Olympus Stylus Epic DLX 35mm Film Camera

Pros: Compact. Sharp lens. Spot metering. Close-focusing. Unintimidating.
Cons: Autofocus can be fooled.

It's been said that a serious photographer must never be without a camera; just in case that once-in-a-lifetime shot should come along. For those moments, and all the moments of your life, the Olympus Stylus Epic will probably become your little saviour....

Pros: Zoom, self-timer, date imprint
Cons: Can't take anything closer than 2 ft.

I needed a new point-and-shoot to replace my trusty old Olympus of five years (I'm embarrassed to say that I'd dropped it one too many times...it still works, but these are memories I'm taking, and I don't want to be caught off guard one day...), so I...

Pros: Produces good pictures and is waterproof.
Cons: none

The Olympus Stylus Epic is one of the best point-and-shoot designs of all time.However, it just got a lot better. Epic added a faster lens, faster shutter, trick metering, and more.

The Simple-operating Stylus has controls for self-timer,...

Pros: Small, convenient, and takes good snaps
Cons: Uses an expensive battery.

Our old Nikon point-and-click suddenly died on us after 5 years of regular use, so we went shopping for a new camera at London Drugs.

We wanted a small camera, for the economical 35mm standard format, without fancy zoom lenses to go wrong,...

Pros: size, performance, water resistance
Cons: prone to dust on the gasket seal

I have been taking photos for nearly 50 years and I find that this is the most convenient camera I have ever owned. It all so has amazing qualities such as an ultra fast lens is water resistant and is small enough to put in a pocket and hardly be...

Pros: Inexpensive, good basic features, dependable, compact
Cons: Lacks features of better cameras, not professional quality

Stylin' with the Stylus...

I was first introduced to Olympus as a camera company a bunch of years ago. My sister's venerable Kodak DISC camera had had it, and she was looking for something compact, automatic, and...

Pros: Great Clarity, takes pictures at night
Cons: none

I bought this camera off of my brother's recommendation about two years ago, and it continues to amaze me. The picture quality is incredible, with the ability to adjust to all light conditions for a great shot. Sometimes I wonder if it possible to take...

Pros: Very compact, inexpensive, sharp lens, f/2.8 aperture (great for indoor / subdued light shooting); 35mm focal length (wide enough for most indoor / party shots, many vacation shots)
Cons: None really

From time to time manufacturers get the "magic formula" of a given type item just right, resulting in a product that's priced right, has all the features you want and none of the gimmicks to get in the way, is a joy to use, and produces...

Pros: all-weather, sharp pictures, light weight
Cons: fragile, no zoom

I borrowed this tiny camera for a weekend from my brother so that I wouldn't carry a big SLR around. I didn't really care about a superb quality, just needed to shoot something easy. It was quite a surprise when I developed the pictures, a tiny Stylus...

Pros: Small beauty
Cons: Wanted more manual control options

It is not commercial by Olympus, just opinion of my own!

When I selected camera for myself, I wanted small good-looking camera that takes good pictures. Because large, pro-looking camera are too large to put it in coat's pocket and other...

Pros: Ligth Wieght, Durable, Splash Proof, Easy to Load, 35mm Lens
Cons: With price in mind there are no cons.

While planning a trip hiking in Arizona I realized that a full size 35mm SLR may become a bulky weight that I’d rather not carry. Especially since this trip was going to be my first backpacking trip longer than one night.

My requirements were...

Pros: Lots of features for the price, fantastic optics
Cons: Small view finder

Stylus Epic

If you are looking for a small, light, rugged, inexpensive camera that takes great pictures, look no further. I travel a lot on business and get to visit some really nice places. I have an expensive SLR, but I’m reluctant to...

Pros: Great optics
Cons: Breakable

The dreaded cheapo zoom lens is hard to avoid these days in a point'n'shoot camera, which is why I love the Stylus Epic.

The zoom lenses on P'n'S cameras suck. They're slow, which means large depth of field (bad for portrait shots). They have...

Pros: Compact, sleek, top quality functions and picture results, an overal very cool camera
Cons: Not the best there is, but the best there is for your money and general needs

This is one of my favorite compact 35mm cameras, bottom line. Few cameras pack so many benefits and perks into a small package. It looks good, it feels good. Picture quality is far from sacrificed, however. The automatic focus function is activated...

Pros: 2.8 aperture, focusing range, lightweight, compact, clarity of pictures
Cons: no filter mount, no zoom

How did I become convinced of the merits of the Stylus Epic point-and-shoot automatic camera?

First, at work a fellow software engineer brought in volumes of pictures of his infant that were taken with the Stylus Epic (35mm, F2.8, fixed...

Pros: Ease of use
Cons: Weird body color

The Olympus Stylus is an incredibly easy camera to use. Let me address some of the operational areas. The zoom button is located on the top right, next to the button you depress for taking a picture. You just toggle the button forward and back for...

Pros: easy to use, light, inexpensive
Cons: nothing fancy, no zoom

Before I bought my huge mamba-jamba Olympus, I had this little compact Stylus Epic. It was lightweight, inexpensive, easy to use, and, as an added bonus, took nice pictures. No zoom meant that I had to use my legs to get in closer for the close-up...

Pros: ease of use,nice pictures
Cons: no zoom,

My Olympus StylusEpic fits easily in jacket or shirt pockets(well maybe a little bulgy in shirts) and is no hassle to carry around.When travelling it's nice to have a camera readily available and not have a weight swinging round your neck.Taking pictures...

Pros: small size, fast lens
Cons: autofocus unpredictable - use spot mode

I recently bought the T5 since this has rave reviews and was so impressed by the point & shoot concept, as opposed to lugging round my Nikon SLR kit, that I bought the Stylus Epic/Mju as a second p&s camera. I have made direct comparisons...

Pros: Great price
Cons: There really isn't any

The Olympus Stylus Epic is a great camera to own. It is a standard camera that offers you lost of good functions and yet isn't very expensive. I personally own a Olympus Stylus Epic and I like it a lot. It has been a wonderful camera to take with me...

Pros: Small size, Auto everything, Quality pictures, did I say Small Size?
Cons: Comes with a lanyard for you neck as opposed to your wrist. Some people would rather have wrist.

When looking for a point and shoot camera, there were a few things that I was looking for, and in order of importance, they were:

--SIZE If the camera is not small enough, I won't take it anywhere, thereby defeating the purpose.
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Pros: Affordable, Easy To Use
Cons: None

I bought my wife an Olumpus Stylus Epic two years ago for her birthday. Lugging the big 35mm SLR to family birthdays and special occasions had become a chore, and I wanted to get her something smaller with acceptable image quality. The Stylus Epic fit...

Pros: Size, price, features, great pictures
Cons: No infinity lock

A quick run-down of why I love this camera:

· F/2.8 maximum aperture
· Shutter speeds: 1/1000 to 4 seconds
· 400 focusing steps mean sharp pictures from 14” to infinity
· focus and exposure lock for off-center subjects
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Pros: Cheap, compact and weatherproof. Best of all - a spotmeter on a P&S!
Cons: It's not THAT sharp!

I finally purchased the Oly Stylus Epic after hearing about the hyperbole over its amazingly sharp optics. I have read several reviews in which the shooter claimed that the Oly's pics rivaled those from top quality SLRs. Really?!

After...

Pros: Compact, sharp optics, excellent metering, reliable.
Cons: Some red eye potential

We just purchased our second Olympus Stylus (Epic this time). The first one died after 6 years of frequent use, after some 3000+ excellent photos.
At the end of the roll the camera motor keeps pulling on the film for a while and high forces are...

Pros: Excellent photos every time
Cons: sometimes the timer is tricky- you have to press harder- that's all

This camera is reliable, fabulous and takes excellent photos. It's so unbelievably easy to use and its hard body is self protecting. Just sliding the cover retracts the lens completely and the zoom is incredible. My pictures are sharp and clear and...

Pros: best pictures you have seen
Cons: no zoom

If you are looking for the best camera you will ever own try the olympus stylus epic. Take very, very close shots of your favorite person and develop it (matte finish). If you disagree with me feel free to reply to my email me. I have compared pictures...

Pros: Compact Camera Takes Good Pictures
Cons: More zoom would be nice!

The Olympus Stylus Epic is an inexpensive way to have a nice camera. It looks nice and doesn't make you look cheap.

The camera itself operates wonderfully. I have never had any problems with it. It has a good amount of features for it's...

Pros: Weight, price, lens quality and speed
Cons: For a P&S, none

I bought a Stylus Epic as an addition to my camera collection, to fill the role of a small carry-everywhere "pocket camera" - a camera small and light enough to fit in my pocket. It replaced a Canon Elph that I lost and that I was not satisfied with...

Pros: easy to use, good flash, autofocus,
Cons: not high tec

I recently purchased the Olympust Stylus Epic because i needed an easy to use small camera for a vacation. It worked out wonderfully. I am not that talented with working cameras or anything like that but i found this particular Olympus very easy to...

Pros: High speed lens, portability, rich color and sharp photos
Cons: none worth mentioning

This little camera packs a wallop for its diminutive size and very reasonable price tag. I purchased my Olympus from cameraworld.com in black for $89.00 after carefully researching camera reviews on the net. I have not been disappointed. True, I have...

Pros: features
Cons: too dark, loses details

I just bought the Olympus Epic Stylus last night and already have shot one roll. I’m quite pleased with the results. The pictures aren’t as good as the ones I got with my SLR system (Canon AE-1 Program, Sunpak 266D flash, FD-mount Vivitar 28-80 mm zoom...

Pros: small and self-contained case
Cons: holding sides can close case

I wanted a camera that, for the most part, was smarter than I am which meant a point and shoot. My camera is used mostly for trips, and holiday events so it must be quick to open and shoot so I can catch the magic moments. Only seconds go by between...

Pros: Sleek, stylish, great usability
Cons: Not the greatest quality pictures in the world

I ordered this camera on a half price deal, so my opinion may be biased due to the lower price. :)

This is an amazing little piece of camera from an engineering point of view. They managed to stick in a point and shoot camera with decent zoom,...

Pros: Small, easy to use, good design
Cons: Not enough to complain about

This is a 35mm camera?! The Stylus Epic will fool many people to think it's an APS because of it's small size, but it is definitely one of the smallest 35mm camera on the market today. And it's easy to use too! Just pull open the protective cover and...

Pros: A great camera that is small and stylish
Cons: none

This camera is the best camera I have ever had. Point and shoot is easy and I never have to focus or zoom. Many of my friend have this camera and they love it too. If you are going to buy a camera get this one because of its performance and stability....

Pros: Rich Color, Fine detail, lots of functionality, Good price
Cons: Rather tricky to focus, No Zoom

A sales person recommended me this camera. I was only half convinced when I bought it. But after I brought it to use at the Yosemite National Park for a tour, it outperformed what I was being told. The details you capture with the camera is extraordinary...

Pros: Small,Fast,Efficient,Good Quality
Cons: not much shutter control

I know this is a little broad for the topic. But I have this camera so this is where I start. I love this camera. It has always taken the best pictures. It is efficient with batteries. It has everything automatic. It is an all around great camera....

Pros: Small, light, Clear Lens
Cons: Photos look like they were shot with a much wider Wide Angle lens.

Just purchased the silvery champagne version of this camera with a Quartz Date back from my local Target Store and just love the size and capabilities! I have years of experience with SLR 35mm cameras and wanted something small and handy to use.
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Pros: No settings to fiddle with, good picture quality, fast startup, compact, spot metering
Cons: Film-based, not immune to washout

I got the Stylus Epic a couple of years back as my primary camera. I wanted the simplicity of point-and-shoot, and compact size with a shielded lens so I could take it anywhere. I appreciated that I could just slide it open and shoot without any...

Pros: Great Pictures
Cons: Average Flash Performance

Excellent camera which produces pictures much sharper than regular Zoom cameras in good to excellent lighting. You could take pictures within 1 foot from the object. This is a great feature for baby photography. This simple camera would put the SLR's...

Pros: Great lens, good size, good accessory.
Cons: none

I got too sick and tired of hauling my 35 lb + SLR camera plus lens and decided that I should invest on a P&S camera. My requirements were simple. I wanted a good lens with a fast aperture, and a small package to take everywhere.

After...

Pros: pocketable, water resistant, ease of loading, secure lens protector. Want close-ups? Just get closer.
Cons: Possible problem with flash exposure for indoor shots.

I bought the camera on the recommendation of a Harley rider who has carried a Stylus Epic in the saddlebags of his bike for more than 6,000 miles over several years, and many trip to Sturgis. He has had no problems with it. I have run only two rolls of...

Pros: The best point and shoot camera for the money
Cons: To achieve great results, follow some hints and tips.

I can't add too much more to the positive comments other users have already posted on this little gem. It's the best point and shoot camera for the money. The fast f2.8 lens and shutter speed range from 4 seconds to 1/1000 sec. is something that you'd be...

Pros: small size; fast lens (2.8, not found in other models); wide range of film speed (50-1000); good, feature rich flash
Cons: Nothing specific really. Others have mentioned that the viewfinder could be bigger, but I didn't find this to be a problem at all

I am a keen amateur photographer, with a 'real' manual focus SLR and multiple lenses ...BUT...found out (the hard way) that a 1 year old is no respecter of your photographic abilities! I needed a camera that was easy to carry and had a good lens so I...

Pros: a lot of things!
Cons: nothing bad!

I first got this camera from a bunch of friends because they heard that I had an interest in photography. I first took the picture when i went camping with a bunch of friends. This camera did soooo much!!! Every picture that I took there came out...

Pros: small, convenient, quality shots and easy to use
Cons: Might fall out of your pocket

First camera I ever bought and loved it. Fast lens, crisp, clear shots and easy to use. Its size made it convenient to keep with me at all times too. Great for the amateur shooter or as an emergency camera for pros. I love this camera so much that I even bought one for my mother-in-law

GREAT FOR THE MORE THAN AVERAGE TOURIST, THAT IS PLANNING ON CAPTURING IMAGES IN GREAT QUALITY. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I PAID ABOUT $180 FOR MINE AND IT WAS MONEY WELL WORTH THE PHOTOS ON MY CURRENT TOUR IN JAPAN.