Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Au contraire, Rei. While the XA-2 and XA-3 are budget versions of the original XA, the XA-4 has a high quality 28mm f3.5 lens that is every bit the equal to, if not a tad better than, the 35mm f2.8 in > the original XA. Also, the XA-4 was only made for a short period of time. These are scarce and much sought versions of the XA with macro capacity that regularly fetch about double what a clean XA > would get. I think of mine as the poor man's Ricoh GR-1, just as I think of the Konica Auto S3 as the poor man's Hexar Silver. Both of these cameras are very good performers and incredible bargains > compared to their newer equivalents. I should add that a member of the list was kind enough to inform me that eBay prices for the hard-to-find Konica Auto S3 have crept up to $150, so I stand corrected in my claim that they could be found for under $100. Even at the higher price, this camera is a steal, as the optical quality of the lens would satisfy even the most fanatical Leica devotee. Mark > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 06:46:56 -0500 (EST) > From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspw.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Point and Shoot > Message-ID: <200112131146.GAA05018@tigercat.nyfir.pwj.com> > References: > > i also own an olympus XA, which is similar to the T being a compact > rangefinder with detachable flash. its optics are good, but not zeiss, and > despite much ingenuity, the material and build quality is not up to that of > the contaxes. conversely, XAs with can be had in the $100 range. > note the peculiar naming system: the XA is the top model; "XA" with number > suffixes (such as XA-4) are stripped-down models. > > - -rei - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html