Franklin Wharf, Hobart.

Along Davey Street, Hobart City Centre.

……………..somewhere in Tassie

Ashgrove Cheese, Tasmania.
Try their ‘Rubicon Red’ ……. Yummm…..

Olympus XA @ Jam Packed, Hobart.

I bought this used from a camera store in Hobart for AUD50 – What a steal !!!
It came with a manual, A11 accessory flash and 2 extra batteries.
Really small in size. Perfect ‘bring everywhere’ camera without compromising on manual features. 

The Olympus XA is a 35 mm rangefinder camera built by Olympus of Japan. It was and still is one of the smallest rangefinder cameras ever made. The original model, the XA – widely regarded as the best – was the first of many XAs to follow (XA1, XA2, XA3, XA4) and was sold from 1979 to 1985. It features a true rangefinder focusing, a fast 35mm f2.8 lens, and aperture priority metering. Later cameras, models XA2 to XA4, featured scale focusing instead of rangefinders. Model XA1 used a fixed-focus lens. 

The clam shell cover is a really nice touch and makes this camera very pocketable. This design proved to be very popular and was and is still featured on many of Olympus’ camera today – from the film MJU/Stylus epic all the way to the latest digitals.

Some specs:

• Lens: 6 elements 5 groups F.Zuiko 35mm
• Aperture: f/2.8–f/22
• Shutter: 10s~1/500s leaf shutter
• Focusing: 0.9m to infinity rangefinder
• Exposure: aperture-priority metering with +1.5 exposure compensation for backlighting
• Battery: 2 LR/SR44
• Size: 102×64.5×40mm
• Weight: 225g
• Year: 1979–1985  

Will post pictures soon. Stay close =D

Vintage Harley Davidson.
Pearns Steam World, Westbury, Tasmania.

Typically Westbury, Tasmania.

Westbury, Tasmania.

Westbury, Tasmania.

Westbury some years ago was described as ‘a village of dreams come true’.
In days gone by the village green was a setting for archery, croquet and tennis. European settlement dates from the 1820′s, the buildings and hawthorn hedges reflecting the early English influence.