On 17 Aug 98, at 10:02, Frank van Lindert wrote:
> If focusing with an OM-10 is a big problem for Janis, you should buy
> her an AF camera indeed.
> The rangefinder focus of the XA is NOT easier than that of the OM-10,
> and de XA2 doesn't give you a visible clue about anything...
>
> I bought my wife a Mju-2 (rest-of-the-world name for Epic) for about
> $110. This is even cheaper than an XA + flash would cost....
>
> The Epic has a superb little lens (I gues even wlightly better than
> its ancestor, the XA), and is all-weather usable as well.
>
> After using it yourself from time to time you might even forget about
> your own wish for an XA.
> I must to admit that I bought another Epic after some months for my
> own use, my wife being bored of my borrowing hers so often on rainy
> days...
>
Thanks, I will consider these comments carefully. I think the last
Epic I saw was closer to $279 CDN though, with the regular Stylus
around $189. I may be wrong though.
Shawn & Janis Wright
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