Yeah... and the XA had a decent viewfinder, too!
Maybe Oly should consider real retro?
Back-in-the-day Rick
On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Back in the film days I acquired an XA through a trade with Joel. I
> absolutely loved that camera as my go-everywhere camera. I'm of the
> opinion that if forced to a single focal-length lens, my dying-gasp
> lens would be a 35mm.
>
> The Fujifilm X100 series is really a near-perfect camera. Not the very
> smallest, but certainly comfortable and portable enough for all but
> the most limited circumstances. It's hard to go wrong with it.
>
> I wouldn't mind having another "pocket" compact. One that is really
> small. The problem is that the smallest cameras are limited by the
> size of the screen. Everybody wants a tiny camera, but nobody wants a
> tiny screen. Do away with the screen and you can get camera with a 1"
> sensor that will fit on a key chain. The FOB for my wife's Prius is
> big enough that you could put a camera in it with a decent lens.
>
> AG Schnozz
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