Olympus Mju II. fleabay bargain still going strong.

[Ljós]

Originally Posted by jaimiepeeters

is the Mju 1 as good as the Mju 2 (not zoom).

Different. Lens is no slouch either, but f3.5 and not f2.8. Shutter lag is longer. No spot-meter. Slowest shutter speed on the Mju 1 is 1/15th of a second. The Mju-II has a mode where it can fill-flash AND keep the shutter open longer. All in all the mju-1 is more basic, but also very capable.

Greetings, Ljós

[River Dog]

The mju-ii seems to be sharper at closer distances, out to 15 feet or so, but gets a little muddy at infinity. Anyone else seen this, or is it just me?



And yes, this is fairly typical of the streets in my town. That is why I chose it.

[Vics]

I hit all the thrift stores on San Mateo yesterday (or nearly all) and came up empty. The elusive Stylus Epic...

[Darkhorse]

I took my Mju II to Yosemite this weekend, and loaded it with Pan F Plus. All in all it performed pretty well. I couldn't slap filters on it, or set up for very long exposures of waterfalls and creeks, but it did what I needed it to do in the daylight on the trails and vista points.

I did get one instance where a light leak became a problem, I'm not sure what to do about it.

[jaimiepeeters]

Originally Posted by Darkhorse

I took my Mju II to Yosemite this weekend, and loaded it with Pan F Plus. All in all it performed pretty well. I couldn't slap filters on it, or set up for very long exposures of waterfalls and creeks, but it did what I needed it to do in the daylight on the trails and vista points.

I did get one instance where a light leak became a problem, I'm not sure what to do about it.

I would swear these were taken with a decent SLR!

[Austintatious]

Originally Posted by Vics
I hit all the thrift stores on San Mateo yesterday (or nearly all) and came up empty. The elusive Stylus Epic...



I found a Stylus Epic with case in perfect shape at a Goodwill Store in Austin a few months ago for $2.99

[Steve M.]

"We are not amused" is the correct quote I think.

No Olys, but I once bought a Canon AE-1, 50mm lens, and hippie strap in a Savannah thrift store for $13.50. OK, it happened probably 20 years ago, but I still remember it like it was yesterday. Just don't ask me to remember what actually happened yesterday

[Darkhorse]

Originally Posted by jaimiepeeters

I would swear these were taken with a decent SLR!

The lens on it is pretty incredible. And that SLR (or rangefinder) prime lens look extends to portraits as well. Not only is it sharp, but I really like how it handles out of focus areas. That's critical given that the camera tends to choose the widest aperture possible.

For comparison's sake, take the Oly 35RC. Great camera, I love it, and it has a nice sharp lens. However, its "bokeh" is pretty distracting.



The bokeh from the Stylus Epic has always been pretty smooth and buttery, and is very pleasing to me.

[Vics]

Originally Posted by Austintatious

Originally Posted by Vics
I hit all the thrift stores on San Mateo yesterday (or nearly all) and came up empty. The elusive Stylus Epic...



I found a Stylus Epic with case in perfect shape at a Goodwill Store in Austin a few months ago for $2.99

Oh, I'm not giving up! I'm back up north now, and I'll find one soon, I'm sure!

[hamradio]

I picked up another mju-1 from a thrift store for $1.99, before the store flooded several hours later.

[btgc]

Originally Posted by hamradio

I picked up another mju-1 from a thrift store for $1.99, before the store flooded several hours later.

well done! you could pass on mju-II - it's splashproof

[John Bragg]

Originally Posted by hamradio

I picked up another mju-1 from a thrift store for $1.99, before the store flooded several hours later.

Liquidation sale?

[heartattackandvine]

Just developed an older roll of Kodak 400. Taken using mju II in India by my wife approx. 2 years ago. (Images are slightly cropped to fit the subject. These guys are patients in an Indian hospital in a small place in the state of Maharashtra.)

[unixrevolution]

I have a couple point and shoots I got for a good bargain...

Olympus Infinity Stylus (Super-pocketable 35/3.5) for $1.91
Canon Super Sure Shot AF35ML (40mm F/1.9!) for $10

I don't tend to find ridiculous deals. When I do I tend to spoil them anyway...like when someone gave me a Leica M2 and I couldn't let him just *give* it to me. Had to pay him $100 to get my conscience to ease up.

[umcelinho]

Originally Posted by Darkhorse

I couldn't slap filters on it, or set up for very long exposures of waterfalls and creeks, but it did what I needed it to do in the daylight on the trails and vista points.

You can always hand hold a filter in front of the lens in emergencies, it's a bit clumsy but works out alright.

[Prest_400]

Seems like a quite interesting camera. Infact, even I knew of it, I never paid attention to it untill this thread popped in.

Might as well get one soon
eBay prices are a bit high, but with some hunting people seem to get it for good prices (under 30€).

Perfect "war" camera. Small, pocketable, quick and good IQ... Even my OM-1, which is a wonder, seems too big for me nowadays for daily carry and I end being too deliberate with it (sloow shooting). Quick and dirty snapping with a mju... seems a way to go.

[bugmenot]

I have three of these (the Olympus Stylys Epic without the zoom lens), all purchased at thrift stores for prices under $5 each ... I love the way the photographs come out. It is a perfect film point and shoot camera.

[BradM]

Slighty OT, but I just picked up a [mju:] Zoom 140 for $5 from a thrift store. It looks brand new - just need to go to the store for a CR123A battery...

Most of the thrift stores where I live sell plastic bodied P&S film cameras for $5. Sometimes you get the right ones
I'll keep an eye out for the II though, now I know what it's all about.

[racoll]

The zoom 140 has a great reputation for having a very good lens. They all have very good lenses, but this one is a favorite for a lot of people.

[hamradio]

I keep buying these things.

Now I have two mju-Is and two mju-IIs.

[morninggiant]

Olympus MJU-II is cool camera. My fav compact camera

Cijantung, Jakarta. 2010.

Olympus µ[mju:]-II - Lucky SHD 100

http://35mmcompactcamera.blogspot.com/

[Norkusa]

I *FINALLY* found a Stylus Epic after months of hitting thrifts! $5 and looks like new...came with box & hand strap too. No manual though but I can deal with it.

Shot one roll so far but wasn't that impressed...maybe because almost every shot was low-light with flash. Going to shoot another roll with just bright daylight & no flash, so hopefully I'll like those results much more.

[funkydog]

Watch out for flare with backlit objects. Good optics but the body design doesn't allow for a lens hood.

[FalseDigital]

The shutter jammed on my Ricoh GR1 :[
So I've been using my Olympus Stylus Epic (35mm f/2.8) instead lately.
Here's some recent shots:











All Kodak Gold 400

[Lobo]

talking about mju and bargain?
i can tell you some. when the weather begins to warm up i go almost every week to lokal fleamarkets around here. i saw a olympus mju-2 for 5 euro. but it wasnt on my wishlist. 2 weeks after that i realize what i had refused. when i went back after a few weeks again to that fleamarket the sellers where not there again. so a bought one on e(vil)bay for around 10 euros, which is a real bargain. the seller had declared it wrong, so almost no one bid against me. the normal price where 40euros here.

after that a few weeks later i went the the fleamarkt again, and what can i see in a corner? a mju-2. THE mju-2 a have seen some time ago, with same sellers. i get it for 3euros+a kodak film roll. now thats real luck