Mike Butler wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> I have recently aquired an XA w/ A11 flash and so far it has been a
> great little pocket camera. Olympus was kind enough to send a new
> manual, but I am curious why the f5.6 is a bronze or gold color and the
> rest of the scale is silver? I have read all 22 pages of the manual
> without gaining any understanding for this. Before I bought the camera
> I did do extensive research in the Archives that lead me to the
> purchase. But again I do not recall any information about f5.6 being
> special.
A sort of a "P" setting. For novices only. Perhaps you have a similar
setting on a focus scale? I do not remember. BTW, IMO XA is a terrific
camera with a strong-vignetting lens. Avoid situations with large
uniform surfaces.
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Regards,
Emil Pozar
epozar@xxxxxxxxx
http://www.mypage.at/emilpozar
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