I'd say the Epic's 35/2.8 is comparable to the XA's lens. The XA tends more to
barrel distortion, IMHO. No, it's not as good as the old Zuiko 40/1.7. Again,
IMHO, if you want that lens and manual exposure, the RD is a great choice. But
even it, with it's protruding lens, isn't really pocketable. For that the flat
profile XA or Epic are the clear choices. So, once again, it depends on your
priorities.
>>> "JUANITA M. ALMEDA" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Jan 3, 2001 >>>
Hi Scott
Thanks for your frank advise. If as you say an OM 1 is just as big, the SP
35 is not much better. In that case, should I want to get a small camera I
should be looking for an XA then. Talking of the Stylus epic, I get the
impression that the lenses used on current olympus cameras do not have the
same "zuiko" quality. Is this true?
Regards
Titoy
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Nelson <SNelson@xxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, January 04, 2001 2:44 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Re OM 35 SP or XA
>Uh, not much information there. A good buy would depend on the
price/condition,
>of course. If you're asking which is the "better camera", well 'pends on
what
>you want to do. I've had both and still have the SP (I'd gladly part with
it).
>The XA is a better choice if you want a pocketable take anywhere camera. It
>becomes less small with the flash attached. I'd argue that the Stylus Epic
>better fills that role today. The SP is a neat RF, but it's technology is
very
>long in the tooth. It's about the same size and weight as an OM-1 with a
40/2.
>So, why not just use an OM? Here, unless the spot meter is really important
to
>you, I'd go with the RD or RC if you can live without the 42/1.7. More info
on
>these cameras can be found at:
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>http://www.cameraquest.com/classics.htm
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>>>> "JUANITA M. ALMEDA" <litefoot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Jan 3, 2001 >>>
>What would be a better buy, an Olympus 35 SP, the one with a 42 mm F 1.7
lens
>and manual or program mode or an Olympus XA?
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