Olympus XA1 - mini XA or hidden gem, the focus-free of the family that packs punch for spontaneity

Olympus XA1 - mini XA or hidden gem, the focus-free of the family that packs punch for spontaneity
The Olympus XA1 was supposed to be the "cheap" sibling of the family. Looking at it more closely, it holds the power to make spontaneous photography a charm.
Focus-free but similar in its character to the other members of the family, it doesn't even need a battery and is the only one to have an exposure hold on the trigger for better composition.
A surprise to me, one that will find its way more often than expected to my side in the future.
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[@ianhand5006]

Thanks for this. I’ll give mine a try and see how it compares with my XA, which I bought used in 1997 from Jessops.
I always carry a Minox EC, which is a fixed focus subminiature camera with automatic exposure. The fixed focus lens renders scenes beautifully and is acceptably sharp from 1 metre to infinity.

[@zand]

It’s quite surprising how good these fixed-focus lenses can be! The XA of course has an edge for image quality, but using the XA1 is such a spontaneous blast.