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Re: [OM] XA3 Question

Subject: Re: [OM] XA3 Question
From: frankrad4@xxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 07:14:53 -0500
  Thanks! If your short on time just the focus details would be helpful. 
The battery in this AlL still works good, I guess they last a long time.
                                                                         
 Frank
On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:36:42 +0100 "Roger D. Key" <rdk@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> Hi Frank
> 
> I have an XA-series (all models) brochure at home (hopefully 
> English). I
> will check it tonight, and scan it and send it if you like. 
> Otherwise just
> the focus details.
> A1L (lithium) battery is not (normally) user replaceable, by the 
> way. A11
> flashes are usually cheap though.
> 
> Roger Key, Copenhagen
> 
> 
> 
>    I picked up an XA3  at a yard sale for $ 5.00.  Not exactly a 
> Fang but
> not bad, it had a fresh roll of film  loaded with just one exposure 
> on it
> too. I put new batteries in it and cleaned the contacts between the
> camera and flash and the camera came back to life. I have never used 
> one
> of these so I have a few questions about its use.
>    I called Olympus today to get a free manual but it seems they no
> longer are giving them away.  I got a recording instructing me to 
> have my
> credit card ready to pay 10.00 for each photocopy of a manual. A 
> few
> months ago they sent me an original manual for free and even paid 
> for
> priority mail, I received it in 3 days and was quite impressed with 
> the
> service. I guess that was to good to last :-(
>    Anyway, now for the questions....
> 1) There seems to be 3 zones to focus the lens, does anybody know 
> the
> distances of these zones?
> 2) The camera has DX coding but also has ISO settings, what am I 
> supposed
> to do, put tape on the film if I want to overide the DX?
> 3) I don't see any way to change the battery in the A1L flash, what 
> is
> powering this flash?
>                 Frank Griffin
> 
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