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Re: [OM] light travel kit usage (now small travel cameras)

Subject: Re: [OM] light travel kit usage (now small travel cameras)
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:19:21 -0700
Skip, I won't question about the T2's optical quality and I believe it could
be better than the XA. I once complained a lot about the light fall off of
the XA because I have got some bad samples due to the inherence
characteristic of the scene. But I have forgot some beautiful photos I have
got with it. Recently I used my still-quite-new Nikon 4000ED scanner to
re-scan some of my 1992 Europe trip photos. There are some nice one that I'm
very satisfy in terms of optical performance, I think it is enough to be a
travel camera to complementary with my OM system. Below is two shots, one is
the typical night portrait photo I was talking about and the second is just
a normal travel shot but it shown quite well about the resolution of the XA.

This is taken with Fuji HG400, probably at F2.8 or F4 (134KB).

http://www.accura.com.hk/XA-04.jpg

What a beautifully crafted shot. Beautiful young woman too.


This is taken with Kodak Gold 100-2, probably at F5.6, different resolution
is available. This is a hand held shoot, may be didn't get all out of the
XA's 6 elements Zuiko.

(1500dpi 603KB)
http://www.accura.com.hk/1500L.jpg

(2500dpi 1.65MB)
http://www.accura.com.hk/2500L.jpg

(4000dpi 4.73MB)
http://www.accura.com.hk/4000L.jpg

C.H.Ling

Is the bright blue line along the edge of the building silhouetted
against the sky an artifact of the scanner? CCD bloom? Or is it the
lens of the XA? Amazingly detailed shot though.

I think these subdued light exposures work well with a leaf shutter.
In bright situations and faster film when the exposures are short is
when you start seeing the darkened corners.  It is because of the
limitations of moving the leaves quickly enough and exposing the
frame evenly.  The T3 solved that with two sets of leaves, one to
uncover the film and one set to cover, sort of like splitting the
functions to two curtains on a focal plane shutter.  I do have to say
I would rather deal with a rangefinder than AF.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California

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