Olympus XA4 images: John Agoncillo

[darinwc]

See this link:
John Agoncillo (http://www.alapan.com/blog/?cat=35)

I was very impressed by the olympus XA4 images.
John does use other cameras and those images are on his blog as well.
But this just goes to show how even a zone-focus camera can produce wonderful images in the hands of a good artist.

[Ken Nadvornick]

I especially enjoyed "Sunday Morning Walk" on Baker Beach. That's where St. Ansel was born and raised, if I remember his autobiography correctly. It's also where he broke his nose during the Great Earthquake of 1906. I had always assumed that area was carpeted with condos by now.

Very engaging images. Wish my XA could make photos like those... ;)

Ken

[kraker]

Pretty cool, good find. Thanks.

[darinwc]

And for those who have not visited the gallery, the XA4 photos are not fuzzy. They are nice and sharp. Most have a limited plane of focus so it is apparent that he is actively using the scale focus.

[Markok765]

Besides my Nikon F5, my greatest photos have been made with the XA. I love the qualities of the lens, and the camera as a whole.

[agi500]

Oh I just saw this. Thanks everyone for the kind words. My XA4 is one of my favorite cameras and I wouldn't want to be without it. Always in my pocket wherever I go.

[Eric Rose]

what really cool is if you play the music on the shot of the street musician you can actually hear the photographer advancing the film on his XA.

[agi500]

Haha Eric I didn't even notice that when I first listened to it. Thanks for pointing it out.

[darinwc]

theres music?

[agi500]

Yeah in one of my photos I embedded a sound recording from the street musician. In the recording you can hear the XA4 shutter fire and my winding the film. :)

http://www.alapan.com/blog/?p=1587

[Jeff Kubach]

I enjoyed those pictures!

Jeff

[Rick A]

Oh, now I remember why I own an XA and XA-2. Beautiful, crisp, and best of all, stealth.
Now I am going to get new seals on my XA and start using it again, oh yah, my XA-2 as well.

Rick