterward.
Within the Amateur Photographer article, the UK spokeswoman for Epson Europe added: 'Due to recent launches in the very niche segment of rangefinder digital cameras, the interest and total demand increased unexpectedly. As Europe is one of the biggest markets our limited production has sold out earlier than planned.'
The R-D1s remains available in Japan at the current time. In the US market, only the R-D1 model was sold (and is now listed as out of stock on the company's website).
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