Olympus XA Series Photoethnography. Classic Camera DBOlympus XA. Series by Karen Nakamura. Overview. and Personal Comments. Windows Xp Media Center Edition 2005 Download Toshiba'>Windows Xp Media Center Edition 2005 Download Toshiba. Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Manual' title='Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Manual' />The Olympus XA has been described as the camera that professional photographers. The 6 element F. Zuiko 3. Unique to carry along point and shoots. XA has a completely coupled rangefinder down to 0. It even has a 1. The design by Yoshihisa Maitani of Olympus is simply brilliant. It has a body. not much larger than the Minox 3. The electronic shutter is extremely accurate and the XA series takes LRSR4. It is truly a masterpiece design. Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Manual' title='Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Manual' />Bay. In Japan, I have seen XAs go. The XA has a line of successors, including the XA2 pictured below which loses. XA2, my own taste is towards the earlier XA which has. XA2. There are also X3. X4 models which are nice in their own way. However, only the original XA has. I think is essential for fine art photography. Interesting quirks. The one fiddly thing about the XA series is the battery compartment. All of. the ones that Ive seen have a little fiddliness with the battery cover in. Luckily the camera has an. What I do is turn the lever to the battery check, put. Then its good. The A1. XA series is quite nice in that its small. The downside is that it only has ASA 1. ASA on the flash as well as on the body. Zeiss Ikon cameras. Zeiss Ikon is a camera brand related to Carl Zeiss, but was an independent company formed by the merger of four camera makers ContessaNettel. Overview. I love this camera. It can be used in automatic mode or in manual mode, with the battery being used mostly for the meter. It has a fast, sharp, and. The other. downsides are that the single AA battery takes absolutely forever to. As you can see below, the XA is only slightly 3. Minox. 3. 5GL and a little bit thicker. They are practically the same width. Manual De Reparacion De Lavadoras Automaticas Easy. And. when the Minox has its lens extended, the Minox is larger. Furthermore, the. Minox only has scale focusing with no rangefinder If youre rich, you might want to look into the Minolta TC 1 which features auto exposure and auto focus. Size foldedWeight Olympus XA1. W x 6. 4. 5 H x 4. D mm. 22. 5g. Olympus XA2. Minox 3. 5GL1. 01 W x 6. H x 3. 2 D mm. 20. Minolta TC 1. 99 W x 5. H x 2. 9. 5 D mm 1. The XA series has an incredible fan club. The one site you must visit is Olympus has its manuals online in PDF format, heres a mirror copy Buying an XAThe XA is a weird beast. You can find them for 5 at a thrift store, but then. The general. ebay rate for the XA seems to be about 2. My own perspective is that. There are two flash versions available. I believe the XA came only with the. A1. 1 flash as a set, but you can buy the A1. Technical. Details. Camera. Name. XAXA2. Manufacturer. Olympus. Olympus. Place. of Manufacture. Body. Japan. Lens Japan. Neo Contra Iso'>Neo Contra Iso. Body. Japan. Lens Japan. Date. of Manufacture. Focusing. System. Coupled. rangefinder 1. Approx 0. 6x magnification. Zone. focusing Portraits 1. Groups 1. 2 6. 3m Mountains 6. Approx 0. 6x magnification. Fixed. Lens. 35mm. F. Zuiko lens 6 elements in 5 groupsMinimum focusing. Right focusing. infinity on right side3. D. Zuiko lens 4 elementsMinimum. Up focusing. infinity on top of scaleShutter. Olympus. electronic leaf shutter. Olympus. electronic leaf shutter. Metering. System. Silicon. Around the Lens ATL metering. Aperture priority metering1. Silicon. Around the Lens ATL metering. Program metering1. Aperturesf2. 8 f2. Full. program metering. Flash. External. dedicated A1. External. dedicated A1. Film. type speeds. Type. 1. 35 3. 5mm standard film 2. ASA 2. 5 8. 00. Type. ASA 2. 5 8. 00. Battery. LR4. 4SR4. 4 Silver Oxide Cells. LR4. 4SR4. 4 Silver Oxide Cells. Dimensions. and weight. Retail. price3. 5,8. Copyright 2. 00. Karen Nakamura Photoethnography. Use of this chart, text, or any photographs in an e. Bay auction without permission will result in an immediate IP violation claim with e. Bay Ve. RO. Violators may have their e. Bay account cancelled. About Olympus. Although people think that Olympus must be a recent company, it actually has. It was founded in 1. Takachiho Seisakusho as. In 1. 92. 1, they released their first Olympus brand product. Their. first camera came out in 1. Semi Olympus with 7. Zuiko lens. In 1. Olympus Optical Co. One of their designers Yoshihisa Maitani, is famed for some.