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#REDIRECT [[Olympus mju Stylus Epic]]
 
 
The '''[[Olympus µ|Olympus Stylus]]''' or '''Olympus µ[mju:]''' is an obvious progression from the [[Olympus XA]] family, but updated for the autofocus era. 
 
 
 
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> 
 
 
 
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. 
 
 
 
The Stylus series quickly gained bulk and lost speed with the addition of [[Olympus_Stylus_Epic_(mju)_II_%26_III_Zoom|zoom lensed models]], 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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<tr><td align=center>''µ[mju:] II (Stylus Epic) in silver''</td><td align=center>''µ[mju:] II<br>in black''</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td align=center>''rear''</td><td align=center>''front, closed''</td></tr></table></center>
 
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==Notes==
 
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== Links ==
 
 
 
* [http://antiquecameras.net/olympusstylusepic.html Olympus Stylus Epic] at [http://www.antiquecameras.net www.antiquecameras.net]
 
* [http://www.photo.net/equipment/olympus/mjuII Photo.net article]
 
* [http://www.photographyreview.com/Point%20and%20Shoot/Olympus/PRD_84048_3108crx.aspx User opinions at PhotographyReview.com]
 
* [http://www.jimtardio.com/olympus-epic.html Jim Tardio's user opinion]
 
* Lionel's [http://35mm-compact.com/autofocus/olympusmju1.htm Olympus mju:-1] page in french at 35mm-compact.com
 
* [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] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
 
 
 
[[Category:Olympus|µ]]
 
[[Category:Japanese 35mm autofocus]]
 
[[Category:O]]
 
[[Category:S|Stylus Epic]]
 

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