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Olympus XA2

18 September, 2020

36 Frames / A Whole Roll Fujichrome Velvia 100 in an Olympus XA2 – #FullRollFriday – by David Hume.

By David Hume

This is a bit different from the usual #fullrollfriday because I shot this roll of film, had no idea what to do with it, and ended up using it to make a video. Let's start with ...
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29 December, 2019

Panasonic GM1 Review: A Digital ILC Alternative to the Olympus XA2? – by Charles Higham

By Charles Higham

The Olympus XA2 has, for decades, been a popular small 35mm film compact you can carry around in your pocket. An excellent piece of design, it's simple to operate with zone focu...
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30 July, 2019

5 Frames with the Olympus XA2 – Wyatt Ryan

By Wyatt Ryan

I've spent the last year and a half relearning how to shoot film. I learned four years ago originally shooting, developing, and printing B&W. The last 9 months I've shot almost ...
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18 July, 2019

Point and Shoot Shootout on a Budget – By Dan Marinelli

By Dan Marinelli

Summertime is the best time for cheap point-and-shoot cameras for me. Stuff em with some color film, throw em in a pocket, go on vacation, take pictures, have fun. I don't want ...
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17 April, 2019

5 Frames with an Olympus XA2 – By Filipa Leite Rosa

By filipaleiterosa

About ten years ago my boyfriend offered me a very weird looking camera, an Olympus Xa2. At that time, I had been shooting digital for about three years and was a super-amateur ...
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31 July, 2017

10 Pocket money Classic Cameras – Part 1 – Guest post by Alan Duncan

By Alan Duncan

Psst!! Wanna buy a classic camera for less than the price of a Takeaway Pizza? Don't panic and run! This isn't some dodgy knock off deal or the garage sale find of the century ...
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27 March, 2016

Olympus XA2 Review – or why I learned to love a camera – by Frank Lehnen

By Frank Lehnen

This is a story about love! Untainted love, a love so strong and pure….. oh man, I’ve got to stop this gushing. Just concentrate and get down to the basics about why...
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