On 1 Jul 2004 at 21:32, Jim Brokaw wrote:
> Stylus 115 has a 38-115 zoom lens. The Epic has a fixed 35mm focal
> length lens, but it is an f2.8 and considered quite sharp. I think it
> is an evolution of the XA lens in principle, though a completely
> different design.
I probably should have been a little clearer -- I see "Stylus Zoom 115" and
"Stylus Epic Zoom 115" both listed. Is there an actual difference, or is it
simply a matter of one seller using an incomplete description?
> The original Stylus has a 35mm f3.5 lens if I recall. The Stylus Epic
> 35mm f2.8 is reportedly sharper than that lens, though my pictures
> with each model appear very similar (they are just quickie snapshots
> in bright light, not intended to explore the limits of either lens). >
>
Yes, that sounds right for the original Stylus. I was looking into getting a
P&S to carry with for quick grab shots several years back, and when I
started to see the pros at the race tracks packing a Stylus alongside the
Nikon F4's and $4500 lenses, I was sold. Never regretted that purchase, or
the second one I picked up a couple years later as a backup. Plenty of
times, I've gotten shots that I would have lost with the SLR.
> Can't go wrong here... the Stylus Epic lens is probably close to the
> quality of the Zuiko 35/2.8 you would mount on these bodies... its a
> -great- carry-it-around-everywhere-without-noticing-it camera.
I really disklike the "platinum" or "titanium" look of the new ones -- really
defeats the "without-noticing-it" part, doesn't it? Of course, it just seems
to
be a part of a current design trend -- just try to buy stereo or video
components in black. Go on, try it. I dare you.
Sigh. There's always spray paint... ;-P
> "MS-We'll get it right, eventually..."
That's good....
Paul Braun WD9GCO
2102 Yorktowne Dr
Valparaiso, IN 46383
cygnus at ctgonline dot org
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