[rollei_list] Re: OT Olympus XA (was Re: Rolleiflex 35mm Cameras)
- From: CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:20:06 -0300
The XA was not the world's full frame smallest camera at the time, the
Rollei 35 TE and Rollei 35 SE were in production in 1981 and they were
the world's smallest camera:
Rollei 35: 97W x 60H x 32
Olympus XA: 102x64.5x40
2009/11/13 Peter K. <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Eric,
>
> That was it. It was the world's smallest camera at the time and I got mine
> in 1981 for a Christmas present. Still have it although I have not shot but
> maybe a roll of film in the last year.
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Allen Zak <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > For the focal length, the RF was entirely adequate, in my experience.
>>
>> Hi Alan -
>>
>> You may recall we started this thread because the Rollei 35 has no
>> rangefinder, and many commented that even with its 40 mm lens there
>> was no need for one. So a marginal rangefinder worked OK on this
>> camera.
>>
>> > For exposure, I mostly relied on the vast latitude of color negative or
>> > B&W
>> > film to pull me through complex lighting situations, but there were
>> > other
>> > means of controlling exposure. Backlight compensation was provided with
>> > a
>> > switch that added exposure by +1.5 f stops (+2 in my sample.) In
>> > addition,
>> > however, a fine degree of manual override was made possible by adjusting
>> > ASA, a technique I used often.
>>
>> That back light lever tripled as the self-timer switch and a camera
>> support! I suspect we all used the ASA control for exposure comp, but
>> as it only went up to ASA 800, there was no help in many situations...
>>
>> Sorry if it sounds like I'm calling someone's baby ugly, because I'm
>> not. It is an ok camera with an ok lens. I think it's best feature was
>> that, at the time, it was about the smallest 35 mm full frame option
>> around, so at least you had a camera with you to capture something...
>>
>>
>> Eric Goldstein
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> Peter K
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