Olympus XA
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The Olympus XA was a 35 mm rangefinder camera built by Olympus of Japan. It was one of the smallest rangefinder cameras ever made, together with the famous Minox 35.
The original model, the XA, was sold from 1979 to 1985. The original XA features true rangefinder focusing, a fast 35mm f2.8 lens, and aperture priority metering. Later cameras, models XA1 to XA4, featured scale focusing instead of rangefinders. Compared to other rangefinders, the Olympus XA is small and light in weight and well designed, made with a protected lens for pockets.
- Olympus XA: small rangefinder with aperture priority
- Olympus XA1: simple mechanical camera with a selen-shutter
- Olympus XA2: scale focus camera, automatic shutter
- Olympus XA3: scale focus camera, automatic shutter, automatic speed recognition
- Olympus XA4: distance focus camera, wide macro lense
This website [1] gives the details of the various models and opinions on using this camera.
