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| − | The '''[[Olympus µ|Olympus Stylus]]''' or '''Olympus µ[mju:]''' is an obvious progression from the Olympus XA family, but updated for the autofocus era.
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| − | The original '''µ[mju:]''', called the '''Stylus''' in North America, was introduced in 1991. This featured a fixed, 35mm focal length lens with an aperture of f/3.5. Olympus claimed sales for this model of over 5 million units.<ref>http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/lineup_chronicle.cfm Olympus History (Olympus corporate website)</ref>
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| − | The 1997 '''µ[mju:] II''' (called the '''Stylus Epic''' in North America) was restyled with an even more compact body, while adding a faster f/2.8 lens and selectable, spot light metering. The [[LCD]] settings display was moved from the top to the back, along with the flash and [[self-timer]] buttons. Silver and black finishes were available. Olympus claimed sales of 3.8 million for this model.<ref>http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/lineup_chronicle.cfm ibid</ref> A metallic-finish "Limited" version of the camera was offered in 1998 with no feature changes.
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| − | The Stylus series quickly gained bulk and lost speed with the addition of zoom lenses, starting in 1998 with the µ[mju:] II Zoom; however the various µ[mju:] /Stylus models continued to be best sellers for Olympus. The zoom cameras are generally designated with three-digit model numbers, as distinct from the plain Stylus Epic/ µ[mju:] II (which is still available as of November 2007)<!-- Checked again by Voxphoto -->. With its fast f/2.8 lens and spot meter option, this model remains one of the few point & shoot film cameras with a cult following among "serious" photographers.
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| − | ==Notes==
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| − | == Links ==
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| − | * [http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/epic.htm Olympus Epic] at [http://www.antiquecameras.net www.antiquecameras.net]
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| − | * [http://www.photo.net/equipment/olympus/mjuII Photo.net article]
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| − | * [http://www.photographyreview.com/Point%20and%20Shoot/Olympus/PRD_84048_3108crx.aspx User opinions at PhotographyReview.com]
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| − | * [http://www.jimtardio.com/olympus-epic.html Jim Tardio's user opinion]
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| − | * Lionel's [http://35mm-compact.com/autofocus/olympusmju1.htm Olympus mju:-1] page in french at 35mm-compact.com
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| − | * [http://www.collection-appareils.com/olympus/html/olympus_miu.php Mju I], [http://www.collection-appareils.com/olympus/html/olympus_miu2.php Mju II], [http://www.collection-appareils.com/olympus/html/olympus_miu_115.php Mju 115] and [http://www.collection-appareils.com/olympus/html/olympus_stylus.php Stylus] at www.collection-appareils.com
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