One of the great all time cameras. I’m not a street photographer ; in fact I hate the term because it usually implies random or in-your-face photos. That said, this is a really good stealth tool. I can sit outside at Starbucks, place it on the table as I sip my coffee and snap an occasional photo. The lens is wide enough that your can get the shot without bringing the camera to your eye.
I recently acquired an XA2, and yes without the flash it’s surprisingly small. Your methodology of focusing make allot of sense. Half people full length people or landscape is easy to understand vs converting from meters to feet. Thanks for the tip
Thanks for the video, and I took a look on ebay. The prices are a little high for a good looking XA2 that works. A lot of them are parts cameras. So I tried another search. I typed in zone focus cameras. One of the first camera to pop up was the Minolta Hi-Matic G. There is a very good video done by EduardoPavezGoye for this camera. I seen one on ebay that looks good to me. The seller is asking $26. I am going to pull the trigger.
what film speed would you recommend for the camera? I use 200 on most of my film cameras, and I have xa3 coming in the mail (which is basically same as xa2 with dx coding plus few other things). I heard 400 is sweet spot for it?
Interesting thoughts on the Olympus XA2, like you say I think it is very underrated. I've had a few different mju models and enjoy using them, I currently have an mju zoom 105. I've added your channel, hopefully you'll connect with another retro 35mm film photographer 📸? I'll have a read up on Yoshihisa Maitani the inventor of these cameras.
I am planning a trip to Vietnam January 2024. I was there in 2014 and just loved everything. The Food the kind people and land. Including all the beautiful photo opportunities. I ran out of film and could never find any more to buy while there though. :(
Hi, You can actually set the default flash mode to "off" so that you wont have to keep turning it off. To do that, 1) Turn on the camera 2) Press and hold the flash button (It will start blinking) 3) Set it too "Off" 4) Press the shutter to confirm
Great video! I just found the xa2 at my grandpa's house in a box with still a filmrol inside of it from at least 25 years old! I'm really glad that I can shoot on a family camera. I had a mju II for over a year and i love the workflow of the xa2 way more!
Hi! Thank you for your video! :) this is a dumb question but regarding the Olympus XA2, does what you see through the viewfinder what the lens takes a picture of? I saw another RU-vidr say that you frame using the viewfinder and then tilt the camera up very slightly since the lens sits below the viewfinder. Thanks!
Hi! Thank you for watching my video! So to answer your question. So No, what you see through the viewfinder is not exactly what you are going to get. I don't really tilt the camera up but more holding the camera so the lens is at the centre of my shot but sometime I don't.
Love how you describe this camera. I like it because of how you said, just pull it out, shoot, move on. You can't do that with auto focus or manual as easily. I have a couple of different cameras but the XA2 is my go to for a lot of situations. Great review. I'm subscribed.
Olympus Design visionary Yoshihisa Maitani designed both the Olympus XA-Series and the Olympus OM-1 Cameras. The XA is very small, very light camera that fit's in every pocket. casualphotophile.com/2018/01/12/yoshihisa-maitani-the-man-who-made-olympus/ olympus.dementia.org/eSIF/om-sif.htm phillipreeve.net/blog/guide-to-classic-olympus-om-zuiko-lenses-on-film-and-sony-full-frame/