I have owned and used both a Leica IIIG and still own my XA. I can assure
you that they are birds of a very different feather. The Leica was an ok
camera with a marginal VF and a pain to load, that was capable of making
fine images with a variety of lenses, but couldn't fit in a pocket. Is that
a Leica in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? The XA, on the other
hand was unobtrusive, capable of shooting well above average photos, and
fairly easy to load, and would fit in most any pants pocket. Despite the
35mm lens (to me, the 35mm focal length was too much a mash-up of both fish
and fowl) and were I still in a position to process my own film, I would
still be using it.
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From: Jim Nichols
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:48 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] OT: high-end compacts?
Ken,
My son gave me his XA, and I tried to like it, but I had been spoiled by
using the small Leica rangefinders. A Leica IIIa or IIIf seemed exactly
the right size. When I started looking at digital cameras, the Leicas
were, by then, larger, and way too expensive. I settled on the Fuji
X-E1 for that role. With the 27mm Macro lens, I have small size as well
as auto focus and on-camera flash. It is hard not to like it. The only
drawback is that it should have an eyecup.
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=21072
To stay on-topic, this was shot with my Olympus E-1.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 11/10/2016 9:51 AM, Ken Norton 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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