Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100)

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I recently acquired an Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100) with a 28 ~ 100 mm, F4.6 ~ 11.9 lens that has 7 elements in 7 groups with 2 aspherical elements. I am quite pleased with the results of this camera. This was the last of the mju series with a wide lens made by Olympus. I find I tend to use it at it's widest setting of 28mm most of the time.

All shots so far were made using Kodak Ultramax 400. The film was processed and scanned by Fromex in Marina del Rey, California with their new Noritsu scanner.



Self Portrait with Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100) - Ultramax 400 par Chris Grossman, on ipernity



1948 GMC Pickup Truck - Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100) - Ultramax 400 par Chris Grossman, on ipernity



The Film Strip U.S.A. Fountain - Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100) - Ultramax 400 par Chris Grossman, on ipernity



1978 International Harvester Scout II - Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100) - Ultramax 400 par Chris Grossman, on ipernity



Ariel Square Four Mark II Engine Detail - Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100) - Ultramax 400 par Chris Grossman, on ipernity

all images ©2013 Chris Grossman, all rights reserved
 
My main issue with the zoom models of the MJU range is that if I'm using them two handed I tend to want to put my hand over where the flash pops up from, and the camera has a fit if it can't open the flash, even if it's disabled.

I'm interested about the "skin tone" mode in this one, have you tried it out?
 
Nice camera, all the Olympus compacts are great, but..

A SQUARE FOUR CHOPPER!! I never thought I'd see that.
 
BlackXList said:
My main issue with the zoom models of the MJU range is that if I'm using them two handed I tend to want to put my hand over where the flash pops up from, and the camera has a fit if it can't open the flash, even if it's disabled.

I'm interested about the "skin tone" mode in this one, have you tried it out?
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There is no skin tone mode, that was an earlier model.
 
I did get a regular Stylus the other day, Chris, to replace the one I gave to Mom to use. Came with a nice carry case, instruction booklet, and the original receipt showing it was sold in Feb 1996 for $164.95. A trade-in lopped $65 off the top, so that with tax, it came out to $104.45.

I paid $2.00 for it.

PF
 
I found one of these at Goodwill a couple of years ago. The image quality seemed good, but it chewed through a new set of batteries after two rolls. It's been on the shelf ever since.
 
I've got Mju/Stylus 80 as a "take it wherever" compact but it suffers from internal reflections, common to this cams (my Konica Lexio 70 also is affected). But happily I've Mju V Metal, that's a Stylus Select 105, what a beauty. Aspherical lens and spot metering, accessible by dedicated [o] button instead of trying to push two buttons at the same time as on Mju ][ which is kept in a pouch after repair of shutter button.
 
1956 Bathtub Porsche Speedster 356A - Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100)

1956 Bathtub Porsche Speedster 356A - Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100)


1956 Bathtub Porsche Speedster 356A - Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100) - Ultramax 400 par Chris Grossman, on ipernity



1956 Bathtub Porsche Speedster 356A - Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100) - Ultramax 400 par Chris Grossman, on ipernity



1956 Bathtub Porsche Speedster 356A - Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE (mju-III WIDE 100) - Ultramax 400 par Chris Grossman, on ipernity

©2013 Chris Grossman, all rights reserved
 
Thats a good clean lens on that model. Photos are sharp. That would make a great pocket camera. BTW on the Porche, Do they make a top for it?
 
divewizard said:
I find I tend to use it at it's widest setting of 28mm most of the time
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Didn't know that the zoom model Mjus were so good.. Till now, I've always been very much prejudiced in favor of the fixed lens models. Who knows, if I bump into a zoom one, I might give it a try.

Question:
BlackXList said:
I'm interested about the "skin tone" mode in this one, have you tried it out?
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Please enlighten me, what's a skin tone mode on an analog camera?
 
My bet skin tone mode is a kind of blending ambient light with flash to remove or lighten casts from artificial lights. I remember reading in manual it sesnses fluorescent light and fires automatic flash, maybe modification of this?
 
Hi,

When looking for one the "Wide", "DLX" and "III" in the model designation are the important things to look for, plus the manual, of course. There's other versions that are merely "good" to Olympus' standards and more than good by most standards but the top version is gorgeous. I've the 28 to 80 version which has spot metering and rate it highly. It's not perfect but, like a lot of others, is almost perfect.

It's full title is the "Olympus Infinity Stylus Zoom 80 Wide DIX" but it's "DIX" on the manual cover and "DLX" on the camera, just to confuse people (and they call it the "deluxe" elsewhere). The 28-80* zoom is a "wide" f/8.4 at the 80mm end which is fast/wide by P&S zoom standards and 9 lenses in 8 groups, including ASPH's. It's also weatherproof, with panorama mode and has a dioptre adjustment on the VF. They ought to be easy to find as millions were made according to a press release from 1998.

Regards, David

* 28 - 80 is called x3 by Olympus, a pity it's not 28 to 84 which is 28 x 3 and would be almost the classic portrait lens.
 
A Red 1955 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible

A Red 1955 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible

A Red 1955 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California

camera: Olympus Stylus 100 WIDE
camera: Olympus mju-III WIDE 100
lens: 28-100mm F/4.6-11.9
film: Kodak Ultramax 400
filter: none
support: hand held
scan: Fromex Marina del Rey
software: ACDSee Pro 7 (64 bit)

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all images ©2014 Chris Grossman, all rights reserved
 
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