The XA lens is also described as a "Wide - angle telephoto", which allows the
XA to be rather slimmer than an RC.
Julian
> from: "C.H.Ling" <chling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 13:20:44
> to: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> subject: Re: [OM] Epic & XA's versus 35 RC
>
> The lens of XA is a 35mm F2.8 six element and the one on 35RC is a 42mm F2.8
> five element. The size and weight of 35RC make it incomparable with any
> pocket camera like the XA and Epic. But the lens quality on RC is better in
> some way like light falloff and linear distortion.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Wheeler" <wheelej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > G'day Zuiks,
> >
> > We recently had a lengthy thread on XA's and some comparisons with the
> > Stylus Epic (and having just come by a red XA-3 I would much prefer the
> > Epic). But I was surprised there was no comment regarding a comparison
> with
> > the 35 RC. Isn't the RC's lens the same as an XA? Granted the RC is
> perhaps
> > a little bulkier than an XA and also a little heavier but I would have
> > thought that most members preferred the RC. Any comment?
> >
> > John.
>
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