You're right -- I'm confident that many more 80's were sold than 115's, but
still not enough to account for the wide disparity in repair numbers.
Also, the nature of the faults I've seen lends testimony to my belief that
the 115 is a better camera. Where the vast majority of 80's show up with
fractured barriers, back covers, front covers, back frames, and/or lens
barrels, there has been no pattern at all for the 115's I've seen -- one
with bad focus due to an IC failure, one DOA due to total circuit failure, a
few damaged due to sand or liquid, and so on.
Lastly, from my own observations of the internals of the cameras themselves,
the design of the 115 is superior in every way, from the basic concept (gear
trains instead of worm gears on shafts -- yech!) to the construction of the
parts (body parts and covers are thicker and more rugged, etc.), makes me
believe the 115 is the best option, at any price.
Still, the 80 is less expensive and smaller, and while it works, it usually
works pretty well....
> Clint,
> With the numbers you cite, do you think it's because there's that much
> difference in the cameras, or could there be a difference in the number of
cameras
> out there that would contribute to the number seen for repairs? If there
were a
> lot more 80s sold, the failure rate might not be that far apart. Just
> curious, as a Stylus Epic 80 owner who has had no problems.
> Thanks!
> Greg
>
> In a message dated 6/30/2004 4:35:54 PM Central Daylight Time,
> olyfix@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> If you're looking for something with a zoom, the Stylus Epic Zoom 115 is
by
> far the most reliable. I have quite literally seen 100 or more Epic Zoom
> 80's for every Epic Zoom 115's in for repair.
>
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