Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1992/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Bernard writes >Interesting, first I'm hearing about this. The XA enjoys a >quasi-cult status, and I've been happy with the results I've >seen. Can it be the lens or crfdr gets out of alignment? >I replaced an old Rollei 35s which had a very nice Sonnar 2.8 >lens, but with seat-of-pants focussing, with the XA. I always keep an Olympus XA in my pocket, I mean gosh, I might kick myself if I saw the shot of a lifetime and I didn't have a camera. I've found the lens to be pretty decent, a little fall-off in certain situations and not so hot wide-open. But for the most part not bad at all. I loaned this camera to a friend traveling to Munich who upon arrival got about two frames exposed before he dropped it into a creek! I managed to have it "de-baptized" and the rangefinder is, as before, not particularly easy to see, but far easier than any screw Leica and it has a meter. Its a great carry around when traveling light, so-to-speak and a good alternative to some of todays "think-free" point n' shoots. I keep it away from the kids though, they think its a race car :^). - Mark meastman@adobe.com