The XA's lens is good, but the vignetting is quite high, as I remember
it was even documented on VisionAge.
C.H.Ling
ClassicVW@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Hi John.
> The only thing I can say is the XA lens does *approach* SLR quality. If your
> Stylus 140 produces excellent 8X10s, I'd say that's pretty darn good too, and
> I don't see how it can be bettered in a similar class P&S. The XA's lens is
> the one area where Maitani absolutely refused to compromise. It is 6 elements
> in 5 groups. The Olympus Vision Age series always pushed and praised the XA
> camera. Those issues were filled with examples that internationally
> recognized pro photographers were able to achieve. Many pros of the day took
> it along as a backup (as Olympus claimed for the Stylus a bit later on) and
> it went literally everywhere, from Chile to the Himalayas. Good examples with
> flash seem to command more on eBay today than they did a year or two ago- but
> doesn't everything on eBay seem to cost more now? They have apparently sold
> there recently for between $65- $160 with flash. I recall a while ago where
> they were closer to the $50-$75 range.
>
> George S.
>
> jpendley@xxxxxxx writes:
>
> << I have a Stylus 140 DLX. The lens produces excellent results at
> 8x10. Is the lens on the XA that much better? If so, what would you say is
> a fair price for an XA with flash? >>
>
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