W/NW XA pictures only [Archive] - Rangefinderforum.com

ferider

10-29-2006, 10:25

Since we have no Oly forum ...

Last week in Yokohama with Reala; couldn't sleep and breakfast was not ready yet .... Enjoy,

Roland.

http://ferider.smugmug.com/photos/106241069-O.jpg

http://ferider.smugmug.com/photos/106241072-O.jpg

pesphoto

10-29-2006, 10:44

My Olympus XA and TriX dev in Rodinal
http://www.paulshelaskyphotography.com/Photos/Random/fallenleaves2.jpg

Joe Brugger

10-29-2006, 15:19

XA with Acupan 200 in Sprint:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=45680&cat=500&ppuser=1085

Bingley

10-29-2006, 21:29

More interesting things to look at...

kuvvy

10-30-2006, 04:43

Oly XA Fuji Superia 200

pesphoto

10-30-2006, 04:56

More interesting things to look at...

Just curious where was this taken? Im trying to firgure it out, but cannot...

Bill58

10-30-2006, 05:24

pesphoto

10-30-2006, 05:29

funny, i just realized you flipped the boat shots. I like!

Sparrow

10-30-2006, 07:08

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/5923/ab0037_copy.jpg

AX, with HP5 (i think)

Trius

10-30-2006, 17:42

http://static.flickr.com/120/284204719_5327454129_o.jpg
Myspace-not-com
Finast 200, lab scan, resize and some sharpening.
Public Market, Rochester, NY

Bingley

10-30-2006, 21:39

Hi Pesphoto!

Taken at Raley Field, Sacramento, watching the Sacto River Cats (PCL AAA), August 2006.

Bingley

10-30-2006, 21:47

Morning Paper, Lake Berryessa. Kodak UC400.

ikiru

10-30-2006, 22:00

http://static.flickr.com/9/86217935_6316c15085.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ikiru/86217935/)
1/15 I think. fuji npz800

SteveM(PA)

10-31-2006, 06:13

http://static.flickr.com/116/284689740_ee66f8a234.jpg
fuji superia 400, some ps linear burn and usm

pesphoto

10-31-2006, 06:23

Trius, great shot.

sbug

10-31-2006, 06:34

Port Washington, WI : Kodak 200 : Several seconds @ f8

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/5371/Fish.jpg

Trius

10-31-2006, 08:38

Thanks. All of these are really nice. I'm really impressed with Ikiru's shot; the NPZ 800 is pretty nice.

pesphoto

10-31-2006, 09:05

This was with my first roll thru my XA
http://www.paulshelaskyphotography.com//Photos/Random/Untitled2.jpg

filmgoerjuan

10-31-2006, 09:47

http://static.flickr.com/118/283267777_b7e77dfa90.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/filmgoerjuan/283267777/)

Expired Provia 400F cross-processed.

jamesj

10-31-2006, 16:33

i wish my xa2 had those kind of colors...
them are some nice pics in this thread....

schow

11-01-2006, 11:32

One of my test shots with the XA
http://static.flickr.com/55/146497964_b22812ab37.jpg

pesphoto

11-01-2006, 11:33

Great photos here from this little camera!

picturetaker

11-01-2006, 17:37

This is also in my gallery.

35356

ray_g

11-01-2006, 17:45

Here's one from my gallery. The best thing about the XA is that there is a good chance that it will be in your pocket when a good shot comes along.

The Sunset Bird Band
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/4876/Sunset%20bird%20band.jpg

Trius

11-01-2006, 17:49

(Gene and) I carry the XA in a belt pouch (Ambico) that is nearly invisible. Looks like a cell phone pouch at best, so the XA is always "there" ... ready for the shot that didn't get away.

ikiru

11-01-2006, 18:42

Thanks. All of these are really nice. I'm really impressed with Ikiru's shot; the NPZ 800 is pretty nice.
Thanks Trius! I do like the npz800 great stuff, pretty close to 400iso film. ..
I like your rainy window shot too, nice colour.

SteveM(PA)

11-01-2006, 19:27

this thread feels good, can we keep it going?
superia 400
http://static.flickr.com/99/286471289_b24ae9bcb7.jpg

Bingley

11-01-2006, 20:54

A few more... all UC400

sevres_babylone

11-03-2006, 22:14

XA in El Salvador ~1994

http://www.pbase.com/zuiko40/image/60742827.jpg

Trius

11-04-2006, 06:21

Oh, that one (XA in El Salvador) is a superb photo!

sevres_babylone

11-04-2006, 06:49

Thank you, Trius.

Austintatious

12-03-2006, 17:42

I really love the XA. It's so easy to keep it with you and it can yeild excellent results.
This was taken at the hike and bike trails around Town Lake in downtown Austin. Shot on Kodak BW400CN.

Charles

suzums

12-03-2006, 18:37

Here are some of my shots with the XA!

http://static.flickr.com/56/171844045_8d3c96935b.jpg
w/ Neopan 1600 @ 800

http://static.flickr.com/76/173070661_ee73408152.jpg
w/ Neopan 1600 @ 800

http://static.flickr.com/45/173083690_fc3af763e8.jpg
w/ Tri-X @ 800

GeneW

12-03-2006, 18:46

Some recent XA shots.

Queen St Subway
http://static.flickr.com/109/301906223_0c51aa914b_o.jpg

Vespa
http://static.flickr.com/104/301906225_b6f04c03b1_o.jpg

Foggy Path
http://static.flickr.com/117/302355983_1b5f076a1b_o.jpg

Fog & Willow
http://static.flickr.com/103/302356139_00f9f51a20_o.jpg

Gene

shadowfox

12-04-2006, 22:44

Here are a pair that hasn't been flickerized :)

I meant to show the two extremes of XA pictures, sharp and contrasty, and dream-like (or nightmare if you will :) )

shadowfox

12-04-2006, 22:50

Gene! you've gotta be kidding me! (while my jaw slowly comes back up from the floor...)

Those are some of the awesomest XA pics I've seen!!!! :eek:

Overcast sky rulez...

agi

12-11-2006, 20:22

Some of mine...

With an XA4

http://www.alapan.com/images/100606.jpg

With my XA...

This was an x-ray of our cat that I shot at the vet....unfortunately she succumed to intestinal cancer...

http://www.alapan.com/images/070506.jpg
XA (cropped)

http://www.alapan.com/images/042906.jpg

XA (cropped)

http://www.alapan.com/images/103106.jpg

shadowfox

12-11-2006, 20:29

I recognize the Alapan quality pictures anywhere :)

Bingley

12-11-2006, 20:51

Gene -- Wonderful pix. What film did you use?

Trius

12-12-2006, 03:26

alapan: The 2nd one is quite sad and poignant. The 3rd one is my favourite of those ... quite nice composition and effect.

GeneW

12-12-2006, 03:43

Shadowfox, Bingley, thanks. I took these shots using Superia Xtra 800.

Gene

agi

12-12-2006, 07:16

Thanks shadowfox & trius...

pesphoto

12-12-2006, 07:32

what Im seeing here is not just the quality of this little camera, but some amazingly talented shooters.

Joe Brugger

12-12-2006, 08:23

The nice thing is the XA can always be with you, and there are few quirks in its auto-exposure system.

Hibbs

12-12-2006, 10:30

Joe Brugger

12-12-2006, 10:53

I don't think there is much difference in build quality. The XA has a rangefinder, others have scale focus and slower lenses. The XA4 has a 28. There are a couple threads here that spell out the details if you search for XA. Also look on

http://www.flickr.com/groups/olympusxa/

http://www.cameraquest.com/xa4.htm

http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?OlympusXA.html~mainFrame

http://www.urban75.org/photos/olympus-xa.html

bml

12-16-2006, 19:33

filmgoerjuan: Totally reminds me of an opening shot in this movie (http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=112).

http://static.flickr.com/135/324508672_6f44ad76ee.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/smallape/324508672/)

Dogs, NYC, Agfa APX 100.

shadowfox

12-17-2006, 08:36

The nice thing is the XA can always be with you, and there are few quirks in its auto-exposure system.

Hi Joe, what are these quirks that you're speaking of? I always want to learn more about my XA.

shadowfox

12-17-2006, 08:50

Ok...so now I have a touch of GAS. I have a small clamshell Stylus but I think I'll look out for an XA.

From what I remember, the original XA is the one to get eh? The later ones have slower lenses and different build quality. Is that correct?

Maybe someone can advise on which version to get.

Definitely go through the list that Joe pointed to, as for me, I have both XA and XA2, but I never warmed up to XA2's zone-focusing (maybe I'll change my mind when my Pen-D2 came back from Photosphere from a long spa treatment), but I am definitely smitten by the rangefinder mechanism.

So I like my XA definitely more.

VictorM.

12-17-2006, 09:34

Great shots in this thread! Here's my sort of OK, short of great picture (my XA stopped working years ago-I need to get another): Fuji 1600 @ 800, D-76.

bml

12-18-2006, 06:20

Uno mas...

XA, Agfa APX 100, NYC.

http://static.flickr.com/144/325737217_d2b25ef965.jpg?v=0 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/smallape/325737217/)

Joe Brugger

12-18-2006, 13:54

Hi Joe, what are these quirks that you're speaking of? I always want to learn more about my XA.

What I meant to say was that it's a very reliable system and you don't need to think about it most of the time. I've had other cameras with meters that required constant compensation.
The only exception I can think of is sun on snow or light sand. But since the ISO is set independently, you can cheat with that to overexpose a full or half stop. Some people complain about light falloff on the edges when shooting wide open, but that has rarely been a problem for me. I bought my XA in the first couple of months they were available and haven't found anything quite like it since.

Warren T.

12-18-2006, 14:02

Hey guys, I'm a new owner of an XA2. Please check out the images in my Gallery under the XA2 series album. These shots are from my very first roll through the camera. I found the AE to be very reliable, and the zone focusing worked okay for me. I am very impressed by the quality and design of this old classic P&S. The film used was Ilford XP2 Super.

--Warren

Trius

12-18-2006, 15:35

Warren T.

12-18-2006, 16:06

Warren: Those shots are really nice, and I'm impressed with the results from the XP2. I don't want to hijack this thread, but since I've never gotten as good results as you from XP2, can you comment about the workflow? EI setting, scanning and post techniques? Thanks.

Earl

Hi Earl,

I used a simple workflow for this roll. I had the 36 exp. roll of XP2 processed at my local Walgreens, developing and CD scan (no prints) for $6.50.

The Walgreens scanned images were post-processed in Photoshop. I didn't do much to them, mostly as follows:

- sized for web viewing
- desaturated to get rid of the tint
- dodging and burning, depending on need and desired "look" (not much needed for these images)
- levels adjusted via Curves function
- slight sharpening via USM

For more serious image manipulation, or printing, I would rescan with my Nikon coolscan film scanner, but I find that the Walgreens scans are adequate for posting on the web.

Hope that helps,

Warren

JeffGreene

12-18-2006, 20:05

Admittedly the film is grainy, (Konica Minolta Centauria 400), but this little camera always surprises me.
http://static.flickr.com/144/326837720_ffd1cb3ad3_o.jpg

shadowfox

12-19-2006, 07:54

Hi Earl,

I used a simple workflow for this roll. I had the 36 exp. roll of XP2 processed at my local Walgreens, developing and CD scan (no prints) for $6.50.

The Walgreens scanned images were post-processed in Photoshop. I didn't do much to them, mostly as follows:

- sized for web viewing
- desaturated to get rid of the tint
- dodging and burning, depending on need and desired "look" (not much needed for these images)
- levels adjusted via Curves function
- slight sharpening via USM

Cool... I use almost the same workflow as yours except I use Sam's Club minilab for $3.94 total for developing + scanning (no prints).

What is the typical resolution you get from Walgreen's scan? From Sams's I got roughly equivalent to 4 Mpixel digicam (which makes sense because that's how they product those 4x6 or 5x7 prints nowadays). Costco's minilab will give me higher resolution scans but they are also more expensive.

Your XP2 results are very contrasty. I like it a lot.

Here's one of mine from 5-years (!!!) expired XP2-Super shot using the XA:

http://static.flickr.com/139/322826904_a31804f8dd.jpg

Trius

12-19-2006, 08:14

Warren: Very helpful; thanks!

Shadow: I see a theme for a new thread: "Pasta RF" (spoof on "Pass the RF") .. . hey, if we can have C&C, why not?

agi

12-19-2006, 08:19

Warren...

Nice shots with the "free" XA2 you got. Craigslist is the best for bargains. Nice to see another SF RFF member! I bookmarked your group blog.

Warren T.

12-19-2006, 11:49

Cool... I use almost the same workflow as yours except I use Sam's Club minilab for $3.94 total for developing + scanning (no prints).

What is the typical resolution you get from Walgreen's scan? From Sams's I got roughly equivalent to 4 Mpixel digicam (which makes sense because that's how they product those 4x6 or 5x7 prints nowadays). Costco's minilab will give me higher resolution scans but they are also more expensive.

Your XP2 results are very contrasty. I like it a lot.

Here's one of mine from 5-years (!!!) expired XP2-Super shot using the XA:

Thanks.

Walgreen's scans are 1800x1215 pixels at 96ppi, resulting in 1.5 to 1.9mb files.

--Warren

Warren T.

12-19-2006, 11:51

Warren...

Nice shots with the "free" XA2 you got. Craigslist is the best for bargains. Nice to see another SF RFF member! I bookmarked your group blog.

Thanks!

I like your work a lot :).

I'm amazed at how many RFF'ers are from the SF area. I'm sure we'll cross paths without knowing (or may have already done so) :D.

--Warren