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[Request] Best Value Digital Camera

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  • #32
    peckerhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,388 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    cormie wrote:
    I'm hoping either peckerhead or unclerosco will reply.
    PM sent...


  • #33
    Subliminal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 896 ✭✭✭Subliminal


    Cormie, tbh im dropping it to 140 to help the deal :D wouldnt go lower, but will throw in 2 new duracell for that! :D


  • #34
    blobert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭blobert


    Hello,

    I think this is a very good deal, I'm going to get one myself probably:

    Its the 5.2-megapixel Fuji A350 for only €133 from these guys:

    http://tinyurl.com/czotb

    Here's a review

    http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/A350/A350A.HTM

    seems pretty good.

    Have a look around the website:
    http://www.technikdirekt.de

    Just heard of them recently, got 2 dvd recorders sent over this week. Cheap and fast delivery. Recommended. :)


  • #35
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,859 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    gah, so many to choose from :confused:

    Ok, well here is the above Fuji and Olympus side by side. Which is better? That page has the Fuji as being more expensive. Blob, is €133 inclusive of delivery do you know?

    Thanks for the help everyone, appreciate it:)


  • #36
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,859 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Hmmm.. them ones on ebay are factory refurbished.. should I be wary? I think I'll just go for the Olympus and get that 256 card for £18.

    Thanks for your suggestion Blobert, but shipping is an extra €22 I think.

    I will mainly be using the camera for close up indoor shots of my work in college if that makes a difference from the spec in the comparison table.

    Subliminal, the one you have is £99 on argos.co.uk which is €145, I also read reviews saying it eats batteries and as Peckerhead said, the Vivitar lenses aren't the best. I wouldn't pay more than €100 for it as I'm kinda set on the Olympus.


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  • #37
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,259 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    You should check out the reviews and sample pics here...

    http://www.steves-digicams.com
    http://www.dpreview.com/

    I'm using a Nikon 3700. Only a 2mp but thats all you need for snaps. Excellent quality photos and has a unlimited 640x480 very good quality movie mode which is one of the reasons I bought it. Sound can be out of snyc but you can edit that. But theres few cameras this cheap with a decent video mode. Most are limited in time or are 320x240 which is too small. Theres is a problem with nikons though, their lense mechanisim are weak so you really need to be careful of the camera getting knocks. Lots of posts on the web about lense failures. Most of their range seem to be afliced with it. With all digital cameras the nikon response time isn't amazing. Better in natural bright light, then indoor at night etc.

    But if was you check out the photos samples of the cameras you are thinking about. Photos can be all good, but each one is a little different to the next. You might prefer one style of image that a specfic camera produces more than the next.

    I liked the natural colours produced by the Nikon and the fact it has a great movie mode. It meant we didn't need to buy a camcorder.


  • #38
    Subliminal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 896 ✭✭✭Subliminal


    cormie wrote:
    Hmmm.. them ones on ebay are factory refurbished.. should I be wary? I think I'll just go for the Olympus and get that 256 card for £18.

    Thanks for your suggestion Blobert, but shipping is an extra €22 I think.

    I will mainly be using the camera for close up indoor shots of my work in college if that makes a difference from the spec in the comparison table.

    Subliminal, the one you have is £99 on argos.co.uk which is €145, I also read reviews saying it eats batteries and as Peckerhead said, the Vivitar lenses aren't the best. I wouldn't pay more than €100 for it as I'm kinda set on the Olympus.

    No probs, but just to let you know, the one on argos.co.uk is not the lastest model 5358. A few upgrades were made, including a 1.8" LCD instead of 1.5. A new macro mode, And as for batteries, use rechargeable, and they would last 100 or so pics. Anyway, good luck getting the camera you want :)


  • #39
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,859 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Subliminal wrote:
    No probs, but just to let you know, the one on argos.co.uk is not the lastest model 5358. A few upgrades were made, including a 1.8" LCD instead of 1.5. A new macro mode, And as for batteries, use rechargeable, and they would last 100 or so pics. Anyway, good luck getting the camera you want :)

    so you're not budging for €100 then? :D


  • #40
    Subliminal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 896 ✭✭✭Subliminal


    Heh, no, the VERY least id take is 130. Very bottom price.


  • #41
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,859 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Ok, thanks anyway, I don't wanna risk it for a biscuit since you have no receipt and I've been advised against Vivitar and for Olympus for the same price. Blame the other posters on this thread:D

    Good luck with the sale anyway:)


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