XA ASA 1600 modification, anyone?

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hi all, i know it's a little similar to one other thread, but what i want to ask about is, has anyone modified their XA so it can take ASA1600 film and "ditch" the ASA25 setting? so much like "shifting" the setting from 25-800 to 50-1600?

or is this impossible to do? i think the latter range would suits me more, since i would still be able to use the +1.5 compensation to get the ASA25 setting..

it's just some general interest question, please don't flame me for this.. 😛
 
Yes, I had it done by an Olympus tech when I sent my jammed one in for a CLA (he did it at no extra charge). I was hoping for 2 stops so I could use ISO 3200, but he said that was beyond the tolerances of the meter.

I wound up selling it shortly thereafter to fund my Bessa, but it worked fine.
 
There are 2 cds cells in the XA. One drives the meter needle position, the other drives actual auto exposure. No problem setting the needle to be off 2 stops, trouble is the auto shutter speed can't be made reliable at minus 2 stops. Minus 1 stop, range 50-1600 is safer to do and i can do that for you if interested. John
 
hhmm, actually i really want to, but i am not sure whether there is anyone here in Singapore who can do that..

John, is it a complicated modification? Do you think any repairman will be able do that?

Actually i just want to push it up 1 stop, to 50-1600 range, because i don't foresee myself using 25 nor 3200 in future (well, i think..😛)
 
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