This little camera, introduced in 1979, is probably one of the very smallest cameras ever made for 35 mm film. Olympus had several models based on the same body type with different features. The XA featured rangefinder focusing and aperture priority auto exposure.

I have had this example for years, and brought it out of retirement for this set.
I loaded it with Fujicolor 200, which I exposed rating it at ASA 50, and shot through the roll on the two days preceding Easter Sunday. Locations include near home, the Museum of Transportation, and the Meramec River Greenway in Fenton, MO.

Developing was here at home with my Caffenol process, using safe household ingredients. This renders images from any film type in monotone. I add the sepia tint in software.

At the same time I was shooting with film from the same batch rated the same ASA with a 1958 Minolta A-2, many of the same subjects. See prior gallery for the results.
There were differences in the results despite same film, exposure, and chemistry. The Minolta shots were cleaner and sharper, with grain that was easier to control.

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All images are ©2021 E.J.Kowalski.
Thanks! Ed