Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Olympus XA rangefinder
From: "Bud Cook" <budcook@ibm.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 00:29:17 -0500

I've got one that's like new with the flash, packaging and manuals that I
never use.  I've been thinking about selling it in case anyone is
interested.
Bud
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Todoroff <datamaster@humboldt1.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 12:23 AM
Subject: [Leica] Olympus XA rangefinder


> Since Bill Larsen just reminded us: "There used to be a lot of talk about
> rangefinder cameras (which is the charter of the list --- not Leica in
> general). . . "
> I bought a little Olympus XA at a garage sale yesterday - what a cutie.
> Everything seems to work, and the rangefinder is bright. The aperture
> priority adjustment looks simple and lets you decide whether depth of
field
> is important instead of the usual P&S auto everything. With a 35mm f2.8
lens
> and an extremely quiet shutter, this could be a fun camera. I hope to run
a
> roll through it in the next day or two. Anybody have any thoughts or
> experience re the XA?
>
> Thanks,
> Gary Todoroff
> Tree LUGger
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