I've had several XAs and never had the problem you experienced. My
frustration with the XA is the lack of true manual exposure and the
short base of the rangefinder. Of course, the latter is a function of
the size, which is its chief charm along with the quality of the
lens/images. Oh, and if I could get an XA with a 35/f2...
Earl
Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>I've had an XA with A11 flash for a couple of years and never used it.
>I wanted a pocketable camera along on a trip so I decided to try it out.
> I shared a test roll of film between it and my Sylus Epic that also
>hadn't been used in quite awhile. I ended up taking both cameras but
>only used the Epic since I was concerned about the XA possibly tearing film.
>
>When I loaded the test roll it went first into the XA since I knew I
>couldn't control the Epic's behaviour of completely rolling the film
>leader into the casette. On the first try winding the film on the XA I
>encountered a fair amount of resistance after a couple rolls of the
>thumbwheel. I thought the resistance was simply cocking the shutter but
>when the thumbwheel suddenly released and started spinning easily I
>realized that I had broken the film sprockets... something I have never
>done in 40 years on any camera.
>
>I opened the camera and noticed for the first time ever that the XA only
>pulls the film on one side. I then used a pair of scissors to trim up a
>new leader. After reloading the camera I wound my test images very
>gingerly and had no further problem.
>
>Both the XA and the Epic ended up producing nicely exposed images so I
>took both cameras with me on the trip. However, I couldn't bring myself
>to use the XA for fear of tearing the film sprockets again.
>
>Anybody had this experience? Is this common or was I being heavy handed
>on the thumbwheel?
>
>Thanks for any advice,
>Chuck Norcutt
>
>
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