Difference in lens quality too - i looked in the back of an XA2 today and
there is a lot less lens behind the shutter than my XA. I believe the best
lens of all was in the rarer fixed focus XA4 Macro.
AndrewF
>Trevor,
>
>I can't point you to a site. I do, however, own both of these little cameras
>and can give you some comparisons:
>
>In general, the XA is the "more versatile" of the two. It has multiple
>f-stop settings (2.8-22), rangefinder focus, ASA selectable from 25-800,
>back-light compensation setting, self timer and in-finder display of the
>camera's selected shutter speed. Aperture selection is made via a slide
>control left of the lens (looking at the camera from the front) that selects
>the flash as well, focus is below the lens via a small lever, backlight
>compensation is via the self-timer/check switch on the bottom of the camera.
>
>The XA2 is a zone focus camera. Where the XA has its aperture selection
>control, the XA2 has, instead, a three-position "distance setting" switch.
>One position for "close-up", another for "middle distance", and a third
>that's essentially an infinity setting. ASA is selectable from 25-800. Where
>the XA had its focusing lever, the XA2 has a small, two-position switch to
>activate the flash. There's also a self timer/check switch on the bottom,
>but no backlight compensation as on the XA.
>
>Other than control differences, the two cameras are virtually identical in
>appearance and seem to weigh nearly the same. They're exactly the same size
>(as far as I can tell without actually measuring them).
>
>HTH!
>
>---
>Scott Gomez
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Trevor and Gail Urlwin [mailto:urlwintg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 04:36
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] XA and XA2
>
>
>Could someone tell me if there is a site where I can find out about the
>Olympus XA and XA2 cameras. I have seen people proudly displaying photos
>that they have taken with them, and I am interested to find out about there
>features differences between models etc
>
>Thanks.
>
>Trevor
>
>Trevor Urlwin
>2F, 22 Ha Wong Yi Au Village
>Tai Po, New Territories
>HONG KONG
>
>Tel. (852) 2653 1554
>Mobile (852) 9127 8994
>
>
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