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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Two Oldies
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:59:16 -0600
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Hi Ric,

It is a little small in the hands, but does fit a shirt pocket.

I noticed that the lab price for a CD had gone up, but didn't ask any 
questions.  When I opened the images, I found 4500x3000 pixels, or 9x6 at 
500 pixels per inch.

I may shoot more film!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Carter" <ricc at embarqmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Two Oldies


>I LOVE the XA!
>
> ric
>
>
> On Jan 12, 2013, at 4:36 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> I received an Olympus XA over the Christmas holidays, and finally got a 
>> roll of film back to see what it could do.  I was concerned about aging 
>> of the cells whitch control the shutter speed display and the shutter. 
>> From rating Kodak 200 color at 200, 400, and 800, all images were usable, 
>> but 400 appeared best.
>>
>> Here, the 1979 XA meets a 1946 Piper Cub, which happens to be the same 
>> Cub that taught me to fly, in 1957.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Piper+Cub+13A.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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