Customer Reviews

Olympus Stylus Zoom 115 QD Date 35mm Camera

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Ten years ago my Dad purchased an Olympus All Weather camera for me for my birthday when I was still in college. Prior to that time I had been using a Kodak 110 to capture all of my fishing and backing images. Let's just say it did not fair well with the rain, snow, dirt and pine needles that came it's way. Enter the Olympus...

Having survived almost every imaginable torture my original camera final met its maker when it fell from a cliff in the Cascades. I knew what I had to do; replace it with a Stylus.

As with the original Olympus I used for years, the 115 QD has demonstrated that it can take fantastic pictures in questionable circumstances. Although the camera is very small relative to my large hands, I find it easily manipulated and steadied. It takes near flawless photos. Unlike it's grandparents, the 115 can comfortably fit in one's front pocket and takes virtually no space on camping and fishing trips.

I figure I'll have this camera until it takes a leap of faith, as did my previous camera. Olympus is shooting 100% in my book.

I did a great deal of research before purchasing this camera and I've determined that this little Olympus is a great value for the money. My favorite features? Well, aside from the cool telescoping zoom lens that makes a hi-tech "whirring" sound...the size is perfect (not too big; not too small), film is easy to load, digital read-outs are simple to set and easy to read, buttons are easy to manipulate (for those of us with nails), operation is intuitive and prints are rich and sharp. Anyone can take great pictures with this camera (I've already snapped off 20+ rolls) and enlargements are crisp and true to the original. I'm thrilled with my Olympus and heartily recommend it for anyone seeking a camera with a very good zoom range (35-115), highly-rated lens and elegant, yet sturdy styling. Everyone needs a robo-cam in their camera collection. :-)

I took the olympus stylus zoom on my backpacktravels thru africa, australia etc etc. Hence it took a lot of bumping and hassling. It even rolled down more than 300 yards of a sand (!) dune in Namibia. And it still didnt suffer. Still the same super quality of pictures. I took good nature shots, the zoom even allowed for some good wildlife ones. And with that superb picture quality its not as big as a mirrorreflex. No big clumpsy camerabags to handle. Excellent.

Highly recommended.

The most important thing about a good camera is the lens. Olympus use glass lenses rather than the cheaper plastic lenses. This means that you can't beat an Olmpus for picture clarity!

This camera has made an Olympus loyalist out of me. It takes excellent pictures in the hands of a novice - nearly all of my pictures from my summer trip turned out perfectly, even the ones taken on the spur of the moment. The camera is small and stylish, without being too small or feeling flimsy. It is also tremedously durable. Mine has already survived being dropped twice and fully flooded with water without a hitch. A great camera for a casual photographer. Highly recommended.

This is an awesome camera to purchase. I always had good experiences with this camera. Doesn't use up much battery power. I could use 8 rolls with batteries. Very good features. Highly recommended

The Olympus Stylus Zoom 115 QD is wonderful. After deciding I didn't want to take all my SLR equipment on my cruise I bought this camera only one day before leaving. The first roll of film I had developed on the ship to see if I was using the camera correctly. All 24 pictures turned out beautifully, at night, in the rain, inside, and outside. I ended up taking 10 rolls of film on vacation and this camera gave me the freedom I never had with my SLR. The camera has nice styling and is small enough to fit almost anywhere (even in my formal evening purse). Since coming back from vacation I have taken many rolls of film and I am still as impressed. Try it! I don't think that you will be disappointed.

I have used this king camera for four months. At the first time I hold it. I thought it is really a cool camera. The appearance is like streamline, and with the golden color. It looks really great. After I used it, I found it is very convient to get a perfect picture with it, nomatter how bad the weather is. Of course, you cannot use it in the storm. :-) But there is a little problem. I don't know whether it is only my camera's problem. That is when you print the date on the picture, the date and time will not be shown on your pictures very clearly. So that is the reason I give this product 4 stars, but not 5 stars. Anyway, I think it is a good choice for this model. And I have already recommended it to my friends. Some of them also bought it and all of them thought this type of camera is not bad.

I travel a lot to places where i want to take pictures and its perfect for it!! when i was in darkly lite churches the pitcures came out perfectly, not bluryness and i could actually see!! the zoom is great, and it allows me to take pictures of everything. i wish it had panaramic but other than that its a great camera and so lightweight, i recommend it to anyone.

I bought a refurb. The camera has all the features including auto load, rewind. It uses Lithium batteries and I am now shooting the 5'th roll without any problems. The picture quality is very good. The zoom is not very effective at long distances and needs careful handling to prevent shake for good pics. The flash is effective under normal distances of 10-12 feet. The camera is robust and all weather as stated. A very good deal for its price.
Buy by all means.