Olympus XA2 Archives

20 November, 2022

5 frames with Olympus XA2 and Ilford XP2 Super (and the wistful nostalgia of goodbyes) – By Mel

By splithelark

I was introduced to analog photography last Christmas with a Polaroid One Step camera and a handwritten note saying something like “this is another attempt to see the world thro...

23 September, 2020

5 Frames with an Olympus XA2 and Fuji Superia 400 – By Sam Larson

By Sam Larson

We've all heard stories of free cameras, the one found at the back of the closet and salvaged from neglect. It makes sense. At one point almost every family had a low-end 35mm p...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

David Hume on Plus X and a Mamiya 7II in Venice
Lovely to see these Art, and I felt immediately nostalgic for a trip to Venice that I have shared here…
Jeffery Luhn on Being Un-Leica
Alastair, Thanks for your comment. As several people have pointed out, Leicas hold their value, so jumping in and out…
Jeffery Luhn on Being Un-Leica
You have done some great shots with your Hasselblad. I'm a big fan of the Hasselblad system and at one…

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