Olympus Mju - yours for $400!

[Jack Conrad]

A while back I found a champagne one in a junk bin at a Thrift Store with a battery in it. It worked fine. It was scuffed but heck,
the battery alone was worth more than the $2 I paid for it.

 

[johannielscom]

Price also depends on location. EU, the craze is already subsiding. I have a very nice Mju-I (the 3.5 version) that I've been trying to trade for a some 120 or preferably 220 film but no luck so far. The Mju sits idle in a box full of P&S cameras, I'm not shooting small format much anymore.

 

[valdas]

Price also depends on location. EU, the craze is already subsiding. I have a very nice Mju-I (the 3.5 version) that I've been trying to trade for a some 120 or preferably 220 film but no luck so far. The Mju sits idle in a box full of P&S cameras, I'm not shooting small format much anymore.

I am not sure... I had one broken mju 1, put that on ebay "for spares/repair" and it was immediately purchased (UK buyer). 20£ for non-working camera...

 

[Prest_400]

Ack!

I still own (from new) the Olympus Stylus Infinity (mju I). I run a roll through it every year. Mine is beat up but still works perfectly and its lens it great (maybe greatest):

Sardis by John Carter, on Flickr

Blow-up:

Crop by John Carter, on Flickr

John it is nice to see your results and I dug up some searching about the Mju I.
I got a couple of these from a thrift store for less than $10 and both seem to work though one has a weak battery (both batts have a due date of 2012). That was a fantastic find as I moved towns and didn't carry 35mm.


Funny that film costs more than the camera. I'm thinking but lazy to sell one of these to cover film costs.


Sharpness wise I don't know. It seems curious that it's "just" a triplet lens, perhaps I should be cautious and develop one instead of keep shooting although the machine seems to work perfectly.


Aside of the always flash on, I feel they are slightly clunky. Mju II I have no idea but Value wise $400 might get you a dozen to 20 Nikon N90 bodies off KEH. 😛

 

[charjohncarter]

Yes, that 'flash on' is an irritation but being able to hold it in your mouth when getting into a pool trumps that.

Also, the fill flash setting is really great.

 

[jbharrill1]

Nice! A 400 dollar light leak. I’ve been needing one of those.

**yes bitter, every mju or mju ii I’ve had has had the dreaded light leak. My stylus zooms on the other hand seem just fine.

 

[jsrockit]

Someone has to be seeing that there is a market for a new compact 35mm P&S style camera... all of the ones worth using have skyrocketed in price.

JCH?

https://petapixel.com/2017/09/25/japan-camera-hunter-making-new-premium-35mm-compact-camera/

 

[wblynch]

Trouble with MJU II is you never know when they’re going to crap out. That’s not so painful if you paid $10-20 but I would be awfully pissed if I paid $400

Those guys paying that are fools asking for disappointment.

 

[LukasB]

You wait, a Korean pop-star will be photographed with one wrapped around their wrist next week - $400 will become a bargain.

 

[JoeLopez]

People get all uptight about asking prices. The people PAYING the high prices are to blame for the uptick.