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Olympus Stylus Epic Black Camera with 35mm lens (requires #123 lithium battery) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Olympus
Category: Photography
Buy New: $154.87
New (2) Used (2) from $65.00
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 25318
Media: Electronics
Minimum Focal Length: 35
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 102320
Model: Epic
UPC: 050332122444
EAN: 0050332122444
ASIN: B00009R9AM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Precision-crafted and styled for success, the Infinity Stylus Epic has an ultra-compact, all-weather body, and a high-resolution 35mm f2.8 lens. Fully automatic operation, intelligent variable-power flash, and lots more of the advanced technology features that have made Stylus cameras famous worldwide.Autofocus system measures camera-to-subject distance in three locations, so focusing is easy even when your subject isn't in the center of the frame. Bright, 0.45X real-image viewfinder makes framing your shots a snap. Shoot from as close as 14 inches with autofocus ease. Self-timer with optional remote control lets you activate the shutter from up to 16 feet away. Variable power flash with exclusive auto color-balancing for natural color and correct exposure.
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Great little camera with two important flaws June 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Olympus Stylus Epic is nearly a perfect point and shoot camera. It has a very sharp, wide-aperture (f2.8) lens, it has a spot meter, it is tiny, it is quiet. With fast film, a handheld light meter (more on this below) and that great lens (which is quite sharp wide open), the camera can be used indoors without a flash with great results.
Here are the two key drawbacks.
1. The camera needs a warning light to let the user know when the shutter speed goes below 1/30. The camera's shutter can open for as long as 4 seconds, which is great -- but the user needs to know if he or she can get away with available light handheld. Without a camera shake warning, you really need a handheld light meter to make sure you're OK before you turn off that flash indoors.
2. The camera's minimum aperture is only f/11. Given the camera's fastest shutter speed of 1/1000, this means that ISO 800 film cannot be used in full sun. You would need one more stop (f/16). Why is this a problem? This creates a dilemma: for indoors you want to use ISO 800 film to take maximum advantage of the fast lens, but if you do that, you now can't take the camera outside on a sunny day. If you put ISO 400 in the camera, you give up a precious stop indoors.
In sum, if the lens aperture went to f/16, and if the camera had a blinking light to warn you when the shutter speed was longer than 1/30, it would be a perfect, go-anywhere camera. You could put ISO 800 film in it and take it with you everywhere you went.
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