Comments on: The Olympus XA 4 – My Everyday Carry Camera! http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/ A Maverick Manifesto for the 21st Century Photograher Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:34:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Simon http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/#comment-3906 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:00:29 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=1478#comment-3906 Stephen, thanks for the very useful vid. Just bought my own XA4 and I love it. Only two surprises, one being the total absence of any viewfinder info (apart from the green slow shutter warning light you mentioned). This will take a bit of getting used to, and having no idea of the shutter speed is maybe the one thing about this camera that I’m not so keen on. The other surprise is that on my sample the distance scale is set in meters; they obviously made two versions. Brilliant and inexplicably underrated cameras.

]]> By: PF http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/#comment-3222 Tue, 11 May 2010 13:02:39 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=1478#comment-3222 Thnx!!!! This was just the extra info i needed to find myzelf an XA4!!!

]]> By: alan http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/#comment-1376 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:44:08 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=1478#comment-1376 great clip..

i managed to get an xa4 for 5 dollars in a thrift store.
i believe this camera is one of the greatest compacts ever a real masterpiece.
the lomos are toys when compared to this. so much intelligence and genius went into the xa and the xa 4.
i avoided these cameras for years my mistake, if you come across one grab it.

]]> By: Darren http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/#comment-1131 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:30:13 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=1478#comment-1131 I just got one from eBay – it arrived today.
Seems in very good condition.

Am excited but only have 200 ISO film and it’s a dull overcast evening.
Will test it properly tomorrow.

Wide angle and close-ups are two of my favourite things so having both in one camera is very cool indeed.

]]> By: figitalrevolution http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/#comment-696 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:19:49 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=1478#comment-696 The XA 4 will take the standard A11 and A16 flash… there may be a way to modify it to take other flashes but I am not aware of how… I almost always shoot that camera without a flash.

Cheers-
Stephen

]]> By: justin http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/#comment-688 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:14:52 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=1478#comment-688 hey man, i’ve recently gotten a mint condition xa 4, just wondering where can i try my luck to get the flash adaptor for the xa 4.

i;ve tried ebay, no luck. haha

cheers!
Justin

]]> By: figitalrevolution http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/#comment-533 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:13:44 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=1478#comment-533 Thanks for that bit of great information… it will be very good knowledge to have when I leave for Italy next week as I plan on using the close up feature a lot!

Cheers-
Stephen

]]> By: Adrian http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/#comment-532 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:34:23 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=1478#comment-532 Very nice video Steven. I share your enthusiasm for this great camera (and for its more common XA brother too).

One very minor correction… when setting the focus to either of the two close-up settings (1 or 1.7 feet) the green warning light will glow if the shutter speed falls to below 1/90 second. For all other focus settings it glows when the speed is less than 1/30.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm for this camera.

]]> By: Marc http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/#comment-531 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:17:11 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=1478#comment-531 Very informative video. I have the XA but now I’ve got to have the XA4. Thank you for doing this piece.

]]> By: figitalrevolution http://figitalrevolution.com/2009/02/05/the-olympus-xa-4-my-everyday-carry-camera/#comment-528 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:26:46 +0000 http://figitalrevolution.com/?p=1478#comment-528 Yes they are hard to find but I managed to find 2 mint condition XA 4 in two days…and yes I bought both. Keep looking as they are out there but the price is higher than any other XA line camera.

One note… in the video I mention that the XA 4 has 1/3 stop inc on the ISO… I mis spoke and it is full stops from 25-1600 and of course with DX.

Cheers-
Stephen

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