Olympus XA RF

Markok765 · Apr 11, 2009

I fell off my bike yesterday with my XA in a soft case in my bag, pretty hard fall, bent my carabiner where i keep my keys on.

Would the XA RF possibly go out of alignment?

Rol_Lei Nut · Apr 11, 2009

Quick test is to see if it still aligns at infinity. Then try the minimum focusing distance and see if it's also accurate (measure if needed).

That's that as far as the rangefinder is concerned, but a only a test with film can show if any lens elements got knocked out of alignment (probably unlikely, but do test before shooting any important photos)...

Markok765 · Apr 11, 2009

Focusing at .85, 1, and 1.5M is accurate but I can't find something far away for infinity.
I'll go and shoot a roll today, and see what happens.

Rol_Lei Nut · Apr 11, 2009

A brick wall (or some similarly flat and detailed subject) carefully focussed and shot with the lens wide open is an excellent test subject...

Markok765 · Apr 11, 2009

I'm gonna go downtown and buy some cheap color and shoot everything at 2.8 and see what happens

AgX · Apr 12, 2009

Marco,

What about your alignment?

Mike Kennedy · Apr 12, 2009

The real issue about wiping out on your ride is misaligning the most important focusing instrument.Your head.Hope you were wearing your "brain bucket" (helmet).

Markok765 · Apr 12, 2009

The cameras perfectly fine, and so am I. I just have a scraped leg and arm and a bruise on my leg because i landed on my Leatherman.

Mike, I wasn't wearing my helmet this time, really the only time I wear a helmet is when I ride a mountain bike.

Rol_Lei Nut · Apr 12, 2009

Markok765 said:
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Mike, I wasn't wearing my helmet this time, really the only time I wear a helmet is when I ride a mountain bike.

Bicycle "Brain Buckets" are very good for avoiding scrapes and minor damage, but are practically useless against more serious damage (propaganda campaigns to the contrary)...

More on-topic: If it wasn't obvious, the "Brick Wall Test" should be carried out with the camera as perpendicular to the wall as possible, preferably using a tripod, level and measuring out the geometry.

Markok765 · Apr 12, 2009

I shot a wall, and it turned out perfectly, the lens is so sharp that I can even read the tiny writing on one of the papers.
The camera is still perfect!

Mike Kennedy · Apr 12, 2009

Ergo the term "Brain Bucket".Used by my friend Dale who is a paramedic.....easier to clean up after a serious accident if the riders head is in a bucket (helmet).

Rol_Lei Nut · Apr 12, 2009

Markok765 said:
I shot a wall, and it turned out perfectly, the lens is so sharp that I can even read the tiny writing on one of the papers.
The camera is still perfect!

Cheers!

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