[rollei_list] Re: OT Olympus XA (was Re: Rolleiflex 35mm Cameras)
- From: "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:41:55 -0800
You were talking accuracy. If you looked the patch was clear and the RF
accurate. What you are describing is your preferences. Much different. The
RF in the XA was spot on everytime I used it. Fall off? Yes, but never
printed full frame when using that camera so non issue. Personally, I would
rather have a photo in focus using a Zuiko then one that is more likely out
of focus (except for Infinity) using a Rollei 35 w/o a RF. Guessing is trial
and error. And no matter how good the lens was that made your out of focus
print, its still out of focus. ;-)
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 8:07 AM, Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have an XA bought new in the 70s. Highly innovatived design for the time.
> Performance-wise, it is a decent camera, but the focus travel is about an
> inch from inf to 3 ft and the rangefinder patch is fractional. Lens-wise,
> big time fall off in the corners and not the most highly corrected optic.
> It's fine for what it is...
>
> Eric Goldstein
>
> --
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Allen Zak <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Nov 12, 2009, at 2:23 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>
>> The XA rangefinder is pretty much useless. It is much more precise to
>>>> use a decent hotshoe RF that's calibrated to a Rollei 35...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Eric Goldstein
>>>>
>>>
>>> My XA rangefinder was 100%.
>>> I never missed my focus;
>>> like I would with my Rollei 35.
>>>
>>> I liked that lightness of the XA.
>>> Sometimes plastic instead of metal is a good thing.
>>>
>>> The Rollei felt like it was made of lead or uranium.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>
>>
>> Likewise. The XA was one of my favorite cameras ever. Once, due to back
>> miseries making it physically impossible to carry my usual 500 lbs of camera
>> gear, I covered a news event using only an XA and XA2, and did a fair job,
>> at that. For years I never left home without it, and when the light meter
>> finally died and no spare parts available anymore, I was very sad. Then I
>> moved on.
>>
>> Allen Zak
>>
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