I bought one in the 80s, loved it and eventually sold it for digital. But I missed it and started looking for one. A year or so ago I spotted one in a dark corner of an antiques emporium. I looked it over, worked perfectly and clean inside and out. It looked like new. I asked what they wanted for it the answer was £10. It is of course now mine and I feel whole again with my XA. There are gems out there but you have to be so lucky to find them.
Hi Gideon, hope you are over your cold. Took a punt on an XA at a car boot sale in September. No batteries in so couldn't test it, picked it up for £20. It does have issues however. The shutter speed needle in the viewfinder read 2.5 to 3 stops under what I would expect. However the shutter itself fires at a different, faster speed that seems more accurate. Also has the annoying habit of the red light on the front flashing once and emitting a single bleep when the shutter is fired. I'll need to put a roll of film through it to test fully.
I bought one in the 80s, loved it and eventually sold it for digital. But I missed it and started looking for one. A year or so ago I spotted one in a dark corner of an antiques emporium. I looked it over, worked perfectly and clean inside and out. It looked like new. I asked what they wanted for it the answer was £10. It is of course now mine and I feel whole again with my XA. There are gems out there but you have to be so lucky to find them.
Utter bargain, an XA for a tenner is a win for sure.
Hi Gideon, hope you are over your cold. Took a punt on an XA at a car boot sale in September. No batteries in so couldn't test it, picked it up for £20. It does have issues however. The shutter speed needle in the viewfinder read 2.5 to 3 stops under what I would expect. However the shutter itself fires at a different, faster speed that seems more accurate. Also has the annoying habit of the red light on the front flashing once and emitting a single bleep when the shutter is fired. I'll need to put a roll of film through it to test fully.
That's what I'm talking about, dodgy XA that somehow keep on going, fingers crossed for your film test.
Get in touch, and I'll send you a battery cover.