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- From: eclipse@netcom.com (Brian McCullough)
- Subject: Re: Shirt Pocket Cameras
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.081059.18730@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <3470026@pollux.svale.hp.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 08:10:59 GMT
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- dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low) writes:
- : >For those times when I don't want to carry an entire camera bag with all
- : >the attendant goodies, I've been looking around at shirt pocket sized 35mm
- : >cameras. What I was initially looking for was an Olympus XA equivalent
- : >(not seeing any used ones around).
- :
- : I know many pro photogs who carry an old XA for fun shooting and they
- : are not parting when them. In fact they are always on the look out for
- : a backup XA. If you have the money, the Contax T is very good and extremely
- : expensive. The Olympus Stylus is what the company is touting as the
- : XA replacement. It is a very nice "do everything" camera. The really
- : nice thing about this camera is the lens is covered until you use the
- : camera. Invaluable if you really intend to carry it in your pocket.
- : You do not have to worry about pens, keys, coins, etc. marring the lens
- : and the awkwardness of a pouch that must be removed and lost before you
- : can use the camera.
- :
- : Danny Low
- : "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
- : Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
- : HP CPCD dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com
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- I took a trip to Hong Kong in December, and wasn't going to get out
- far enough into the countryside to make risking my Pentax LX worthwhile,
- so I bought and took a Pentax Espio instead. I'd have appreciated a bit
- more ruggedness in the construction, but when loaded with Reala it returned
- nice, sharp, well-exposed negs in lighting that was solid mud. Many useful
- overrides, too.
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- Brian C. McCullough eclipse@netcom.netcom.com Opinions of self only
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- "The early worm goes forth with zeal to give the hungry birds a meal.
- His brother has no such intention, and lives to draw his old-age pension."
- -Montagu C. Butler
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