In praise of the Olympus XA

[stevierose]

All hail Yoshihisa Maitani, the designer of several of my favorite cameras: Olympus OM system, Olympus Pen, and the XA range. A true innovator. I like to carry an XA and an XA-4 with me when I travel. That way I have excellent 35mm and 28mm cameras with me, both of which fit in a single pocket! I use the XA for general photography and the XA-4 for in close work like in Street markets. Great cameras!

https://www.casualphotophile.com/2018/01/12/yoshihisa-maitani-the-man-who-made-olympus/

Steve Rosenblum

 

[coogee]

More XA fun, all Superia 400.

I have another broken XA (rangefinder window fell out, obstructs the clamshell operation), an XA2 that continues to work well despite treating it poorly, and an XA4 in for repair for a broken shutter button that I fear may not recover.

The world is a poorer place for no longer having such an amazing, small, fast and quick to operate rangefinder camera.

 

[coogee]

XA, Portra 400

 

[lynnb]

Shop cat. XA4 APX100 in Rodinal

Manly beach, Sydney. XA4 APX100 in Rodinal

 

[miha]

Somewhere in Berlin, late 1990s, Live gig.

KODAK SUPRA 800:

 

[Arbitrarium]

This is a brilliant shot

 

[lynnb]

This is a brilliant shot

Thanks! It was an opportunity too good to miss 🙂

at the beach, Manly, Sydney 2018 #633 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

spring cumulus over Manly beach, Sydney 2018 #707 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

XA4 Zuiko 28mm f/3.5 macro, APX100 in Rodinal