Another great eBay find, I picked up my
Olympus XA last year for around $40USD (including the proprietary A11 flash unit). Don't expect to find one that cheap any more, either online or at your local camera store. I just saw one at
Downtown Camera the other day going for $249CDN (!) -- overpriced to be sure, but it's still an indicator of what to expect at the higher end of the spectrum.
The
XA is one of my favourite pieces of gear. Don't let it's
looks fool you -- it may seem like a compact
P&S on the outside, but it's really a well-made Aperature Priority rangefinder with a pretty decent lens. It's the camera the
L-CA should have been.
The Other Martin Taylor also has a great
page about his. This is the camera I bring with me whenever I don't have my backpack (or
Carla's purse) to store my
Coolpix digital camera. It fits easily in to my pocket, and is very inconspicuous. So what are you waiting for? Go
get one!
