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[OM] Re: XA vs Rollei 35

Subject: [OM] Re: XA vs Rollei 35
From: Jim Couch <jamesbcouch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 21:23:59 -0800
Actually I have never really had much of a problem focusing with the Rollei.

Jim Couch

C.H.Ling wrote:

>The XA4 has very high sharpness but more light fall off than the original
>XA. Since the XA-4 has a 28mm lens, it is much better to be used as a zone
>focusing camera, I can't imagine using zone focusing with a 40mm F2.8.
>
>C.H.Ling
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
>
>I think you have answered your won question Dan.  Re the Rollei, you ask
>about viewfinder focus aids - on the XA series, only the XA has the
>rangefinder, as far as I recall.  The others rely on zone-focus systems, so
>you don't get any aids in the viewfinder - except that the XA1 is fixed
>focus (so you don't need any aid), and the XA4 has a measure built into the
>strap for macro focus!
>
>I take it you know of the XA FAQ
>http://brashear.phys.appstate.edu/lhawkins/photo/xa.faq.html which gives a
>reference to suggest that the XA4 optical quality is better than the XA -
>but I strongly suspect that a properly focussed image from the XA would have
>much going for it in the comparison with a zone-focussed XA4 image!
>
>Piers
>
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