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Roman

01-12-2005, 05:49

Just got his link at the BestStuff forum:

http://dvdtechcameras.com/cameras/35rang/11/11.htm

- kinda like a Russian Oly XA copy, but half-frame format - never seen that one before...

Roman

Jeroen

01-12-2005, 07:09

One of the weirdest and most shameless of rip-offs. Funny hot shoe. Could it be fit on an XA? A bit expensive for just the shoe, though.

pshinkaw

01-12-2005, 10:10

This would also be the half-frame camera with a rangefinder that we couldn't think of a few days ago.

-Paul

Roman

01-12-2005, 13:35

Paul,
apparently not - according to the latest news from the BestStuff forum, it is not a half-frame, but a full frame camera...
Roman

d30gaijin

01-12-2005, 16:56

Hmmmm. Think I'll stick with my LOMO LC-A and Kiev35A at US$55 less for the pair than they want for that thing, and the LOMO is way more cool.

Roman

01-12-2005, 17:17

What I find really cool is the Lomo 135 BC:
http://dvdtechcameras.com/cameras/35rang/13/13.htm
- not a rangefinder, though...
BTW, just saw one of those in a German movie, 'Im Herz, im Bauch, im Juli', starring Moritz Bleibtreu (one of the most popular contemporary German actors), directed by Fatih Akin (who one all kinds of film prices this year) - the couple who are in the center of the story find one of those in a car they steal, and take pictures of their trip (the pictures were quite visibly taken with another camera than the Lomo, mostly with flash, though...)

Roman

d30gaijin

01-12-2005, 17:47

Originally posted by Roman
What I find really cool is the Lomo 135 BC:
Roman

Roman,

LOMO 135 BC, way too big to compare to a cool stealth camera like the LOMO LC-A is. LOL!

Don

Doug

01-12-2005, 22:50

That sure is a cute XA copy. Too bad they want so much for it.

st3ph3nm

01-13-2005, 01:39

Yes, for that money you'll get a very very nice XA, in it's box, with a flash, (actually, you could probably get two) and that gorgeous zuiko lens. I doubt that the copy can boast such a good piece of glass.

Cheers,
Steve

tedwhite

01-22-2005, 17:19

I've got the XA. Bought it from its original owner about two months ago. Took a couple of rolls to figure it out. The third roll, using Fuji Superia IS0 400, made me think I was using a Nikon. That Zuiko lens.
Yes, yes, Oh, yes.

Also, talk about a stealth camera. It's better than my Yashica T4 Super because it is actually slightly smaller and only I can hear the shutter release (and sometimes not).