A legendary camera designed by a legendary man. The Olympus XA is the brainchild of famed Olympus camera designer Yoshihisa Maitani and was produced between 1979 and 1985.
It is a fixed lens rangefinder camera that exposes via aperture priority. The camera has an ultra sharp Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 lens, is only 4 inches long, 2.5 inches tall and 7 ounces in weight (without the accessory flash).
This is one of the ultimate pocket rangefinder cameras that you can find.
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Olympus XA About Town
This Olympus XA belongs to one of our staff. He has owned it for several years now and goes through phases with it - either it is a constant companion out everywhere with him, or it takes a well deserved rest on the camera shelves while other cameras are enjoying his attention. Lately the XA has been in his pocket. Particularly during the wetter winter months it is nice to have such a compact pocket camera versus an SLR that hangs on a shoulder strap, exposed to the elements. This XA has been on a varied diet of late, enjoying all manner of film types. It recently finished a roll of Fujifilm 400. At the moment it sits empty but we are sure that will change soon.