I'm glad that there was a happy ending Rich!
I agree with you about the XA. I carry it in my small bag with my
OM1 (mono film) and use it for photos that I really must have, but
for which I don't have time to change lenses etc... also I don't
write notes on each photo with the XA. And I'm always happy with the
quality.
For instance, I went to London today and used my OM1 with 35/2 and
50-250 for TOPE 11 shots. I used the XA for the colour shots that I
wanted.
Oh, by the way, I saw the Ansel Adams exhibition at the Hayward
Gallery on the South Bank and it was (as my wife said) like meeting
old friends. Except that the photos of the Yosemite Valley with the
thunderstorms were wonderful close-up. The depth in the print was
tremendous, from the foreground trees to the cloud and snow in the
background. I also enjoyed seeing the photos of Adams as a younger
man, particularly the one of him on the High Sierra in profile.
Chris
At 06:02 -0400 31/8/02, Doggre@xxxxxxx wrote:
I'm excited!
Bought an XA2/A11 combo off evilBay for a nephew months ago. Just
found it under a pile of papers the other night (in its presentation
case, clamshell closed, so it was well-protected, thank goodness).
I broke one of the cardinal rules of evilBay sporting, which is to
always test the item as soon as it arrives. Gulp. I was lucky.
Everything works, as well as looking like new (perfect seals, nary a
scratch anywhere, etc.).
Now I gotta play with the XA/A16 combo I bought for ME!
If you don't have an XA in your arsenal, get one! These things are CLASSICS!
Rich
P.S. For anyone who may want to see some good XA pics or learn more
about the XA, XA1,2,3,4 (also good pics of our camera design hero,
Maitani-san, and an interesting story of how he designed the XA, on
the "design history" page:
<http://www.diaxa.com/xa/xastart.htm>XA Start Page
http://www.diaxa.com/xa/xastart.htm
(By the way, who created this nice site? Anyone we know?)
--
<|_:-)_|>
C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
?
+44 (0)7092 251126
mailto:imagopus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.threeshoes.co.uk
... a nascent photo library.
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|