Olympus Stylus Epic?

I have two avid back-packing sons. Would this be a good choice?
How is the quality and would get the panoramic version or the standard?

Thanks

 

Styllus is a good choice. Another more obscure choice is the predecessor
Olympus XA. It is a aperture priority rangefinder that allows you greater
control. You can set depth of field, focus and exposures independent of
some "program". For the knowledgable, it is a very popular backpacking
camera. The XA was unfortunately brought on the market just before the
autofocus was introduced, so it never caught on. I have both types of
camera and usually go for the XA.

You might want to run a search on Google to access some of the background
etc on the XA.

The XA is regularly sold on EBay for around $75 give or take.

Good luck.

PSsquare

 

The Stylus Epic has an excellent 35mm f2.8 fixed focal length lens.
I've used one heavily for traveling light or for an any-time camera in
my brief case, etc. A nice feature for camping is that it is also
weather resistant, so light use in the rain doesn't result in trouble.
I found that it can handle a wide range of challenges, but it is a
fully automatic camera. This can be good or exasperating if you need a
manual control that the excellent spot metering/focus doesn't solve.

I still use mine as a safety net, or in rough handling situations
where I don't want to risk something else.

Roger

 

I have the XA2 which is very good for 35mm. Any fixed focal length with
these two cameras will be nice. Try and look into getting maybe a Cannonet
Range finder as well.