Gary Reese wrote:
>I saw a Oly XA2 (the one with the selenium-looking cell surrounding the
>lens) at another shop, for around $19 w/ flash. Very flimsy looking.
That's actually the XA-1. Flimsy is right, but the lens is quite decent.
Brian O'Connor wrote:
>The XA had character, had a sharp lens, and was fun to use. I have some
>great party, and holiday shots that were taken with this camera.
>However I lost lots of pictures because of the zone focusing.
Hmm, zone focusing... Must've been XA-2/3/4, as the original XA has a
built-in rangefinder.
One newcomer to the "super-mini wonders" category worth mentioning is the
new Konica Big Mini F (yuck! IMHO, all these cameras should be boycotted
just because of their silly model names..., but I digress.)
Anyway, the new Konica is very small, has a neat Hexanon 35mm F2.8 lens,
and will probably be attractive to all Konica Hexar devotees who want
a smaller, pocket-size P&S, or are on a tighter budget. I never tried
one myself, however info./specs on the Big Mini F can be found at:
http://www.konica.com/
A quick peak in the last month's Shutterbug reveals that the Big Mini F
prices are in the $99-199 range.
Cheers,
/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
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