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26 December, 2024

Olympus XA-2 – An old friend

By Chris Davenport

26 December, 2024

/ Olympus Point & Shoot, Olympus Scale Focus Camera, Olympus XA2, Scale Focus Camera, /

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Stephen Barnett on Olympus XA-2 – An old friend
I still have my XA-2 from buying it in the early 1980's and it still works perfectly although almost all…
Wim HH van Heugten on Olympus XA-2 – An old friend
Nice reading! One correction: The XA-2 has a 4-elements (4-groups) lens. Only the original XA has a 6-elements (5 groups)…
Andrew L on Petri Color 35 – A Love Letter to a favourite camera
A fitting write-up on the excellent Petri Color 35. I really enjoyed mine, which I dug out of a pile…

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