Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>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 > > > Yes, I have an XA that I bought new some long time ago. Its a bit difficult to focus, the lens is quite good and the "backlight" control is a handy touch that really helps when shooting against the light. I also have the tiny flash that attaches to the camera and use it sometimes, usually with some diffusion over the flash. Its a pretty cool little camera. Henry