As an XA owner I would have to agree. the rangefinder on the XA really lacks the
needed contrast for fast accurate focusing. don't get me wrong I love this
camera, but if i didn't have it I owuld probably go out and pick up a Stylus
Epic myself, especially as my wife uses the XA a lot and would definatly prefer
a genuin P&S.
Jim Couch
John Hermanson wrote:
> I never thought I'd like an AF as much as I do the Stylus Epic. I regularly
> see samples from 2 of them that are VERY sharp. Focus is fast too, faster
> than anyone could compose, focus & shoot with an XA IMO.
>
> John Hermanson
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon Evans" <sje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 4:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Re OM 35 SP or XA
>
> | >Talking of the Stylus epic, I get the
> | >impression that the lenses used on current olympus cameras do not have
> the
> | >same "zuiko" quality. Is this true?
> |
> | Certainly not. The lens of the Stylus Epic (which IIRC incorporates two
> | aspheric elements) is probably quite a bit better than the XA. The XA is
> | sharp enough but suffers noticeable vignetting, even stopped down. I have
> | results from a Stylus Epic that would do an OM justice (IMHO). I have also
> | seen impressive b&w prints from the program-mode XA3. They're all great
> | little cameras.
> |
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