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 Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:06 pm
I just picked up an Olympus XA for 2 bucks at a thrift store. They commonly go for under 10 bucks at thrift stores and garage sales, and around $30 bucks on ebay, which is still a great deal.
I've yet to shoot a roll of film through this thing, but from what I read, it's an excellent camera. First of all, it's remarkably small, slightly larger than a Minox 35A (it is for this reason that it is the street-photography favorite of many a photographer). The original XA comes with a coupled rangefinder, aperture priority metering, and an excellent 6-element, f/2.8 Zuiko 35mm lens. Some people say that it even rivals the optical quality of some Leicas!
It's a great little camera with a great little lens and great big features, and I can't wait to use mine.
Anyone else have one?
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:19 pm
I've never heard of it, but it sounds pretty cool though. I'd like to see you post some results of this camera when you have them.
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:33 am
Taking a look at its picture and seeing how it's portable, along with the fact I don't have my digital anymore, I want one!
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:20 am
Well get searchin'! Unless you want to spend 30 bucks or so on ebay (not to mention shipping. Still though, not that bad of a price...), then you'll have to hope you get lucky like I did! smile
And yes, it's wonderfully tiny. I carry it with me everywhere. Literally.
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