Doesnt David Bailey use one of those? :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilcox, Joel F" <joel-wilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 2:50 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: OT Epic Stylus
>
> Hi Rich,
>
> I've been experimenting with them quite a lot lately. I have the
> greatest experience with the older 35-70 zoom. My wife has used it for
> years and is very good with it, though it took a while for her to get a
> handle on the zoom lock. I just bought a used one for my daughter's
> upcoming birthday and another as a backup for my wife's stalwart one.
>
> Within its limitations, it is very good. Its limitations are that you
> are stuck with program mode and a function of shutter speed and stop
> trade-offs that get you a "perfect" exposure but you have literally no
> control of DOF. But those are things you use your real camera for. The
> lenses are very slow and narrow -- something like f4.5 to f11.5. They
> are nice and sharp and have excellent contrast within that range though.
>
> The flash options can work very well. Red-eye reduction can be useful.
> The fill flash capability is very fine. Some of the Stylus zooms have a
> spot mode which sort of confines both exposure setting and focus to a
> narrower area of the FOV. Useful, though will your wife bother with it?
> Do you even really need it with contemporary color print films?
>
> I have just followed my own recommendation to another list member and
> purchased a Stylus 100 Wide. That looks like an interesting camera. I
> don't feel like I need a longer lens than 100mm with this kind of
> camera, and it's the only Stylus that goes as wide as 28mm. Most of
> them are more like 38mm at the wide end.
>
> Anyway, my experience with the Stylus zooms are that they are quite
> flexible and very good. I would recommend you give one a try.
>
> Joel W.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > I'm looking at the point and shoot options for my wife, she
> > shoots only prints. I know the Epic Stylus is highly
> > regarded. She wants something with a zoom capability, does
> > anyone have any expierence with the Epic Stylus zooms?
> > benefits?, faults?
> >
> > Rich
>
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