Olympus XA: BGN or EX?

[Markok765]

I may buy one of these great cameras from KEH.com, and I was wondering what condition should I get it in? The BGN is $65, while the EX is $115
I currently have enough for the BGN camera. I'm a bit wary of buying BGN because my Nikon F5 is BGN and it looks well used, and I'm not sure if I will get a lot of use out of a non pro camera such as the XA if it comes in that condition already.
What do you guys think?

 

[nze]

I had 2 XA and their electronic turn bad. Whatever they look perfect or BGN. Personally I'll take 2 BGN instead of 1 EXC

 

[Mike Wilde]

phsc camera fairs?

you should be hitting the toronto camera show - I got mine there in great shape with an a18 flash for $65.

Then I got the yearning to get a trip 35 without the bugs that my failing last one had. $5 the vendor said. $5 out of my wallet in a second. Mine.

 

[FilmOnly]

I would go for the EX grade camera. In my experience, there has been a noticeable improvement when going from BGN to EX. You could also try eBay. I like KEH's return policy and overall consistency, but the nice thing about eBay is that, in most cases, one gets to see photos of the actual item.