Olympus XA1, Early At the Farmer's Market

Analog Diary: Film photography favorites, image making with an Olympus XA1, and an early morning shoot at the Farmer's Market.

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A late addition to the 'At the Farmer's Market' series, posted earlier with images from the Nokia Asha 300. On this visit, I also took the Olympus XA1, which was loaded with a roll of expired Fujicolor Superia X-TRA 400, and finished the roll with these no-flash images. The time was very early, dawn was just about to break, and the stalls were illuminated only by their LED or other light sources.

The visit was quite a while ago, actually. Having the film developed at the lab was a long wait, as we had to wait past the 'lockdown rules' when moving along the neighborhood crossovers was easier. I also made a double mistake with the scanned images, as I had the original scans post-processed and reposted to the original folder before realizing the error. I was not up to making another set of scans, so I continued with the final enhancements and print finishing with the already post-processed images.

Olympus XA1, Fujicolor Superia X-TRA 400

The images did well, however, thanks to the D.Zuiko 35mm F4 lens of the XA1 and, though expired, the Fujicolor Superia X-TRA 400. Both are with characters of their own. The Olympus XA1, often overlooked in the Olympus XA family of capsule cameras, is still equipped with an outstanding Zuiko lens, and the Fujicolor Superia X-TRA 400, a daylight-balanced fine-grain all-purpose high-performance and high-speed color negative film, is truly exceptional.

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