Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have heard the mju-2 also is available in the U.S. now. It is called Olympus Stylus Epic. I got one of them last Christmas, and so far I am very pleased. I have made 24x30 prints with excellent results, details, contrast and plasticity. It is weatherproof, and has a very good 35mm lens f/2.8 (4 elements in 4 groups). It has 2-zone light metering, switchable to spot metering. It covers the whole exposure range, AE from EV 1.0 to EV 17 (F2.8 at 4 sec. - F11 at 1/1000sec). Normal price in France is about $160-170. It is my "always-in-the-pocket-camera" and it is so small that I sometimes have to look after if I still have it! A nice backup camera. I have compared it to my Contax T2 and TVS. It is a bit less contrasted (using Tri-X), but for the rest quite similar, up to 24x30 cm. The flash is OK. You just have to take care while making closeup portraits. I cover the flash with Magic Tape to soften the light in that case. The lack of manual overrides might be a drawback for some, but for the price you cannot ask for everything. You get a lot already! Oddmund <garvik@i-t.fr>