Finally eighteen months of placing low bids on Olympus XAs on ebay has paid off. I pick up an XA2 last year as a possible replacement for my very temperamental LC-A, and while I loved the feel and handling, I felt the pictures just didn't quiet have enough life to them. I resolved to get my hands on an original XA, as even if the lens wasn't quiet up to the minitar-1, it was generally regarded as being a cut above (and almost a stop faster) than the one on the XA2, not to mention aperture priority and true range-finder focusing.
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Anyway, I picked up an XA with a stuck rewind button, sold as spares or repair, for the very fair price of £7. I thought there was a chance it'd be an easy fix, and worse case scenario I was looking for another project to work on, so even if I couldn't fix it it would keep me busy. Turns out the only fixing it needed was a solid slap on the base, and hey presto it was good to go, fully working. The only downside is I now need to find another fixer to keep me busy. Anyway, here's a couple of shots off the first roll - I'm pretty happy, looking forward to giving a proper go out in some nice light.
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Here's a great resource site for the XA http://www.diaxa.com/
And here's the flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/olympusxa/
