*Before you ask:* -*What film were you shooting in the Mju?:* Portra 400 -*"Have you ever heard of a smartphone?":* Obviously. Some people prefer the experience of shooting film and its aesthetic qualities. -*"Where does one buy a Mju?":* eBay! -*"Is the Mju the same camera as the Infinity Stylus?":* Yes *Side Note* -You can get more of that _disposable_ look out of the Mju by using a more consumer film stock like Kodak Gold 200, which is in the same line as the Gold 800 that comes pre-loaded into a disposable. Portra is a professional film stock that renders truer colors, better skin tones, and higher dynamic range. Thanks for watching!
Is there a particular lut you used to color grade the video? If so I have two questions: 1 ) Do the frames showcasing the photographs you took have the lut applied to them as well, or are they faithful (as much as a scan in sRGB/Rec709 gamut space can be) to the developed film? 2 ) What lut did you use to color grade the video? I like the look.
@@LaylaVaughan Thanks, Brandon. I use a custom LUT & preset that I made to grade my videos. Neither the LUT nor any other adjustments are applied to the images in the video-making process. They should appear to me the same as they appear to you (display calibration pending).
The disposable camera has a certain look that some people like: soft edges, muted colors and no hdr. I prefer the mju as it can achieve both depending on the film you use, and I like the sharpness of that lens!
@Tilstone I have some Kodak Ultra 400 (not Ultra Max) expired in 2004 shot at iso 200, the colors are faded, it kind of resembles a cheap camera. I never tried but I heard that +1EV on Portra iso 160 gets some lower saturation colors.
@Tilstone i don't have the mju but i shoot on an old vivitar point and shoot (450PZ ZOOM). I get a similarly soft and hazy/muted look by using fuji c200.
@@goodsmellingpieceofshit6885 totally want to know because I don't want to use disposable cameras because it seems like... eco unfriendly, and also is annoying to go find or whatever when you realize you want to take pics sometime, but I realllly love the look way more
Since my old phone’s storage filled up a year or two ago, I started carrying my parents’ old Nikon point and shoot around to capture interesting scenes and moments. Now I do quite a lot of analogue photography, and it’s a fun and satisfying hobby.
I watched the whole video thinking "i've seen this camera before..." just to realize that i had it sitting on the other side of the room on my bookshelf. This video has made me want to go out and buy some film to start using it. My parents found it when they were hired to clean out a house that the owners abandoned for almost no reason. So i basically got the Mju for free and a Pentax ME Ultra.
i love how high quality the mju (and melt point and shoots) are, but i think there’s something charming about the low quality and fuzziness of a disposable camera once in a while
When I was 18, a friend randomly said to me, "Hey, I know you're not gonna care, but I really just want to talk about this film camera thing I've been getting into." He was right, I did not think I would care. But as he kept talking about film and his point and shoot he had just gotten, I was VERY interested. I did some research and ended up getting the mju ii afterward. It is similar to just the plain mju. I have shot thousands of film photos now, and nothing has ever come close to what the mju ii did for me. I now have a really nice Contax T2 and I still miss my mju ii. All this being said, I just want people to know this camera is so so good. I have captured some of the happiest moments of my life on it and they came out so amazing.
I feel that man. The photos are beautifully imperfect and nostalgic in their own right. A camera doesn't have to be expensive or complex to make beautiful images worth cherishing. Thanks for sharing.
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Not only is the information that you present in this video extremely valuable but the scenery and your way of filming is so so soothing. Thank you so much for being original and delivering such high quality content!
I bought a Mju in 1992 and used it a lot. It got so beat up but with high end Kodak film (I think in the early 90's I used Ektar Gold or something, wasn't the standard Kodak 200)...man I got some fabulous blue skies when I did a west coast tour of the USA in 93. I remember taking it into a camera shop to get a new battery fitted and apologised to the camera guy about how beat up and scratched it was (not the lens). He laughed and said that it was really great to see a camera that had been used and loved so much. He said he got so many cameras in that still had the roll of film they were sold with! In the end it died and I replaced it with the Mju II in 2002. Didn't like it as much as the Mju but it still worked a treat. I think I only put maybe 8-10 rolls through it before I went digital. It then sat in a cupboard till about three years ago when I was about to throw it away and then decided to look on Ebay. Wow! I sold it for over £140! I think they go for over £200 now.
haha actually in the extended version of that clip I said "is that a Contax t2 in your pocket or are you just happy to see me" but the dork factor was just a bit to high
The disposable is like playing n64, there's nostalgia in how it looks. The mju is like playing the HD remaster, sure it looks better but you lose some of the magic. I guess the softness of the disposable camera kind of makes you consider the whole frame more instead of just looking at the most sharp or in focus subjects. if you gain no extra detail from staring at a single bit of the photo then you naturally just kind of take it all in at once instead.
When I was studying industrial design in the 90s, the Mju was *the* camera to have - it’s a real design classic. They still look great today. Glad you’re enjoying using yours!
I felt like I was watching a professionally edited video about the Mju from Vox or something 🤧 you deserve much more subscribers than you currently have 💕
I hand a Mju II. What a fantastic camera! I used to take it with me everywhere. It was a truly pocketable camera with a high quality lens. I could use it with Ilford Delta 3200 at night with good results. During daylight, I preferred to carry around a Canonet, or lately my Nikon FM3a. Anyway, it was a gooooood camera!
Thanks for this video. It made me smile. The spontaneity of film cameras like the Mju (and Mju II) is superior when you want to capture a moment. Even the best digital cameras need a few seconds to power up.
These were great cameras. I’m a professional photographer and own lots of excellent pro cameras from 35mm up through medium format and up to 8x10 before converting to digital but I never went anywhere without a one of these great little cameras for quick snaps.
paul Hicks - Same here. Back around 1981 I had an Olympus XA2 (with detachable flash) as my stow and go camera. Although it wasn't automatic, I still got great shots with it. I still have it (packed away somewhere).
It always gets me when I see these videos. I bought one of these new to go on motorbike rallies back in the day. A few months ago I found it again languishing in a box somewhere and loaded it up again. Great fun, take it anywhere, good for street and travel photography.
This was my moms go to camera in her bag when we were kids. She was big into scrap booking and took pictures of us every chance she got with her point and shoot. I vividly remember that sliding cover and the day it broke. My mom was so so bummed. Dad finally got to upgrade to the digital camcorder he wanted to, if only we knew…
My childhood was captured on this camera and my was mom actually using it until about 2008 or so when she switched to digital. It's so nice to see this camera again and also someone who loves it dearly. Thank you for this video!
Am I the only one who mostly preferred the disposable with the softer focus and more pleasing (even if less accurate) colors/tones? I'd like to see a comparison between the two using the same film in the Olympus.
Kodak disposable cameras use 800 speed Gold, which is not available for consumer purchase. However you could very easily put a $6 roll of Gold 200 in the Mju.
@@Codacolor To my knowledge, a disposable camera contains a roll of film just like any ordinary roll of film. So if you cracked open a disposable camera inside a dark bag, you could retrieve the unexposed Kodak 800 speed gold film and rewind it slightly so you could use it in the Olympus. Just a thought. EDIT I don't think the disposable camera roll would have DX codes on it though, so you would have to stick aluminum foil to the roll to make that work. There's charts online.
@@Codacolor That's easy to fix. Like I said, pieces of aluminum foil in the correct pattern will work as the DX code. All it's doing is making electrical contact. Something you could experiment with if you're energetic.
@@vhfgamer I'm quite familiar with DX code hacking. And the thought has crossed my mind before. I could certainly explore it in a future video, but it would pretty much be only to demonstrate to the disposable lovers the comments that the mju indeed outperforms the disposable in pretty much every instance that isn't the backlit scenes in this video. I have plenty of other videos that I feel more called to make though so if I did do it, it probably wouldn't be for quite some time.
Thank you for reminding me that I have one of these, it's a later model but I remember how easy it was to use when I was young. I've dug it back out to use it again, and discovered that there is CURRENTLY a roll of film inside. I'm very excited!
My mum would always give me and my brother a disposable camera when we would go camping so I have plenty of memories captured on the good old disposable camera but a lot of the time it would be mostly of the first day since we didn't know how there was limited use
I bought this camera in a charity shop for a few quid some years ago, not knowing anything about it. Since I got out of my film photography phase/addiction years ago, it's my main film camera. I love how portable and ergonomic it is. It's so comfortable to use, as well, and it feels well-made.
If you love the Mju I'd highly recommend giving its precursor a try, the Olympus XA, an amazing little P+S Rangefinder camera. Or, if you fancy giving its digital cousin a go, ignore the Mju Digital range and try a Mju Mini (called the Stylus Verve Digital in the States) a great little point and shoot piece of fun.
I admire your enthusiasm. I spent six years in Iran covering a huge seismic survey and created dialogue. The only camera I used was the Mju, as you have successfully demonstrated. It was so good that it was stolen right out of my car! Thank you from Oslo.
I haven't bought a disposable camera in probably at least 4 years. I just use an Olympus OM-10 and it is small enough to just carry over my shoulder and also it works in full manual mode as well as automatic. It is also not a very expensive SLR camera.
Does it have full manual. I had an OM-10 and I am fairly sure it doesn't have manual shutter speed, its automatic isn't it? The apeture I am fairly sure is always manual as is the focus. You are right though its not expensive. My one has a fault where its not exposing the film properly something to do with the winding we think. When working it is decent though , not cheap when compared to a minolta dynax though.
The exposure and the focus is manual but the shutter speed can be automatic. If you have the manual adapter the Olympus OM-10 can be a fully manual camera. Is the film winding or is it jammed? got my first OM-10 for £40.00 in an antique shop where they also had a Kodak Brownie No1 which takes 127 film. I got my other OM-10 from someone who lives on the same road as me.
@@autisticrebel1253 well the shutter fires and the film appears to wind. One roll it jammed and tore the film up. Another the film when re wound up was blank
I still have one of those Olympus Mju cameras in a drawer somewhere. Back in the day, it went with me everywhere. It took some of the best pics I have ever taken.
I bought my Mju (Stylus) in the early 2000s, when I was working as the photo editor at a newspaper and wasn't shooting professionally as much. A lot of pros used it as a camera for taking notes for locations and such, and it had a great reputation for taking great shots every time. It was worth every cent - I loved using it, took it everywhere, and it was probably the reason I became an Olympus (4/3) user when I returned to shooting a few years later.
I bought one of these new back in the 90’s, still hav it somewhere, it always gave cracking photos and had quite a following. Many photographers would have one in their pocket where they couldn’t or didn’t want their SLR. I must dig it out again.
Love Olympus pocket film cameras! My Dad used to have one and the photos taken on them are tack sharp! The glass coated lens produces superior images compared to the plastic lens on the disposable.
My grandma gave me one of these right before the pandemic. I've been using it the same exact way since. It's led me to start (attempting) to develop my own film.
Nice Video and awesome photographs. After trying out some different analog cameras i really like to take the olympus mju with me, cause it is so simple to use. The best is that i got it in absolute mint condition for 10 Euros at a flea market from an old man, who didnt knew how much this cam is actually worth. Great Cam! 📸
Just found this camera from my grandfather at my parent’s house. I already shot a film with his old leicaflex sl2. I love the mechanics, but it just isn’t as practical for everyday use. I hope this will do it. Great video by the way! Loved the comparison
I love my Mju 1. Always correct exposure, focus. And the pictures turn out sharp, contrasty with a little vignetting just like I want it. Also feels good in the hands 😄👌🏻 the perfect point & shoot!
Idk I can’t agree with the idea that the Mju is “better” than the disposable. From the comparisons, the Mju definitely had higher quality photos, but because of that it also gives a very different vibe than a disposable. There’s something about the kind of image disposable cameras create that gives off a very specific “this was shot on a disposable camera” vibe that I think has a definite place in setting a tone. It’s kind of like those really awful guitar tones from the 60s that for some reason just… work
I agree, but I suppose different poeple buy disposables for different reasons. Personally I like the nostalgia seeing disposables brings. Although, technically, I don't use disposables anymore either, I use a Kodak M38, but it's literally a reusable "disposable", which doesn't make sense when you say it, but it makes sense if you own one, and the reason I say that is beacuse it is the same build and functionaly, or should I say lack of, as a normal Kodak disposable, except you can change the film. But it really just depends on what you want. Point & shoots are great for better pictures and over all purpose. Disposables are great for photos you want a nosalgic vibe in and memories. It's really more Functionality Vs. Aesthetic at the end of the day.
But at the end of the day I would rather just take both my Kodak M38, and my Polaroid PZ1800 lol. Both are pocket sized enough to fit in both my pockets with room left over.
This video came out of nowhere on my recommended videos and i am eternally thankful for this. I usually just shoot photos on my phone, and it will in all likeliness still stay my primary means of photography for the sheer convenience, but this has re-sparked my interest in film photo, as the monetary cost and complexity of most decent film cameras is overwhelming Thank you
Before my dad got his Sony DSC-P2, this was my grandfather's point and shoot that the whole family relied on for pictures of our family events. It was very practical because of the wide lens and storage cover - he couldn't cut people's heads out of the picture or smash the lens when it was in his pocket.
I just started talking photos with film cameras and I just bought a couple of filmcameras such as the mju 1 and a Canon prima super 28 at a flea market for 15 euros. When I searched online for these, I saw that they are very expensive up to 200 euros for the olypis one. So u just need to buy some films and my journey begins :)
I've been binge watching a few of your videos today having seen you appear on recommendations! thank you for your content its so good! and has a great relaxed feel about it! The first 15 seconds of this video is so jokes!
I still have my Olympus Stylist. It was my go to camera for taking photos at the San Diego Comic Con back in the 90's. Since my son is taking photography in high school, I have it to him.
Love this video, im not sure if im alone in this or not but the disposable camera kinda looks good😅 it looks more film like compared to the olympus which looks more like a modern camera with film simulation
I think that comes down to the film stock used. The mju would probably look a bit more vintage film like if I had used gold, which is the same breed of stock in the disposable.
This was such a great video!! I've been wanting to own a film camera for quite a long time but now it's gotten so expensive from the camera to the film to the lab processing :( Anyway i found the old Yashica camera that my family used in the 90s so I'm gonna try out with that first and see how my analog photography experience goes before i invest some real cash into a nice old film camera like this one ! Hope to see more of such videos :)
i like the Kodak. it just looks like a picture that is made a long time ago. it makes me feel nostalic. or early smartphone camera's when they used to suck at being detailed, but it simply makes you happy that it captures what you want to get.
I still have my Olympus mju camera somewhere, I must dig it out and make a video about it I bought it new around 30 years ago for a fishing trip in France, I remember how impressed I was with the photographs.👍😎 EDIT- what surprised me even more is how much these cameras are going for now! 😯⚠️
@@flyinghigh2000 Still really good cameras that have lasted well, so shows what a good design and build quality they are. Mone still takes impressive photos for absolutely no effort, just point and click, stunning images everytime!
Love my Mju. Got mine before you were born, most likely. Purchased it right before an 8 week backpack trip to Europe in 1992, and shot 15 rolls. Still have it with my “collectables”. Might take it for a spin, along with my Olympus M5 mkII, just for kicks. Thanks for the refresh!
The disposable shots didn't look bad, actually. I like that they show more detail in the shaded areas of a scene, while the shots on the Mju are too contrasty. Perhaps the film used has something to do with this as well? Whatever the case may be, making the shadow areas darker almost always looks worse, while showing a little more light and detail there looks better.
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Tbh I prefer the colors and fade of the disposable. It creates a more of a nostalgic feel which is what I love most when it comes to these kinds of pictures
The Mju is no doubt sharper but a lot of the photos looked under exposed vs the disposable. In fact, going back and freezing the video, I think the dynamic range on the disposable actually seems better (might be the type of color negative used). Is there a way to exposure compensate on it? Or maybe other strategies for dialing in exposure?
@@69mr-moon69 people like the low-fi ness and the lens imperfections of the disposable cams. the Mju almost comes close but a disposable is till the best way to get that “low fi disposable” look
@@69mr-moon69 I feel that the mju is in an uncanny valley where its close to looking like a modern digital point and shoot while not quite. It feels like it lacks originality and if you really wanted convenience and simplicity, you could just get a simple digital camera and it would give you much better image quality and make it easier to share. But if you want to shoot on film then either get something that will give you the film vibe or a high end film camera. That is just my opinion.
@@sohrabhamza3805 it definitely does not feel digital. You might consider that it doesn't lean as much on the 'film aesthetic' like a lot of the muted, fairly ugly instagram pics that appear under the #35mm hashtag because the colours are arguably truer. But the softness and warmth that you only get via film is there.
preferred the disposable's colors and contrast in every comparison shot. C41 needs a little overexposure, especially in hard lighting like that. i think you just sold me on disposables (versus DX only compacts)
My mom had one of these when I was a kid! I remembering messing around with the lens cover all the time ahah, I totally need to go look in the attic later and see if I can find it again!
Big caution tho: used my MJU-II like a disposable for about a year and then it broke. Almost impossible to fix. Super sad cos that camera is worth like $600 now.
Yes I have two of them. They are great cameras but old now and the plastic shells on mine are starting to become brittle. The battery compartment completely snapped on one of mine just from me touching it. Luckily I bought mine well before they were so expensive but these are not long-term cameras or cameras that can withstand regular use. I'm afraid to use mine now because they are going to break.
I worked at a photofinishing chain. There were at least 8 employees, spread through 4 location, that also owned the Stylus. If you can find one, pick up the LT-1 which was the "premium" version of the Myu.
The mju was alright, bought it as present for wifey back in the day, BUT was a little disappointed by the picture quality of the zoom lens ( might have been a olympus zoom variant not shown) and also the relatively short battery life! The Olympus XA2 of the 80s i owned had way better optics and was even smaller than the mju and battery never needed a change. So if you're into retro film cams, get the awesome Olympus XA2 its sharpness is as good as its big SLR contemporaries.
Disposable is like looking at photos we have in our memory box or how we remember how this photos looked back then and the Mju is like looking at old magazine photos that have better quality. Yet our brain tends to prefer the more familiar home photobook aesthetics.
Do you add any contrast to photos in post? I’m debating between mju ii and mju i, but if the first looks like this then I’ll look no further! Great video btw!
Thank you, Luis! I did not add any contrast but I did take a bit out. I too contemplated the Mju II but I'm happy to say I feel no regrets with my Mju 1 and would recommend it wholeheartedly.
As a former Stylus mju user, I can say you made an excellent choice. Next to the Yashica T4, the Stylus and Stylus Epic were the compact cameras that all the photo magazines raved about. They were one of the only compact cameras I would even consider using with slide film. In the last days before the film market began to collapse, Kodak released a line of disposable cameras that they claimed had actual glass lenses. Unfortunately, given their image quality, I can only assume the glass was taken from the bottom of a Coke bottle. You would think that Kodak would have realized that just having a glass lens isn't enough; it needs to be a quality glass lens...
This is the first of your videos I've seen, and I love your chill demeanour, subtle styling and you hav e agreat eye for a landscape - talk about goals!!
Reminds me of my old Olympus XA but of course the XA was rangefinder rather than autofocus. For over 20 years I took my XA almost everywhere I went either in my pocket, glove compartment or briefcase. At work when they were working on our 22L V12 diesel backup generator I was the only person with a camera to document the process. It finally took one to many knocks and stopped working. By the time my XA gave up the ghost I already had one of the first 2MB Canon Elphs so it kinda' took over the XA's duties.
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*Before you ask:*
-*What film were you shooting in the Mju?:* Portra 400
-*"Have you ever heard of a smartphone?":* Obviously. Some people prefer the experience of shooting film and its aesthetic qualities.
-*"Where does one buy a Mju?":* eBay!
-*"Is the Mju the same camera as the Infinity Stylus?":* Yes
*Side Note*
-You can get more of that _disposable_ look out of the Mju by using a more consumer film stock like Kodak Gold 200, which is in the same line as the Gold 800 that comes pre-loaded into a disposable. Portra is a professional film stock that renders truer colors, better skin tones, and higher dynamic range.
Thanks for watching!
Did you shoot half box speed or no?
@felice felix I know. Did you hack the DX code?
@@wildfernweddings4187 All images were shot at box speed. Planning on making a video on DX code hacking in the future!
Is there a particular lut you used to color grade the video? If so I have two questions: 1 ) Do the frames showcasing the photographs you took have the lut applied to them as well, or are they faithful (as much as a scan in sRGB/Rec709 gamut space can be) to the developed film? 2 ) What lut did you use to color grade the video? I like the look.
@@LaylaVaughan Thanks, Brandon. I use a custom LUT & preset that I made to grade my videos. Neither the LUT nor any other adjustments are applied to the images in the video-making process. They should appear to me the same as they appear to you (display calibration pending).
The disposable camera has a certain look that some people like: soft edges, muted colors and no hdr.
I prefer the mju as it can achieve both depending on the film you use, and I like the sharpness of that lens!
Totally agree, Marius! The Mju gives you options. The disposable, not so much.
@Tilstone I have some Kodak Ultra 400 (not Ultra Max) expired in 2004 shot at iso 200, the colors are faded, it kind of resembles a cheap camera.
I never tried but I heard that +1EV on Portra iso 160 gets some lower saturation colors.
@Tilstone i don't have the mju but i shoot on an old vivitar point and shoot (450PZ ZOOM). I get a similarly soft and hazy/muted look by using fuji c200.
what film would you have to use to get the effect of a displosable camera?
@@goodsmellingpieceofshit6885 totally want to know because I don't want to use disposable cameras because it seems like... eco unfriendly, and also is annoying to go find or whatever when you realize you want to take pics sometime, but I realllly love the look way more
I actually prefer the look of a dissposable but having reloadable camera is what makes want to have a more solid automatic.
Same. The disposable's photos feel like memories...if that makes any sense.
@@mangobodybutter I TOTALLY GET U SM!
But all the useless plastic
that's why i was searching,
digital disposable cam 😭
@@thespxce lomography has a reloadable plastic film camera! It’s amazing!
Since my old phone’s storage filled up a year or two ago, I started carrying my parents’ old Nikon point and shoot around to capture interesting scenes and moments. Now I do quite a lot of analogue photography, and it’s a fun and satisfying hobby.
Phones are nice but personally, I will always prefer an actual camera.
Clean the store.
@@Codacolor phones are just practical, cameras will always be better for high quality photos, and analog cameras for that vintage feeling
why not move things ...off of your phone to a drive?
@@NotesNNotes besides the point. It's not about the convenience, it's about bringing back life to old tech
I watched the whole video thinking "i've seen this camera before..." just to realize that i had it sitting on the other side of the room on my bookshelf. This video has made me want to go out and buy some film to start using it.
My parents found it when they were hired to clean out a house that the owners abandoned for almost no reason. So i basically got the Mju for free and a Pentax ME Ultra.
That sounds like a sign to me! Stoked for you. Have some fun with it!
That's so cool
I used to upsell people on these when they came into the camera shop looking for a simple point-and-shoot.
@@Codacolor I’ve got myself some fujifulm 400 film and I’ve started shooting it I’m excited to use it for this christmas.
That O commercial is an absolute fever dream
The disposable actually exceeded my expectations. Not bad at all.
i love how high quality the mju (and melt point and shoots) are, but i think there’s something charming about the low quality and fuzziness of a disposable camera once in a while
When I was 18, a friend randomly said to me, "Hey, I know you're not gonna care, but I really just want to talk about this film camera thing I've been getting into." He was right, I did not think I would care. But as he kept talking about film and his point and shoot he had just gotten, I was VERY interested. I did some research and ended up getting the mju ii afterward. It is similar to just the plain mju. I have shot thousands of film photos now, and nothing has ever come close to what the mju ii did for me. I now have a really nice Contax T2 and I still miss my mju ii. All this being said, I just want people to know this camera is so so good. I have captured some of the happiest moments of my life on it and they came out so amazing.
I feel that man. The photos are beautifully imperfect and nostalgic in their own right. A camera doesn't have to be expensive or complex to make beautiful images worth cherishing. Thanks for sharing.
What did he say that really made you get interested into it?
How did you find one for a reasonable price?
This is so well put together. :] great video
Hey there Paint! Love your videos from way back!
We have broken God's law and are under God's righteous anger and wrath, but God in His love sent His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to live the righteous life that we couldn't live and to die in our place to take the wrath that was reserved for us. He rose from the grave on the third day, declaring that His death and righteous life is sufficient to pay the price for our crimes.
We must now, repent and trust in Christ and His perfect work to save us from wrath.
God then clothes us in His Son's rightousness imputed to us and forgives us of all sin, by grace alone through faith alone.
The gift of eternal life.
Thanks! God bless my friend.
@@rafasaintos LMAO
Thanks so much dude!!
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Not only is the information that you present in this video extremely valuable but the scenery and your way of filming is so so soothing. Thank you so much for being original and delivering such high quality content!
No, thank you for watching and your kind comment!
I bought a Mju in 1992 and used it a lot. It got so beat up but with high end Kodak film (I think in the early 90's I used Ektar Gold or something, wasn't the standard Kodak 200)...man I got some fabulous blue skies when I did a west coast tour of the USA in 93. I remember taking it into a camera shop to get a new battery fitted and apologised to the camera guy about how beat up and scratched it was (not the lens). He laughed and said that it was really great to see a camera that had been used and loved so much. He said he got so many cameras in that still had the roll of film they were sold with! In the end it died and I replaced it with the Mju II in 2002. Didn't like it as much as the Mju but it still worked a treat. I think I only put maybe 8-10 rolls through it before I went digital. It then sat in a cupboard till about three years ago when I was about to throw it away and then decided to look on Ebay. Wow! I sold it for over £140! I think they go for over £200 now.
I love a good story about a well loved camera. thank you for sharing Jason!
Is that a Mju in your pocket or you just happy to see me? hahaha.
haha actually in the extended version of that clip I said "is that a Contax t2 in your pocket or are you just happy to see me" but the dork factor was just a bit to high
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The disposable is like playing n64, there's nostalgia in how it looks. The mju is like playing the HD remaster, sure it looks better but you lose some of the magic. I guess the softness of the disposable camera kind of makes you consider the whole frame more instead of just looking at the most sharp or in focus subjects. if you gain no extra detail from staring at a single bit of the photo then you naturally just kind of take it all in at once instead.
This x1000! I wonder if the disposable is better because it looks more like a memory. I preferred the disposable in pretty much every shot.
When I was studying industrial design in the 90s, the Mju was *the* camera to have - it’s a real design classic. They still look great today. Glad you’re enjoying using yours!
I felt like I was watching a professionally edited video about the Mju from Vox or something 🤧 you deserve much more subscribers than you currently have 💕
Wow, thank you! Their stuff is immaculate so that's quite the compliment. Really appreciate that!
I looked at this comment and thought ‘’yeah maybe he only has 800k to 1,5mil’’ but…no….you do deserve much more wow
I hand a Mju II. What a fantastic camera! I used to take it with me everywhere. It was a truly pocketable camera with a high quality lens. I could use it with Ilford Delta 3200 at night with good results. During daylight, I preferred to carry around a Canonet, or lately my Nikon FM3a. Anyway, it was a gooooood camera!
Thanks for this video. It made me smile. The spontaneity of film cameras like the Mju (and Mju II) is superior when you want to capture a moment. Even the best digital cameras need a few seconds to power up.
I couldn't agree more David. Thank you for your comment!
Few seconds?? Haha lol
@@hundredfireify I have a Sony a7 (while its specs are like 7 years old, it's still relevant?) and it takes around 2 secs to power up.
These were great cameras. I’m a professional photographer and own lots of excellent pro cameras from 35mm up through medium format and up to 8x10 before converting to digital but I never went anywhere without a one of these great little cameras for quick snaps.
They're absolutely perfect for that!
paul Hicks - Same here. Back around 1981 I had an Olympus XA2 (with detachable flash) as my stow and go camera. Although it wasn't automatic, I still got great shots with it. I still have it (packed away somewhere).
i was sold into the idea after 4 minutes, then you started showing comparison shots and i like much more the disposable look and feel of the pictures.
Look is quite dependent on the film stock. Try shooting something like Gold 200. Might be more your flavor!
You just brought back the love to film cameras, that i use to have when i was a teen
thank you.
It always gets me when I see these videos. I bought one of these new to go on motorbike rallies back in the day. A few months ago I found it again languishing in a box somewhere and loaded it up again. Great fun, take it anywhere, good for street and travel photography.
Couldn't agree more. Just because they're outdated doesn't make them less valuable!
Clearly the Mju is better, i just got one myself. But theres something magical about the softness and haziness you get with the disposable.
This was my moms go to camera in her bag when we were kids. She was big into scrap booking and took pictures of us every chance she got with her point and shoot. I vividly remember that sliding cover and the day it broke. My mom was so so bummed. Dad finally got to upgrade to the digital camcorder he wanted to, if only we knew…
WOW!
I expected you to have like 100k+ subs. Exceptional quality of footage.
Thank you Mr Dank. It's a honor to receive your stamp of approval!
i was going to comment that! keep up with the work, buddy! ur channel is gonna grow, believe me
My childhood was captured on this camera and my was mom actually using it until about 2008 or so when she switched to digital.
It's so nice to see this camera again and also someone who loves it dearly. Thank you for this video!
Am I the only one who mostly preferred the disposable with the softer focus and more pleasing (even if less accurate) colors/tones? I'd like to see a comparison between the two using the same film in the Olympus.
Kodak disposable cameras use 800 speed Gold, which is not available for consumer purchase. However you could very easily put a $6 roll of Gold 200 in the Mju.
@@Codacolor To my knowledge, a disposable camera contains a roll of film just like any ordinary roll of film. So if you cracked open a disposable camera inside a dark bag, you could retrieve the unexposed Kodak 800 speed gold film and rewind it slightly so you could use it in the Olympus.
Just a thought.
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I don't think the disposable camera roll would have DX codes on it though, so you would have to stick aluminum foil to the roll to make that work. There's charts online.
@@vhfgamer Correct. I have harvested the film from them before. It is a great stock but does not have a DX code. I have only ever shot it in an SLR.
@@Codacolor That's easy to fix. Like I said, pieces of aluminum foil in the correct pattern will work as the DX code. All it's doing is making electrical contact.
Something you could experiment with if you're energetic.
@@vhfgamer I'm quite familiar with DX code hacking. And the thought has crossed my mind before. I could certainly explore it in a future video, but it would pretty much be only to demonstrate to the disposable lovers the comments that the mju indeed outperforms the disposable in pretty much every instance that isn't the backlit scenes in this video. I have plenty of other videos that I feel more called to make though so if I did do it, it probably wouldn't be for quite some time.
This was my first non-disposable camera as a kid. Loved it !
Thank you for reminding me that I have one of these, it's a later model but I remember how easy it was to use when I was young. I've dug it back out to use it again, and discovered that there is CURRENTLY a roll of film inside. I'm very excited!
What a pleasant surprise. Stoked for you!!
My mum would always give me and my brother a disposable camera when we would go camping so I have plenty of memories captured on the good old disposable camera but a lot of the time it would be mostly of the first day since we didn't know how there was limited use
I bought this camera in a charity shop for a few quid some years ago, not knowing anything about it. Since I got out of my film photography phase/addiction years ago, it's my main film camera. I love how portable and ergonomic it is. It's so comfortable to use, as well, and it feels well-made.
Exactly the type of comparaison I needed to make a decision on getting an Olympus and quitting disposable cameras. Thanks !
If you love the Mju I'd highly recommend giving its precursor a try, the Olympus XA, an amazing little P+S Rangefinder camera. Or, if you fancy giving its digital cousin a go, ignore the Mju Digital range and try a Mju Mini (called the Stylus Verve Digital in the States) a great little point and shoot piece of fun.
Do you have any preference in the XA range? i see there's several available
I admire your enthusiasm. I spent six years in Iran covering a huge seismic survey and created dialogue. The only camera I used was the Mju, as you have successfully demonstrated. It was so good that it was stolen right out of my car! Thank you from Oslo.
That's epic. Not the theft, obviously. Sounds like the most robust use of a Mju ever.
I haven't bought a disposable camera in probably at least 4 years. I just use an Olympus OM-10 and it is small enough to just carry over my shoulder and also it works in full manual mode as well as automatic. It is also not a very expensive SLR camera.
Does it have full manual. I had an OM-10 and I am fairly sure it doesn't have manual shutter speed, its automatic isn't it? The apeture I am fairly sure is always manual as is the focus. You are right though its not expensive. My one has a fault where its not exposing the film properly something to do with the winding we think. When working it is decent though , not cheap when compared to a minolta dynax though.
The exposure and the focus is manual but the shutter speed can be automatic. If you have the manual adapter the Olympus OM-10 can be a fully manual camera. Is the film winding or is it jammed? got my first OM-10 for £40.00 in an antique shop where they also had a Kodak Brownie No1 which takes 127 film. I got my other OM-10 from someone who lives on the same road as me.
@@autisticrebel1253 well the shutter fires and the film appears to wind. One roll it jammed and tore the film up. Another the film when re wound up was blank
I still have one of those Olympus Mju cameras in a drawer somewhere. Back in the day, it went with me everywhere. It took some of the best pics I have ever taken.
I bought my Mju (Stylus) in the early 2000s, when I was working as the photo editor at a newspaper and wasn't shooting professionally as much. A lot of pros used it as a camera for taking notes for locations and such, and it had a great reputation for taking great shots every time. It was worth every cent - I loved using it, took it everywhere, and it was probably the reason I became an Olympus (4/3) user when I returned to shooting a few years later.
I had this camera from 1996-2000, it was super futuristic at its time (and in my country Venezuela)... So many good memories.
Great video!
Olympus mju was my favourite camera. It’s small and compact and it had a beautiful design. Back in those days it was always in my pocket!
I bought one of these new back in the 90’s, still hav it somewhere, it always gave cracking photos and had quite a following. Many photographers would have one in their pocket where they couldn’t or didn’t want their SLR. I must dig it out again.
Love Olympus pocket film cameras! My Dad used to have one and the photos taken on them are tack sharp! The glass coated lens produces superior images compared to the plastic lens on the disposable.
My grandma gave me one of these right before the pandemic. I've been using it the same exact way since. It's led me to start (attempting) to develop my own film.
Nice Video and awesome photographs. After trying out some different analog cameras i really like to take the olympus mju with me, cause it is so simple to use. The best is that i got it in absolute mint condition for 10 Euros at a flea market from an old man, who didnt knew how much this cam is actually worth. Great Cam! 📸
Thank you! And what a steal. Jealous, man!
Just found this camera from my grandfather at my parent’s house. I already shot a film with his old leicaflex sl2. I love the mechanics, but it just isn’t as practical for everyday use. I hope this will do it.
Great video by the way! Loved the comparison
I love my Mju 1. Always correct exposure, focus. And the pictures turn out sharp, contrasty with a little vignetting just like I want it. Also feels good in the hands 😄👌🏻 the perfect point & shoot!
Simplicity is bliss!
this was one of my favorite spots in santa bárbara before i moved away and it’s making me so nostalgic seeing you take such pretty pictures
Idk I can’t agree with the idea that the Mju is “better” than the disposable. From the comparisons, the Mju definitely had higher quality photos, but because of that it also gives a very different vibe than a disposable. There’s something about the kind of image disposable cameras create that gives off a very specific “this was shot on a disposable camera” vibe that I think has a definite place in setting a tone. It’s kind of like those really awful guitar tones from the 60s that for some reason just… work
I agree, but I suppose different poeple buy disposables for different reasons. Personally I like the nostalgia seeing disposables brings. Although, technically, I don't use disposables anymore either, I use a Kodak M38, but it's literally a reusable "disposable", which doesn't make sense when you say it, but it makes sense if you own one, and the reason I say that is beacuse it is the same build and functionaly, or should I say lack of, as a normal Kodak disposable, except you can change the film.
But it really just depends on what you want. Point & shoots are great for better pictures and over all purpose. Disposables are great for photos you want a nosalgic vibe in and memories. It's really more Functionality Vs. Aesthetic at the end of the day.
But at the end of the day I would rather just take both my Kodak M38, and my Polaroid PZ1800 lol. Both are pocket sized enough to fit in both my pockets with room left over.
Difference and price is almost astronomical now, so yeah don't really get the comparison.
THIS! took away my words from my mind !! ❤️
he used a more high quality film, but you can replicate the disposable look with a lower, more muted-colors film
This video came out of nowhere on my recommended videos and i am eternally thankful for this. I usually just shoot photos on my phone, and it will in all likeliness still stay my primary means of photography for the sheer convenience, but this has re-sparked my interest in film photo, as the monetary cost and complexity of most decent film cameras is overwhelming
Thank you
Got mine for 5$ at goodwill. I prefer it over my previous Leica. Super solid little camera, great for weddings, portraits, etc
Jealous! Still looking for my first slid thrift store camera come up!
Before my dad got his Sony DSC-P2, this was my grandfather's point and shoot that the whole family relied on for pictures of our family events. It was very practical because of the wide lens and storage cover - he couldn't cut people's heads out of the picture or smash the lens when it was in his pocket.
Awesome Video! I've just ordered some film for my Mju I got recently - Can't wait to get out with it now. 🙌🙌
Excited for you Liam!
I just started talking photos with film cameras and I just bought a couple of filmcameras such as the mju 1 and a Canon prima super 28 at a flea market for 15 euros. When I searched online for these, I saw that they are very expensive up to 200 euros for the olypis one. So u just need to buy some films and my journey begins :)
mju gang! mine goes with me practically everywhere as well
unite! some people say they're overhyped but I think they're just hyped enough. love that thing
i so glad that my brother got me into point n shoot film camera way before the price start going up. now everything is expensive
I've been binge watching a few of your videos today having seen you appear on recommendations! thank you for your content its so good! and has a great relaxed feel about it!
The first 15 seconds of this video is so jokes!
So glad, man! Thank you so much!
The way you’ve graded this video is absolutely gorgeous
Good points. I always found disposable cameras as being SO wasteful
I still have my Olympus Stylist. It was my go to camera for taking photos at the San Diego Comic Con back in the 90's. Since my son is taking photography in high school, I have it to him.
Incredible video! Love the effort you put into it and I appreciate the clarity of the comparisons.
I also own a Mju and I couldn't be happier with it.
Thank you Melih! So glad you liked it. More to come soon!
I picked up a stylus last year for a few bucks and been really interested in old cameras since then! It’s an epic piece of daily kit
Love this video, im not sure if im alone in this or not but the disposable camera kinda looks good😅 it looks more film like compared to the olympus which looks more like a modern camera with film simulation
I think that comes down to the film stock used. The mju would probably look a bit more vintage film like if I had used gold, which is the same breed of stock in the disposable.
Gosh, I owned a Mju when I was an early teenager and I am now over 40 years old.! Thanks for bringing back the memories,
Thank you for watching!
This was such a great video!! I've been wanting to own a film camera for quite a long time but now it's gotten so expensive from the camera to the film to the lab processing :(
Anyway i found the old Yashica camera that my family used in the 90s so I'm gonna try out with that first and see how my analog photography experience goes before i invest some real cash into a nice old film camera like this one !
Hope to see more of such videos :)
Thanks so much! and the best camera is the one that you have. I'm sure you can take some great photos on the good old yashica!
i like the Kodak. it just looks like a picture that is made a long time ago. it makes me feel nostalic.
or early smartphone camera's when they used to suck at being detailed, but it simply makes you happy that it captures what you want to get.
I still have my Olympus mju camera somewhere, I must dig it out and make a video about it
I bought it new around 30 years ago for a fishing trip in France, I remember how impressed I was with the photographs.👍😎
EDIT- what surprised me even more is how much these cameras are going for now! 😯⚠️
I got 3 mju 2 for each of my siblings. The size and design makes it a great purchase at the time
@@flyinghigh2000 Still really good cameras that have lasted well, so shows what a good design and build quality they are.
Mone still takes impressive photos for absolutely no effort, just point and click, stunning images everytime!
My favorite companion in all my trips during the 90s!
I found the MJU/Stylus addictive. Love the shutter button press.
Me too. Perfect half press!
Love my Mju. Got mine before you were born, most likely. Purchased it right before an 8 week backpack trip to Europe in 1992, and shot 15 rolls. Still have it with my “collectables”. Might take it for a spin, along with my Olympus M5 mkII, just for kicks. Thanks for the refresh!
That's amazing. Glad to hear it's still kicking!
The disposable shots didn't look bad, actually. I like that they show more detail in the shaded areas of a scene, while the shots on the Mju are too contrasty. Perhaps the film used has something to do with this as well? Whatever the case may be, making the shadow areas darker almost always looks worse, while showing a little more light and detail there looks better.
My father bought the olympus around 20+ years and I’m gonna use it finally.
I’m so exited.
looooove
I'm honored
What a fantastic video!
Thank you so much man!
i just stumbled upon ur channel, and can I just say you are soooo awesome?!?!
i dont usually click on the links in the description box but for some reason i was drawn to click on ur website and WOW -- it's BREATHTAKING!
i've never really understood the beauty of photography, on why people go to places/museums just to see a bunch of photos or even purchase some but now I DO!!
i was overcome with emotion after seeing it :')
so thank you so much and I hope you continue what you do!
Wow, I don't know what to say. That's all too kind. I'm so glad. Thank you so much!!
This video was so helpful and aesthetic at the same time!
Thank you for your wonderful feedback Jisu!
Tbh I prefer the colors and fade of the disposable. It creates a more of a nostalgic feel which is what I love most when it comes to these kinds of pictures
I love the mju, i've had more amazing photos with it compared to my AE-1 camera. Quality content bro!
I believe it! It's a powerful little thing. Thanks so much!
Da'hell? Why is the production value so good for this video?
The Mju is no doubt sharper but a lot of the photos looked under exposed vs the disposable. In fact, going back and freezing the video, I think the dynamic range on the disposable actually seems better (might be the type of color negative used). Is there a way to exposure compensate on it? Or maybe other strategies for dialing in exposure?
I used an Olympus Mju for many years. Best film camera I ever used. Film: Ilford XP-1
Amazing video. Love the way you let this video flow and btw the smell test was great lol
Haha thank you! It's the true test of a camera.
I really love the way the image looks, it has a nostalgic vibe to it
Personally, I like the aesthetic of the disposable more than the Mju.
agreed haha
Def different strokes for diff folks. Colours are far more true on the mju, but the flat colours on the disposable can be a nice aesthetic
@@69mr-moon69 people like the low-fi ness and the lens imperfections of the disposable cams. the Mju almost comes close but a disposable is till the best way to get that “low fi disposable” look
@@69mr-moon69 I feel that the mju is in an uncanny valley where its close to looking like a modern digital point and shoot while not quite. It feels like it lacks originality and if you really wanted convenience and simplicity, you could just get a simple digital camera and it would give you much better image quality and make it easier to share. But if you want to shoot on film then either get something that will give you the film vibe or a high end film camera. That is just my opinion.
@@sohrabhamza3805 it definitely does not feel digital. You might consider that it doesn't lean as much on the 'film aesthetic' like a lot of the muted, fairly ugly instagram pics that appear under the #35mm hashtag because the colours are arguably truer. But the softness and warmth that you only get via film is there.
big fan of Olympus miu 1, it has already be part of my life for many years since the first time I immersed the beauty of it's unique sharp tones.
preferred the disposable's colors and contrast in every comparison shot. C41 needs a little overexposure, especially in hard lighting like that. i think you just sold me on disposables (versus DX only compacts)
Thats Kodak ColorPlus - Portra is more neutral. I love ColorPlus - cheap but beautiful colours.
My mom had one of these when I was a kid! I remembering messing around with the lens cover all the time ahah, I totally need to go look in the attic later and see if I can find it again!
Big caution tho: used my MJU-II like a disposable for about a year and then it broke. Almost impossible to fix. Super sad cos that camera is worth like $600 now.
Yes I have two of them. They are great cameras but old now and the plastic shells on mine are starting to become brittle. The battery compartment completely snapped on one of mine just from me touching it. Luckily I bought mine well before they were so expensive but these are not long-term cameras or cameras that can withstand regular use. I'm afraid to use mine now because they are going to break.
I worked at a photofinishing chain. There were at least 8 employees, spread through 4 location, that also owned the Stylus. If you can find one, pick up the LT-1 which was the "premium" version of the Myu.
The mju was alright, bought it as present for wifey back in the day, BUT was a little disappointed by the picture quality of the zoom lens ( might have been a olympus zoom variant not shown) and also the relatively short battery life! The Olympus XA2 of the 80s i owned had way better optics and was even smaller than the mju and battery never needed a change. So if you're into retro film cams, get the awesome Olympus XA2 its sharpness is as good as its big SLR contemporaries.
Disposable is like looking at photos we have in our memory box or how we remember how this photos looked back then and the Mju is like looking at old magazine photos that have better quality. Yet our brain tends to prefer the more familiar home photobook aesthetics.
Do you add any contrast to photos in post? I’m debating between mju ii and mju i, but if the first looks like this then I’ll look no further! Great video btw!
Thank you, Luis! I did not add any contrast but I did take a bit out. I too contemplated the Mju II but I'm happy to say I feel no regrets with my Mju 1 and would recommend it wholeheartedly.
As a former Stylus mju user, I can say you made an excellent choice. Next to the Yashica T4, the Stylus and Stylus Epic were the compact cameras that all the photo magazines raved about. They were one of the only compact cameras I would even consider using with slide film.
In the last days before the film market began to collapse, Kodak released a line of disposable cameras that they claimed had actual glass lenses. Unfortunately, given their image quality, I can only assume the glass was taken from the bottom of a Coke bottle. You would think that Kodak would have realized that just having a glass lens isn't enough; it needs to be a quality glass lens...
how do you get the developed photo's? Online or on 'paper'?
Send 'em to a photo lab for developing and scanning! The one I use is State Film Lab in Louisville KY
This is the first of your videos I've seen, and I love your chill demeanour, subtle styling and you hav e agreat eye for a landscape - talk about goals!!
Reminds me of my old Olympus XA but of course the XA was rangefinder rather than autofocus. For over 20 years I took my XA almost everywhere I went either in my pocket, glove compartment or briefcase. At work when they were working on our 22L V12 diesel backup generator I was the only person with a camera to document the process. It finally took one to many knocks and stopped working. By the time my XA gave up the ghost I already had one of the first 2MB Canon Elphs so it kinda' took over the XA's duties.
Well made..in this era.. a hidden gem of a ...well made..video
Stumbling on this video was the best thing ever. From the way it was shot to the voice over and the way it was edited! you just got a new subscriber! Love your work man!
Thank you, Jose! Really glad you're here!
The olympus gives the photo so much more sophistication!
Just jumping on here again to explode with joy that this video has almost a million views!!!
I've just bought this mju1 for 5€ at a flea market in mint condition. Best deal I have made so far 😁
Great video, greetings from Germany:)
FINALLY! Someone actually reviewed the scent quality!