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Jesito
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 Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:35 am Post subject: Olympus XA - Skyrocketing the prices!!! |
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Jesito wrote:
Yes, I lost my opportunity of getting one of those fancy Zuiko mounted rangefinders.
Past year it was common to get them to a price in between 25 & 35 USD.
Now they have been converted into a "cult" object and the prices have raised in such a way that they have gotten out of my reach...
The last one I was bidding for: Click here to see on Ebay
Sold by 116,50 USD.
Kind regards,
Jes.
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Attila
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:32 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Congrats for you and Bill! 
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Jesito
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
| Attila wrote: |
| Congrats for you and Bill! |
Not for me, unfortunately I didn't get any so far... 
Jes.
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Zooms Sigma 70-300, Tamron 35-135 and 70-210 short, 70-210 long, 28-70 CF Macro, 35-70, 35-80, Vivitar 70-210 KA, Tamron 70-250.
Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S, Ricoh, Contax, Konica TC-X , Minolta 5000, 7000i, 3Sxi, EOS 500 and CX
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3 & C4, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret (many), Welta Welti-I, Kodak Signette 35, Zorki-4, Bessa-R & L, Minolta Weathermatic, olympus XA2
Compact Film Konica C35V, Voigtlander Vitorets, Canon Prima Super 105, Olympus XA2 and XA3
Compact Digital Olympus C-5050, Aiptek Slim 3000, Canon Powershot A540, Nikon 5200, SIGMA DP1s, Polaroid X530, IXUS55, Kodak 6490, Powershot G9 and G10
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Attila
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Oh sorry, seems Bill did only superb pictures I thought you too.
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Jesito
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
| Attila wrote: |
| Oh sorry, seems Bill did only superb pictures I thought you too. |
Yes, I took some pictures with one XA that was temporary lent to me by a friend....
You have a bright memory, Attila !!
Jes.
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Jesito's backsack:
Zooms Sigma 70-300, Tamron 35-135 and 70-210 short, 70-210 long, 28-70 CF Macro, 35-70, 35-80, Vivitar 70-210 KA, Tamron 70-250.
Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S, Ricoh, Contax, Konica TC-X , Minolta 5000, 7000i, 3Sxi, EOS 500 and CX
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3 & C4, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret (many), Welta Welti-I, Kodak Signette 35, Zorki-4, Bessa-R & L, Minolta Weathermatic, olympus XA2
Compact Film Konica C35V, Voigtlander Vitorets, Canon Prima Super 105, Olympus XA2 and XA3
Compact Digital Olympus C-5050, Aiptek Slim 3000, Canon Powershot A540, Nikon 5200, SIGMA DP1s, Polaroid X530, IXUS55, Kodak 6490, Powershot G9 and G10
CSCCanon EOS-M, Samsung NX100 and NX210, Lumix G5, NEX-F3 |
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Spotmatic
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Spotmatic wrote:
I have just seen one for sale... Please hang on.
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Farside
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject: Re: Olympus XA - Skyrocketing the prices!!! |
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Farside wrote:
| Jesito wrote: |
Yes, I lost my opportunity of getting one of those fancy Zuiko mounted rangefinders.
Past year it was common to get them to a price in between 25 & 35 USD.
Now they have been converted into a "cult" object and the prices have raised in such a way that they have gotten out of my reach...
The last one I was bidding for: Click here to see on Ebay
Sold by 116,50 USD.
Kind regards,
Jes. |
That's a very well laid-out auction, though. Such presentations usually get a far better final price than most.
http://tinyurl.com/xa-final-prices
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mUg
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mUg wrote:
Wow, that's about one of the highest prices i've ever seen for an Xa. But basically:
1) wonderful presentation as Farside said: there are about 30 pics of the camera, full technical details and further function details;
2) It came with its original packaging, its flash, plus flash and camera instructions in very good conditions;
3) the guy is selling from the US (i usually see way more people bidding for object from the US, most likely to be US themeselves).
To tell the truth, the camera has a few more marks and wears than i would expect for the price it reached. |
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Sevo
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| Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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Sevo wrote:
Honestly, anything above $50 is too much for an XA - it certainly is not a better camera than the 35 RC (which tends to go well below $50). Indeed, it is even inferior to the mju:II (which can be had almost for free) - at any rate if you are more user than collector and can appreciate a reliably working AF over the absolute minimum rangefinder. Both are quite similar to the XA in size (though the edgy shape of the RC makes it seem bigger), have quite considerably superior lenses (so has the XA4, but it shares all other weaknesses of the XA, plus scale focusing), and sport either a serious rangefinder and manual operation, or a reliable AF and built in flash, and overall more longevity and reliability.
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mUg
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mUg wrote:
| Sevo wrote: |
Honestly, anything above $50 is too much for an XA - it certainly is not a better camera than the 35 RC (which tends to go well below $50). Indeed, it is even inferior to the mju:II (which can be had almost for free) - at any rate if you are more user than collector and can appreciate a reliably working AF over the absolute minimum rangefinder. Both are quite similar to the XA in size (though the edgy shape of the RC makes it seem bigger), have quite considerably superior lenses (so has the XA4, but it shares all other weaknesses of the XA, plus scale focusing), and sport either a serious rangefinder and manual operation, or a reliable AF and built in flash, and overall more longevity and reliability.
Sevo |
I would have bought the Mju or the Mju 2, cause i love their size and lenses, but AF scares and temptes me at the same time...plus i know they consume more battery.
Which are the weaknesses of the Xa in your opinion? Apart of the patch in the viewfinder and the quite small focus lever, i don't find a lot of weaknesses. Well, shooting with low speed film (100 iso) i've noticed much more the vignetting, but that's all. I pretty much like to have such a small but still good camera to fit into my pocket everyday. |
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Sevo
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Sevo wrote:
The most severe issue with the XA (or at any rate mine) is sudden shutter failure - I've had two crap out on that, with no chance of fixing it short of sacrificing a XA2 for parts. Besides, the rangefinder is too narrow-based and tiny to start with, dims without any reasonable chance of cleaning, and usually has lost much of its precision thanks to age-induced play of the bearings in the composite plastics body. The effective focusing precision on a averagely worn XA is not that much better than guess focusing any more. And the lens positively does not shine against the RC, XA4 or mju, which are optical marvels.
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mUg
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mUg wrote:
| Sevo wrote: |
The most severe issue with the XA (or at any rate mine) is sudden shutter failure - I've had two crap out on that, with no chance of fixing it short of sacrificing a XA2 for parts. Besides, the rangefinder is too narrow-based and tiny to start with, dims without any reasonable chance of cleaning, and usually has lost much of its precision thanks to age-induced play of the bearings in the composite plastics body. The effective focusing precision on a averagely worn XA is not that much better than guess focusing any more. And the lens positively does not shine against the RC, XA4 or mju, which are optical marvels.
Sevo |
Eh the rangefinder is pretty small indeed. Even though i haven't ever had problems using the camera under decent light condition. About precision issues, i don't know, mine is pretty good and focuses where i want it to focus. |
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