I had three XAs. They're in the same class of camera as the Minox 35GT-E, not the Yashica T series, as they are not AF point and shoots. Decent cameras but the minox and Rollei 35 have much better lenses.
G ___ Sent with SnapperMail www.snappermail.com ...... Original Message ....... On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:34:16 +0200 "Markus Maurer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi Godfrey >have you really used an Oly XA? >I can not see the limitations you mentioned with that Olympus series and I >made some great shots with the original XA and now with the XA4 macro. I >miss the manual F-stop setting on the XA4 macro of course, you can only set >a distance zone and the camera does the rest and you can not underexpose. >The first and original XA let's you control all that. >The design of the XA series is one of the best and most beautiful ever for >me (beside the bulky flash). > >greetings >Markus > >> >>>Like all the automated compact cameras I've owned, regardless of >>>whether they were film or digital capture, I ultimately find them too >>>limiting due to responsiveness constraints of shutter lag and >>>exposure systems, and the controls are awkward due to poor >>>ergonomics. My personal favorite pocket sized compact cameras have >>>been the Rollei 35S, Minox 35GT-E and several of the Minox >>>subminiatures, as they leave me in control, are as responsive as any >>>SLR, and don't get in the way of taking photographs. >>> >>>Godfrey >>> >
