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Summary: I wore out this camera!!
Review: As a midwife, sometimes working alone, I take a set of birth pictures for the couple. Any other camera would not shoot at the length of my arm so my local photo shop found me the first one. Now after 16 years of use it is shot and am so glad they still make the same model. It was also the one I took to Hawaii (because it was so nice and small) and got wonderful pic's even without the zoom feature. Thank you Olympus for your great product!!
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Summary: One of the two best cameras
Review: The truth is that this is one of the two cameras that is used by professional photographers. Another one is a Yashica T4. It makes wonderful pictures and has one of the best and fastest lenses. If you are concerned about the lack of zoom, well ... Go and read some reviews on photo.net.
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Summary: A Great Pocket Camera
Review: In a nutshell: if you want an automatic camera that takes 35mm film; that you can easily carry in almost any pocket; and you don't need a zoom; then this camera is for you. I find that I take many more pictures now, simply because the Olympus is so convenient.
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Summary: Great Camera, Great Price
Review: The only thing that I don't like about this camera:It is too easy to lose because it is so small!
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Summary: Impressive little camera
Review: I just returned from a trip to the North Carolina mountains. I took the Olympus and my big bulky SLR (Canon Rebel). I can not tell the difference in the pictures. The Olympus did just as well and I can carry it in my pocket. My only regret is that I didn't fork up some more money and get the next step up with a zoom. Some shots should have been closer. This is a great camera for close ups. I have more options with the SLR but it is hard to carry around on a trip. If you put all my pictures together you can not tell which camera took the pictures, they all are excellent. I even let the kids have the camera while I used my video camera and they took pictures with no problem. In fact some of them are the best shots. If you want a camera that you can carry around, and takes great pictures get this one. Please get the one with the zoom though.
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Summary: What more can I say?
Review: There are so many kudos for this camera that have already been expressed and I don't know that I can add more. I've been using it for six months (and about 22 rolls of film) now and am very happy with it. I had been assessing this camera for 4 months by reading the reviews in most of the trade mags and on Photo.Net. It didn't take me long after I bought it to become a satisfied customer. It's plusses are: (1) sharp, contrasty, & fast lens, (2) splash-resistant, (3) as compact as most APS cameras but with a larger film area, (4) simple to operate, and (5) close-focusing range. The one problem that I encounter is that the auto-focusing can be fooled at close range or when the main subjects are well off-center. To rectify that, just use spot-focusing. This is an excellent travel camera that so easily slips into your pocket for all those unexpected moments. Use it with ASA400 film for sharp outdoor photos with great depth-of-field; or with ASA800 film for indoor shots where flash photography is not permitted (like some museums).
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Summary: Great pics
Review: I've gotta say I love this camera. It's been through a lot...mud, rain, creeks, storms, popcorn oil (yes, popcorn oil), almost everywhere. It still gives me SPECTACULAR pictures. Some of them are POSTCARD quality, pictures that are so good, so crisp, so clear, so nice that I'd want to put them on a postcard. I've only had two little problems with the and it doesn't have anything to do with pic quality. One is the Champaigne finish of the camera. When it's with me, the camera usually is in my shorts pocket. I'm guessing because of that the back of the camera has some scuff marks and it's not as shiny as it was, but oh well, it still works. The other prob I have is that it sometimes takes a while to load the film. I hope to have this camera for a long time, I've captured some great moments on it, no matter the film or speed. I do though reccomend Fuji 200 for all most outdoor/indoor or Kodak MAX 400 if you need the extra light capability for indoors. I also reccomend that people read and understand the manual...it'll tell you the camera's focusing secrets. It's a sweet camera, it'l work for anyone.
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Summary: Great pictures from such a small camera!
Review: When I get my pictures developed, people say, "Wow, great photos! What kind of camera do you have?" expecting me to pull out a big manual camera. When I show them my stylus epic, they say, "It's so small!" I have taken it on trips and picnics, to fancy balls and award ceremonies, and it hasn't weighed me down or bulged in my purse. The red-eye reduction is great. Caveat: You would have to buy the zoom version to get shots closer than about 6-8 in.; this camera doesn't let you take the picture unless it's far enough from the subject. But it's great for someone who just wants to take really good pictures, and doesn't want to arry around a huge camera.
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Summary: A good camera
Review: This camera is excellent. It is tiny, lightweight and you can take it everywhere with you to take those candid photos you just can't take with a bigger camera that requires a brief setup. You can just throw out your arm and snap and you're practically guaranteed to get an interesting photo. This is my favorite camera while traveling. If you need a zoom buy the version with a zoom lens and if the blinking flash for eye reduction is bothersome, you need to get a camera that has the lens further away from the flash (the closeness of flash to lens causes red eye)
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Summary: Great lens, but....
Review: This camera is great value. If you want sharp pictures, this lens beats zoom lenses anytime. HOWEVER, this camera is programmed to use large apertures. In other words, bcos this camera has a big lens, it prefers to get the maximum opening to allow the image to get into the film in as short time as possible. This means the opening time is very brief, great for shaky hands bcos the "hole" is opened and closed so quickly there is no time for you to cause blurring if you have shaky hands. Having a large "opening" has its drawbacks. In photographic terms, it has reduced Depth of Field. Meaning only the person or object you are focusing on is sharp. The background or perhaps people standing behind, or in front of the main focus of the picture will be blurred. Many people like to see their pictures sharp throughout, ie main subject plus background all sharp etc. This can be tricky with the Stylus Epic. You would have to "force" the camera to choose a small aperture or opening to take your shots to ensure every part of the photo is sharp. My advice is shoot when there is bright sunlight and try to use ISO 200, 400 film instead of 100 films if not shooting in bright sunlight.
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