In the early 90s I worked as a photographer for AutoTrader magazine. I shot several hundred frames weekly for many years with my Olympus mju/stylus. I still own both the ones I used daily. Only failure was if the sliding cover got knocked out of alignment. Otherwise great little rugged camera. Perfect for one handed deployment and operation, but certainly not worth the high prices it’s commanding today. $/€75 at the absolute most.

The MJU I is a really good alternative I got mine for 5€ this summer in a second hand market and I was impressed when I found it because they're really expensive normally.

Low key passive aggressive pronunciation battle going on here. Nico: Today we're looking at the "Em-Joo Two" Juho: So, about that Olympus "Mee-ew Two"

The Olympus XA is a lot better than the Mju II (manual focusing rangefinder, aperture priority), and is made to last way longer! Sometimes the needle in the finder is not accurate, but most of the time the exposure is right (2 cells in this camera) And if the patch of the rangefinder is getting a little difficult to see, put a pink filter on the finder... :)

I always have an Olympus Af1 35mn 2.8 lens camera in my pocket. Ever ready

Love this series. What happened to the video on the Mju ii that you brought on holiday?

I recently sold a couple Stylus Zooms for cheap. Really nice cameras, but I settled on a Sure Shot Telemax I paid $0.53 for. Super basic, but I dig the results.

The prices for these cameras are getting crazy.. I used to buy Mju II for 5 to 50€, I had four that I carried with me everywhere and they all ended up breaking. The rubber light seals are weak, the film window gets light leaks and the ribbon cables break, so you're paying 300€ for what's basically a non serviceable disposable camera :(

Because of the Japanese photographer Hiromix, I finally bought a Konica Big Mini instead of this Olympus at that time

I got an Olympus mju ii and an original mju for free. I got given a load of old cameras at work ! Both seem to work. The mju ii came in it’s original box sadly damaged. Much prefer my XA2 though than these

Great alternatives - I gave away a MJU II when my channel hit 1000 subscribers. I like the ergonomics of the MJU I better than the MJU II and I don’t mind the slightly slower lens on the MJU I.

You guys should do a video about these cameras and why some of these cameras companies should rerelease them and why they are profitable

I have the Leica Mini 3, and yes the flash is very good on that one. Really nice and subtle for portraits. Mine is stuck in auto mode, so I don't really have a choice :-)

I have the Olympus epic limited edition camera burgundy and gold lettering , but it has problems rewinding film early. Serial #: 000853. I got lucky paying only $3.99 for it 3 years ago at Savers.

I have the zoom version of the Olympus. It is a good wet weather camera. However, my experience is these don't work well in hot desert conditions. Focus doesn't like to function, and one camera died at 104 f. As did a camcorder. My Rolleicord kept right on working.

The Fuji Tiara is indeed a great alternative.

👍Cheers for that guys. I Have an XA2 which does the job nicely.....I just leave the flash at home 😊

What do you think about Minolta? There are tons of cheap point and shoots on eBay and I really enjoying Minolta slrs. Is there a bad side of it in general?

I have a Mju ii deluxe champagne , nobody on the internet has this shit i just wanted to know how much it was worth but i might just keep it

I have one, and I don't like it, I shot it just once. I find it too small, and "too automatic".

Can someone please list the cameras mentioned in the video here in the comments?

I always carry the Olympus XA1. 125.00 on Ebay.

Best image quality from that group is the Yashica T4, for it’s amazing Zeiss lens.

My belief is, hype around compact film cameras will die in few years. As the analog resurgence continues, more people will graviate towards serious cameras, leaving the fun for phone cameras. I have 5 compact cameras, but I never shoot them. Only for collection. I shoot only SLR.

If you reed the forums (like people did 10 yeas ago) or know a Olympus fan, they will tell you, the MJU II that is Assembled in Hong Kong or Japan is much more quality built then the ones that say Assembled or Made in China, it´s written on the bottom of the camera. They are qualitywise two worlds appart, not worth the money.

Any of the Ricoh R1 Series Cameras would be perfect or anyone. I do have a MJUII it's become my party camera - where I can just throw it at someone to be my photographer during the night at it will just work; it has taken many drops, used it in very condition possible but the Price is unreasonable. got it just in time before the price hikes

What about the amazing (original) Olympus XA?

Hi Nico, I contacted that repairman you mentioned to me some time ago but regrettably he did not bother to reply.

Wow, 300 EUR for a Mju?! I had better start looking after them -- until now I used a Mju and a MjuII when they were likely to get knocked around. Now I should be putting them in a bank-vault . . .

Jesus! The cameras on the shelf in the background! Where are you?

Please stop calling it "em-jew". It's pronounced "mew"..