I think the camera given its size and age is a pretty good deal, i aggree with the points u make but this was pretty much ground breaking at the time and be fair how many slr's of that age are still plodding on, the xa is out pricing most aged slr's on ebay now, my canon if sold wouldnt recover the cost of the flash gun in the kit. Best to take it for what it is, a well rounded 30 yr old camera which in honesty offers standards that many modern packages still struggle to better,
