Good while it lasts
Written: Aug 09 '04
|
Product Rating:
|
|
| Ease of Use: |
 |
|
| Durability: |
 |
|
| Battery Life: |
|
|
| Photo Quality: |
|
|
|
Pros: A good point and shoot with rugged build - pictures are good.
Cons: That door may well break, a repair will be costly.
|
|
|
| ruggedtoast's Full Review: Olympus Stylus Epic 115 QD 35mm Film Camera |
I took this camera travelling with me and it withstood a year of hard punishment bouncing around in a backpack - being dropped on floors of cheap hotels - roasted in sunlight and hot taxis for over a year.
I probably took literally thousands of photos.
Generally the picture quality was very nice. Shots were well exposed. Red eye was not a significant problem and there was no noticeable vignetting in any of my photos.
I might say that a slightly higher than average number of shots were out of focus with this machine maybe, 1 to 3 per film on average.
Then two years after I bought it something dropped out of the clam shell and it stopped locking in place when open and closed. Then eventually the switch stopped working altogether. It was dead.
I knew about this problem when I bought it and it lasted for about as long as I expected though it still irked a bit when it broke as it was only this flimsy looking switch thing that was the problem.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 140
This Camera is a Good Choice if You Want Something... Fool-Proof for Absolute Beginners
|
|
|
|
Epinions.com ID:
ruggedtoast
|
|
Reviews written: 1
Trusted by: 0 members
|
|
|
- Add to My Yahoo!: 
- Add to Google Homepage: 
© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc.