on 1/19/04 10:32 AM, Winsor Crosby at wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Jan 18, 2004, at 10:38 PM, Gordon J. Ross wrote:
>> I take your point though, now I will have to re-read through all the
>> previous 'zoom' posts re the stylus. Not being very familiar with
>> anything
>> outside the OM line, what is the favoured Olympus 'small' camera?
>>
>
> I am pretty well restricted to OM as well, but many on the list are
> enthusiastic about the various Stylus and XA cameras, both small and
> available in black. Sexy is in the eye of the beholder. :-)
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California
> USA
I've got several varieties of small Olympus cameras... it depends on what
user-mode you feel like. For a compact fixed lens rangefinder the Olympus
35-RC is outstanding. The Olympus 35-RD has a much faster lens, is slightly
larger, but offers excellent handling and good images. Both these cameras
offer fully manual control as well as an 'auto' exposure mode, and
rangefinder focusing.
A more modern rangefinder compact Olympus is the XA, which is slightly
wider-angle lens (35mm focal length instead of 42mm focal length...) but
gives up the option of manually selecting shutter speeds.
Even more modern, but giving up all manual control, is the Olympus Stylus
Epic, a -very- compact and sharp 35/2.8 lensed carry-about camera. This
includes a built-in flash which is quite capable, as well as motorized film
advance/rewind. Newer than that are some variations mostly adding zoom
lenses but considerably larger in size for it, though still not big by any
means. The zoom lenses tend to be rather slow at all focal lengths.
For a casual snap-shot camera with great versatility I like the IS-30, which
yields great pictures while still being compact. Some manual control is
possible, but its a bit of work to do it and I've gotten consistently
outstanding pictures just using the auto settings.
Really you need one of each... <g>
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
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