the XA test

What is a better idea?

What is a better idea?

Trius said:
That Cokin thing is UG-LEEE!!!.
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I never said that I LIKED the look of the Cokin contraption but does it really matter if it provides an opportunity to get effects you cant get in any other way.

Or are there other ways of mounting filters on the XA?

The contraption (a good description) is adaptable to fit on a variety of cameras so the stock of Cokin filters is not camera dependent - no looking for 43.5mm screw filters that may or may not engage in that old Oly 35RC I have.

I'm not bothered what I look like, and don't care what my camera looks like when taking photos. Perhaps I should!
 
question:
the XA meter uses cds cells, so that would mean a lag in the meter to adjust itself. i've lost a few shots because of this, since i just whip the camera out of the pocket, quick focus and snap; which might be too fast for the meter to adjust?

does anybody have this problem?
 
Jess: LOL ... I wasn't slagging you of course, and if it works, it works. For me I it would detract a bit from the joy of using the XA, a part of which is the sheer elegance of the design. But I don't have a better solution myself, so it may be the only practical way of using filters.

Iceman: No, I've never experienced this problem. All my exposures are good with the exception of tricky lighting where I don't compensate. The meter is fast enough to settle in between the time you open the camera and click the shutter, at least for me.
 
jesse1dog said:
Got round to taking a picture of the Cokin 'point and shoot' filter attachment fitted onto my XA3. Didn't put in a filter but as its squre you can tell it covers the viewfinder and just about everything else.
It must be an idea worth pursuing but I have yet to try it myself!!!!
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Looks like your XA3 has been impounded 😛
I think if you paint the filter holder firetruck-red, it'll look awesome.
 
i think there is a problem with my XA.
the metering seems to be quite inconsistent.

the cds cells in the meter window right above the lens seem to move in a weird way when i change the iso. and when i change the aperture, the cds cells in that window only moves in one direction (it moves when i switch from f11 to 2.8 but not f11 to f22)

any thoughts?or am i not getting how to use this?
 
focusing blues

focusing blues

Like many of you I have enjoyed shooting with the XA until the focusing patch became dim. I find that I can still use the XA in bright light situations but that is about it. Why Olympus did not choose to make the patch brighter in such a small rangefinder is beyond me. Cost, most likely. Other than that a great all around camera to have!
 
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