Olympus Mju, Why People Care About It
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- The Olympus Mju series of cameras gets a lot of lip service and spilled ink for moderately priced compact 35mm cameras from the 90s. Why?
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I enjoyed this thoroughly. Alternative title "explaining why people are silly and why okay cameras are now ridiculously priced"
What camera do you recommend?
@@hazmi1639 anything with a brand on it
@@hazmi1639 What do you want to do with it? I have cameras ranging from a 100 years ago to 2019. For digital stuff I kinda recommend stuff like the Canon G11 (G12 has some upgrades that make it a bit more reliable than the G11) or equivalent-ish cameras from brands like Nikon, Olympus, Ricoh, Fuji, etc. Don't get hung up on specs. Make sure that, if you are looking to get good at photography, you'll want to have a camera that offers a full manual mode. Learn how to do "zone focusing" (applies to any fully manual camera, so it is a great skill to develope) and guidelines like the "sunny 16 rule" (and research those applying to other types of weather).
For analog stuff, if you want an SLR, I would settle for a Canon EOS 300 (or whatever they are called in the US). Sure, they are plasticy and feel cheap but can be a great starter as long as the displays aren't rotted (I have two as backups for my EOS 1n which is kind of my beast for fine art photography, but good luck finding one of those that doesn't break the bank). Another option, if you're in Europe, is to get a Praktica or another M42 mount camera. Lots of great glass and options for that format.
For something more compact, you could try for a Konica C35, Olympus Trip, Olympus Pen EE (or alternatives), or try finding alternatives to that. There are more then enough point and shoot options but you'll just have to look on whatever marketplace you have access to and then do the research based on the type of stuff that looks appealing.
Or, you could blow all caution to the wind and get a Yashica 124G because you want people to ask you what the hell that thing you're carrying is.
I’m so lucky to buy a limited edition Olympus Mju II/Stylus Epic for $3.99 back in 2017. These were already worth over $300-400 if you can find one.
If anything it just goes to show the time is ripe for companies to start releasing film point and shoots again. Imagine a little plastic point and shoot with today's material science and electronics. It would be right up there with the very best of yesteryear
Oh man I see so much potential in your video , keep up man I'm sure you gon be big one day
Really well explained, I think there is one more reason people are buying them like crazy. You can't argue that the lens its self is better than most cameras in the same category.
What I love about these little camera's is that they are small, light and still bring a full-frame to the party. Recently a woman just left one at the counter and hasn't left my side yet. Love it!
Good video. I bought my Mju-II around 2003. I think the key thing with these 1990s autofocus cameras is that you trust them to get more or less what you expect and that the result, while unpredictable sometimes, will be good enough and sometimes far beyond that. Whereas with digital cameras, you want to get what you can see and if you don’t then it’s a fail. Our standards for film cameras were lower. Also, if someone said “come on a road trip and bring just one camera”, I’d have trouble choosing between digital cameras. If I could only bring a film camera, I’d bring the Mju and I’d be very comfortable with that choice.
I’ve always loved it. Took some nice pics through the years. But a big part of its charm is that it was cheap. I bought two, brand new, for $170. It’s not super sharp but still sharp enough. My only pet peeve is that it’s soft on edges and there is noticeable vignetting.
One of my very favorite point and shoots.
That was a great video and quite frankly I’m surprised you don’t have more subscribers. I just subscribed, great work dude!
Thoughtful and insightful. Really good work!
That super zoom version lol. = me when I see Zendaya
Good vid but what is a Contax t5?
Oh damn, this video's been up for almost two years and I never noticed this error - I think I mixed up the Contax T2 and the Yashica T5 haha
dude, awesome video! appreciate it
I've owned a mju ii and a Stylus Zoom. The mju ii was great until it stopped working, and was a tremendous travel companion. The Zoom, on the other hand, just kind of sucked. I like flare, but anything even remotely shot with the sun from 90 degrees to the front suffered from a ring of fire on the images that would've made Johnny Cash proud.
Are these really that expensive in america? I found a mju 1, 2 and stylus for less than 100 bucks each here in indonesia.
We need more videos like this.
Loved the vid, awesome stuff!!
So is this the 1st of all the Olympus stylus line?
Bruh, the CONTAX T3 was the last in the line. Perhaps you are thinking of the Yashica T5 (aka T4 Super)? If you want to sound like you know what you're talking about you should at least get the nomenclature correct...
Hey Adam, awesome explanation! Do you know what film was used at 4:04 ? Love the tones!
Yeah that was Fujicolor 200 - Fuji's cheapest film, but good enough for me and much less pressure than shooting on something like Portra
@@adamgdgriffith Thanks!
I made a video talking about the fully transparent model of the Mju 1, it’s a sweet cam
Thanks for the vid!
@4:03 that’s exactly why I use a Lomo lca lol
come back and make more videos!!
great analysis
great video, right to the point
Amazing video!!!! 👏👏
Well said.
Jovanny Glen
This is a GREAT video 👍❤️
4:00
I appreciate your attempt to make an analysis but I think you're stretching it.
The reason film compact cameras got popular is because they were cheap and people's intention of taking pictures nowadays is to post them on Instagram or somewhere lol. If that's all you want to do then yes you can get away not tinkering with exposure, white balance, etc.
Besides, snapshot have been the status quo among non-photographers for 30-40 years now. So the issue isn't photography getting too technical but getting too dumbed-down. Thus it's hardly a counter-reaction. It's the same thing that people have always been doing. Film compact cameras got popular because they're new for many of the young snapshooters to do what they've always been doing. That's it. There's nothing meaningful or thoughtful behind it all.
Nice video!
This is a great video!
Wauw, you really hit the nail on this one!
That’s was beautiful
Gear hype is the worst thing about photography. I am just as capable of taking bad photos with a good camera as I am with a bad one. However, I don't get why any of the big brands don't see this insane market for clicky-picture-from-a-black-box and come up with a super cheap to make design for a new point-and-shoot now. Slap the number 2.8 on there and you can basically charge whatever you like.
Great vid
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I wouldn’t say “a ton of money” ….
thanks、！
Film never stopped being cool.. you just became aware of it.. everything ended with Xgen.. this is just a happier more conformist copy of a generation.. that's all.. nothing contributed nothing original...Xgen changed the world thru art... thru whatever tools we had.. not celebrating mediocrity nor taking our selves too seriously.. this generations a joke and has yet to produce one talented soul.. what a shame
yeah wtf we more video's like this
i will pay someone to fix my MJU I please hmu
Woah.... Really great stuff here
I’ve literally sold thousands of these when they were in production, they feel nice in the hand, and are pretty rugged, but for picture quality a Konica A4 or Big Mini were better.
In summary, the Mju is a flimsy, plastic point-n-shoot with modest optics. It is no better, and in many cases worse that dozens of other cameras of ts type and age. Like a few other cameras, it's absurd used price and general popularity is a fad or cult driven by social media by people who mostly no nothing about the subject and are just ignorantly passing along something they heard in earlier social media. The Olympus XA is a earlier camera which has a similar popularity and price with nothing material to support it.
Basically, it boils down to someone like Scarlett Johanssen or Jessica Alba having one and hyping it up on a late night show. That and so called "influencers", who basically take their cue off the celebrities, anyway. So, either guys who have the hots for celeb women (and buy the camera because of that) and/or idiots who have no idea of what they're talking about conning gullible people into parting with way more cash than they should normally be willing to do.
All MU2 cameras for 90 bucks back in the 90s. They were well-built and cheap. Again today I’m happy people are using them
You have a talent for placing these Mju's in such dangerous places.
I have a Mju Zoom Wide 80 and. I LOVE it. At the time I bought it I was a long-time owner of Olympus SLRs (I have or have had an OM-1, OM-1n, OM-2n and OM-4Ti) but needed an even smaller, discrete camera for travelling (from ski-mountaineering in Japan, hot-air balloon festivals in New Zealand and hiking the Tasmanian rainforests in Australia).
At first I was a little dubious as to how it would perform compared to its big brothers, but as soon as I saw the first results it blew me away (just as long as you don't use the zoom at maximum magnification , as the image quality does suffer a little then). I religiously use slide film - 100 in the daytime and 400 at night - and when people see the images they usually wouldn't believe they weren't taken with the SLRs.
Although it is so simple to use it also has some really cool features - focus and exposure lock, spot metering, weatherproof, and at night time, two second shutter speed (it also has date/time imprinting, but I don't think I've ever used this). Honestly, if you're looking for a point and click film camera, or one that is small and discrete, that is nearly guaranteed to deliver GREAT results, I wouldn't consider anything but an Olympus Mju.
PS mine is the limited champagne colour, which I think looks quite posh
A few months ago I found my Mju camera I'd bought from new all those years ago. I've shot several films through it and had a lot of fun with it.
Can you explain why do 35mm film photos look more clear/sharp than a $600 24 MP Mirrorless camera?
Film's dynamic range is way better than digital. You can take 4 stop over exposed photos on film and it will turn out usable but not with digital slr.
Anyone know the exact camera in the interview? 3:23
Really appreciated the video. Overhyped
omg imagine watching a vid and a picture of your hometown is on there @ Walt Jabsco I knew who that person was straight away. Mind Blown, Cardiff is so unknown to people.
I love my infinity ♾ stylus! It’s a way better value than the stylus epic
nice video... keep up with the great work :)
Great little camera, had a few of them that I bought cheap from e bay and free adds, I found the 1 is more reliable on exposure than the 2, have some great photos from it.
I'll make one exception to my general policy of junking semi-disposable cameras like the Mju. I really want one of those Contax T5 cameras he keeps yapping on about - one of a kind if he can produce it.
Great video man!
Cool video. Interesting
This is such a fab video!
it's supposed to be the AF version of the XA, so yeah.
Thank you for pronouncing mju correctly.
This video is so dope
Beautiful Video, loved the ending
nice video!
Really good
This video is dope
Great video
file under: gen z ruins revrything
Where is the clip of Terry Richardson from?
No idea what show it was for, I just found the clip on youtube, it was this one over here: th-cam.com/video/k8i3VETLflk/w-d-xo.html
I own a mju 1, not because I'm a photography hipster. But, because my mum bought on in the 90s and I stumbled across it amongst the clutter
Lucky you, its a great camera, use it and compare with a digital.
idk why this cam always reminds me to the olympus xa
idk why this cam always reminds me to the olympus xa
Thanks for making this video 🙏🏽🔥📸 love your insight on the “HYPE” of cameras just subscribed
More on this series next up Contax & Yashica