XAs are wonderful cameras. They are compact, convenient, and amaxingly robust!
As a long time XA owner I can highly reccomend them. There are two models you
should probably consider for your wife. The original XA (no number) is, IMHO the
nicest of the lot and features rangefinder focousing. The XA-1 is a fixed focus
which she might prefer. the Olympus FAQ page has an excellent FAQ that will
probably tell you more than you ever needed to know about XA cameras.
http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/xa.faq.html
Franklin Berryman wrote:
> I am interested in acquiring a very compact Olympus point'n'shoot for my
> wife. I do not want one of the older 35RC, 35RD, 35SP, etc. for her,
> although one of the XA series might be an option. I don't know much about
> the XA series, although I have heard good things about the optics. The
> problem I see with them is that you have to set the focus range to near,
> medium and far. Is there a fixed focus XA? In the alternative, what other
> model would you suggest. Zoom is not really an important factor. Thanks in
> advance
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