Olympus XA - Photojournalist Review

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Olympus XA - Photojournalist Review

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Today we will be going over one of my photojournalistic tools: the Olympus XA 35mm film camera.
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@MaxDavydov 2 ай бұрын

I just got Olympus XA, and it is a marvelous little camera. I haven't figured out how to make good photos with it yet, so your photos are a great example. And thank you for supporting Ukraine, this means a lot. It was heartwarming and sad at the same time to see photos of my hometown Kharkiv, wounded by the war.

@DevinSanLuis 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the compliment! Kharkiv is truly one of my favorite places in Ukraine. Having just come back from there again I already miss it! But I will have more photos to show in the future!

@purrfessorr 22 күн бұрын

Man, this video is amazing. It's so well-made! I just picked up my Olympus XA (so now i have a trio of XA, OM-2 and AF-1) and I'm in love with this camera. Your video inspired me even more!

@DevinSanLuis 21 күн бұрын

Cheers! This little camera is a hidden powerhouse! Glad you enjoyed the video!!

@reinhardankenbauer3241 2 ай бұрын

I never go out without! 😅 In the days of fakes on the basis of digital shots, I want to make sure I can prove I didn't change anything - this seems especially important for crisis photography in moments of history in the making, in times like the one we are going through NOW! 🎉❤

@DevinSanLuis 2 ай бұрын

Exactly so! Having a psychical moment in history will increasingly become important and rare. Film forever!

@IncendiaHL 2 ай бұрын

Holy crap. I'm about to buy this camera, so I just wanted to see a couple of videos about it. Didn't expect to fall into a video that includes the other great passion of mine. The perseverance of Ukraine and it's culture. I'm even learning the language and it is beautiful. Thank you for this video and Слава Україні!

@DevinSanLuis 2 ай бұрын

героям слава! That's the strategy! Draw people in with cameras and my photojournalism and hope they stay for the Documentaries and Interviews! I'm very glad to hear you're learning the language - it's really a difficult task!

@aperes1 Ай бұрын

This was a great review. unlike any other review I’ve seen in its production values

@DevinSanLuis Ай бұрын

That was the goal! Give the wider community a different look at a camera that has been talked about a good amount!

@IntrovertAmateur 2 ай бұрын

Dude, what an incredable production quality! And your story telling is also insanely good! Makes me want to use my XA right now and more often :) Keep up the great work! And my respect to you and your work in Ukrain!! 🙏☘

@DevinSanLuis 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was definitely a bit of an experiment but one that really worked out I feel. A good way to keep content on the channel in between a lot of my more serious work. And damn straight use that XA more! Lol

@macjim 3 ай бұрын

My dad had one… he wasn’t known to take many photos so his buying the XA was a surprise… he also had the detachable flash unit and the leather belt case too. I thought I still had the XA but on searching for it I couldn’t find it so I must have given it to a charity shop as I had gone all in on digital… sadly I regret doing so. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦

@DevinSanLuis 3 ай бұрын

A true loss! It is a fantastic little camera. I also have the flash unit but rarely find myself in need of it! Cheers to Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@nicklopro 2 ай бұрын

Yo I think I just watched a short from you with some of the same photos! I love your long form stuff! I totally agree on your take about this being a great street machine! But as an all around walk in the park camera it's a dream. Took mine to Big Bend. Way better than wearing a heavy SLR for long hikes

@dt9r 3 ай бұрын

I have the entire XA series , still I do prefer the XA2 for point and shoot, but the XA is crazy good

@bluebiegrace1828 3 ай бұрын

I have a question: is it still focus even if if don’t use the focusing knob below?? Thank you 🙏🏼. Love the photos you took of Kyiv so powerful.

@DevinSanLuis 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! The XA will need to be focused with the knob at all times if you want sharp images as anything below F/11 or F/8. However, it is possible to set the focus about where you need it to be, set the aperture to F/11 and not worry about it. I just wouldn’t do that all the time.

@cameraprepper7938 3 ай бұрын

I have just sold about half of my old analog cameras, one of them was the Olympus XA-3, the XA series are good compact cameras, but I like the Minox 35 ML more which I also sold.

@DevinSanLuis 3 ай бұрын

Everyone will have a preference of course. I think the original XA is still the best out of that line. I sure probably do a purge of my camera collection soon too!

@cameraprepper7938 3 ай бұрын

@@DevinSanLuis Have you tried the Minox ? Of the five cameras in the XA series some (as I) will argue that the XA 3 is the better choice.

@DevinSanLuis 3 ай бұрын

I’ve never used a Minox actually. I’ve heard they are fairly reliable though. Sell me on the XA-3. What am I missing out on? Because one of the largest sticking point for me is having full control of my focus.

@cameraprepper7938 3 ай бұрын

@@DevinSanLuis I have never had problems with my Minox 35 ML, but be careful with older models though. 🤣 "Full control with focus" on a XA, not more than with a XA 3 ! If you nned full control, then there is only SLR cameras. The XA 3 and XA 4 is a newer design and have faster shutter speed which often can be needed, the XA 4 can even focus much closer than a XA ! The most "bad" is the XA1 which is very simple.

@carlosgrajeda1986 3 ай бұрын

@@DevinSanLuis I love the original XA. If I was to sell you on the XA3 though it would be that it can meter up to 1600 ISO, if you’re pushing black and white film to 1600, you’ll have sharp photos as the camera will automatically use faster shutter speeds and smaller apertures for wider depth of field at the higher ISO.