Olympus Stylus 120

The Olympus Stylus 120 — the mju-III 120 in Europe and Japan — is one of the last and longest-reaching compacts Olympus made, arriving in 2003 with a 38-120mm zoom covering wide-angle through to proper portrait length in a splash-resistant body. Its eleven-point autofocus array and six-mode flash system, including night-scene and red-eye modes, were about as sophisticated as a 35mm compact ever got before digital took over entirely.

Specifications

• Type: 35mm autofocus compact, introduced 2003
• Also sold as: Olympus mju-III 120 (Europe and Japan)
• Lens: 38-120mm zoom, f/5.6 at the wide end and f/12.6 at the tele end, 8 elements in 7 groups
• Focus: 11-point multi-wide passive autofocus with focus lock, 0.6m to infinity
• Exposure: Fully automatic
• Flash modes: Auto, auto with red-eye reduction, night scene, night scene with red-eye reduction, fill-in, and off
• Film speed: ISO 50-3200 via DX coding; non-DX film defaults to ISO 100
• Build: Splash-resistant, not waterproof
• Weight: 205g without battery or film
• Power: 1x 3V CR123A lithium cell

Condition

• Cosmetic: Very good condition, with visible signs of age and use and scratches on the body.
• Functional: The lens has some haze, as shown in the photographs. Everything else is fully functional.

Included

• Olympus Stylus 120 body
• Strap

The important thing here is the lens haze, which is visible in the photographs. On a compact the lens is fixed, so haze cannot be cleaned out the way it can on an interchangeable lens — it will reduce contrast and lift flare, particularly shooting into the light. Some photographers actively like that softened, slightly dreamy look; if you want crisp, contrasty negatives this is not the camera for it. Mechanically everything else works properly, which is why it is priced where it is.