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LarryD
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« on: May 29, 2012, 07:17:10 PM »
Recently on my Sunday Goodwill adventure with my son I found this box and opened it up. It was an Olympus XA in the original box. No flash but for $2.99 I just had to grab it.

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« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2012, 05:16:20 AM »
Nice score buddy  Cheesy
Looks like it works fine too !

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« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2012, 05:52:52 AM »
Ya thanks,it is not bad and the thing is fun to shoot.
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« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2012, 06:53:50 AM »
Great shots.  And for $2.99 . . . who could complain?

And who needs that flash anyway?  (I've had two XA's that wouldn't sync with their flashes, so I think they're best flashless anyway.)
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« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2012, 07:05:06 AM »
That's a mighty fine looking good camera there, pardner.  A keeper.

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« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2012, 07:25:55 AM »
Well looking at the going prices on the interwebs for it in this condition makes me think the money could be used for other things :-)
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« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2012, 07:29:01 AM »
Excellent shots and deal, bro.  Smiley
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« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2012, 03:26:59 PM »
XA is a great camera. I loved mine until it decided to snap the aperture blades apart. Oh well.

Great shots there Larry - I like the Bush/Cheney sticker but the "Stop" from inside the car is what really got me. Awesome.
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« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2012, 08:15:55 PM »
LOL The Stop was a crash down a 2 lane one way street when I was at a stop sign. Yes I photograph and drive. I changed lanes a few seconds later.
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