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Canon AE-1 vs Olympus Stylus Epic / mju-II

Every spec below is quoted from the makers' official pages — where a figure isn't published we say so rather than guess. Sizes are drawn at true relative scale from published dimensions, and the bag-fit row is computed against our measured bag catalog.

The 3 biggest published differences

Weight (body): the mju-II leads at 145 g vs the AE-1's 590 g.
Type: AE-1 has 35mm SLR; mju-II has 35mm compact.
Lens mount: AE-1 has Canon FD; mju-II has fixed 35mm f/2.8.

	AE-1 Canon FD	mju-II fixed
Overview
Type	35mm SLR	35mm compact
Format	35mm	35mm
Lens mount	Canon FD	fixed 35mm f/2.8
Released	1976-1984	1997-2002
Film camera
Film format	35mm	35mm
Metering	Shutter-priority TTL CdS metering	Automatic multi-segment exposure tied to autofocus zones, EV 1-17 (no official manufacturer metering-system name published)
Shutter	Electronically controlled, horizontal-travel cloth focal-plane	Programmed electromagnetic lens-shutter (fixed-lens leaf shutter), fully automatic
Shutter speeds	2 to 1/1000 sec plus B	4 sec to 1/1000 sec, paired with aperture f/2.8-f/11 in program AE
Battery	1x 4LR44 / 4SR44 6V	1x 3V lithium CR123A (or DL123A equivalent)
Body & Handling
Dimensions (W×H×D)	141 × 87 × 48 mm	108 × 59 × 35 mm
Weight (body)	590 g	145 g
Weather sealing	—, not published	—, not published
Shutter durability	—, not published	—, not published
Price
Launch price	—, not published	—, not published
Size, to scale
Front view, drawn at the same scale from each maker's published W×H (mm).
Smallest bag that fits
Body	Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 20 V2 Fits body only · View at B&H Photo Video	Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 20 V2 Fits body only · View at B&H Photo Video

Sources

official · AE-1 specifications: Canon Camera Museum (official manufacturer spec page) · accessed 2026-07-10

“141 x 87 x 48 mm, 590 g (Dimensions & Weight)”

official · mju-II specifications: camera-wiki.org specs table, corroborated by Wikipedia infobox (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Stylus_Epic); no official Olympus museum spec page or OCR-readable manual could be reached · accessed 2026-07-10

“108x59x35mm / 135g (without battery) [camera-wiki.org]; Wikipedia infobox: "dimensions = 108 x 59 x 35 mm | weight = 145 g"”

mju-II dimensions carry medium confidence (archived-source caveat on its fit page).

Open in the comparator (add a 3rd/4th body) Bags for the AE-1 Bags for the mju-II Fit checker

Spec values are the manufacturers' published figures, compared factually — we don't rank cameras. Fit verdicts are planning estimates from published interior dimensions, not guarantees. See methodology.

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