I just sold my XA2 that was in my possession for approximately 38 years. Your review is spot on.
To me it was always a good enough pocketable 35mm film camera, provided that I adhered to the “open the camera and immediately set the focus” rule. My XA2 saw a lot of international travel prior to 2007.
Its replacement is a 70 year old Voigtlander Vito II, which in my opinion has a better optic. I purchased the Vito II in 2019 for my 65th birthday for a pittance and did a D.I.Y CLA. — “Alles ist gut” -
