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From: keithr@tekecs.UUCP (Keith Rowell)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Minox 35xx/Olympus XAx series miniature cameras
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Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 16:44:56 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  4 16:44:56 1986
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I'm thinking about buying a Minox 35xx series or Olympus
XAx series 35mm camera.  I'm looking for the pros and cons
of these cameras and would appreciate the
facts/opinions/etc.  you have about these or any other
miniature 35mm cameras.  I will summarize to the net if I
get sufficient response.

I would prefer manual mode but automatic may be suitable if
it is flexible enough.  What is the quality of the lenses
on these cameras compared to (say) a 50mm Nikkor or Canon.
I want the quality of Kodachrome slides to be high enough
to make 11 by 14 prints, etc.  Will I be disappointed?  I read
somewhere that early XAs had a vignetting problem.  Is this
still true?  Do these miniature cameras have any inherent
problems due to size?

Thanks much.

Keith Rowell


P.S.

I currently own Nikon 35mm bodies and lenses and Olympus
bodies and lenses and am very happy with the Nikon and
pretty well pleased with the Olympus stuff.  But sometimes
I just don't want to lug around that heavy camera bag (and
tripod), but still don't want to be completely defenseless
when a preternaturally beautiful image presents itself to
me.  Thanks again to all you fellow lovers of the
photographic image.