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Olympus Stylus Epic / mju-II vs Pentax K1000

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

mju-II fixed
K1000 Pentax K
Overview
Type 35mm compact35mm SLR
Format 35mm35mm
Lens mount fixed 35mm f/2.8Pentax K
Released 1997-20021976-1997
Film camera
Film format 35mm35mm
Metering Automatic multi-segment exposure tied to autofocus zones, EV 1-17 (no official manufacturer metering-system name published)CdS TTL average metering (open-aperture, match-needle)
Shutter Programmed electromagnetic lens-shutter (fixed-lens leaf shutter), fully automaticHorizontal-travel, rubberized silk cloth focal-plane shutter, mechanical
Shutter speeds 4 sec to 1/1000 sec, paired with aperture f/2.8-f/11 in program AEB, 1 sec to 1/1000 sec; flash X-sync 1/60 sec
Battery 1x 3V lithium CR123A (or DL123A equivalent)1x LR44/SR44 1.5V (meter only; camera fires all speeds without battery)
Body & Handling
Dimensions (W×H×D) 108 × 59 × 35 mm143 × 91.4 × 48 mm
Weight (body) 145 g620 g
Weather sealing —, not published—, not published
Shutter durability —, not published—, not published
Price
Launch price —, not published—, not published
Size, to scale
mju-II108×59×35K1000143×91.4×48

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 · 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"”
official · K1000 specifications: Wikipedia (figures consistent with widely-cited manual dimensions; original manual PDFs at butkus.org/cameramanuals.org/ManualsLib are scanned images with no extractable text, and no official Pentax/Ricoh museum spec page could be located) · accessed 2026-07-10
“It is 91.4 millimetres (3.6 inches) tall, 143 mm (5.6 in) wide, and 48 mm (1.9 in) deep, and weighs 620 grams (21.9 ounces).”

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

K1000 dimensions carry medium confidence (archived-source caveat on its fit page).

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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