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Re: [OM] XA or Epic?

Subject: Re: [OM] XA or Epic?
From: frieder.faig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 22:11:49 +0100
On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 11:24:47AM -0500, *- DORIS FANG -* wrote:
> 
> 
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, John Pendley wrote:
> 
> > Hello everybody,
> > I'm thinking of buying a small rangefinder, small enough to carry in my
> > shirt pocket.  I know this has been discussed before, but I guess I wasn't
> > paying much attention ;>{.  My choices seem to have narrowed to the Epic
> > (fixed lens, not zoom), the XA, and the Rol*ei 35 S or SE.
> 
> 
>     XA --- The worst thing is the annoying fall-off, which seems to
>     vary somewhat with my current three XA's, but is least noticable
>     with color print, and at around f/5.6 (thank you, Gary R). Very
>     compact, good flash range with the A-16 unit (also great for
>     controlled fill-flash). Control and ease of use is the XA's forte.
>     Extremely short lag time.   

A, 'lag time' ?? -   quess this is the word, I was looking for. Is this the 
time between
pressing the shutter release button, and the exposure of the film? 
I thougth about to use the term 'shutter release delay' is this correct too?

For me this time-lag(?) was crucial not to buy a AF-body when looking
for a SLR-camera in 1993.  This is why I bought my first OM.

>     Rollei --- (used one a long time ago for a few months) great lens,
>     old-time metal body, you can hang any flash from the thing (I believe
>     the flash hung BELOW the camera. Precision feel. Manual control of
>     exposures (if memory serves).
>     Downsides, slow to work, pulling out lens takes longer than
>     prying open clamshell design, no auto modes, ZONE focusing...with
>     a 40mm (I think) lens, which can be a problem in low light 
>     wide-open shooting. 
> 
>    All these are great cameras. 

I agree, my parents still use a Rolley 35. - Great viewfinder for such a 
compact camera.
Almost OM`isch :-). But take care about the battey. There are version which use 
the same
batteries like the OM-1.

Frieder Faig

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