OT: Looking for a digital camera

[supaboy1981]

ANy one have one for sale?? looking for around 5 Megapixels with video and audio. Lemme know if any of you have anything or know of anything.

 

[Reefugee]

from www.bensbargains.net

Dell Home has a round of new coupons, valid on these specific items. The codes expire 10/24 through 11/2, and are also only valid for a limited number of uses. Free shipping.

# 25% off (WVS1WJQ4WZCLFF) Canon PowerShot SD630 Digital Camera = $262
# 20% off (2F0530BC8P0NMX) EOS Digital Rebel XT SLR Camera with 18-55 mm Lens = $640
# 25% off (K3S36?P$4?4D0P) Canon PowerShot A710 IS Digital Camera = $300
# 20% off (BB85CSCMWT$ZL$) EOS Digital Rebel XT SLR Camera (Body Only) = $640
# 25% off (X4F5NTX2B8VLB$) Fuji FinePix F30 Digital Camera = $263

I have the Canon PowerShot SD550, and I really like the camera. We also have an underwater case for the camera. It's really easy to use and takes very nice pictures. I jujst verified that the code for the Canon PowerShot SD630 still works.

Minh

 

[RasBobre]

Minh - You the man with these coupon links!

I was eyeing the George Forman's grill though.... (as a gift!)

 

[supaboy1981]

Yeah I was thinking more of a point and shoot camera. Its mostly for my wife who lost her purse with the camera in it.

 

[Sparkss]

Canon cameras have been our choice for some time now. So far they have not let us down. We have a point and shoot as well as a DSLR from them. HTH

 

[shilo_1]

For point and shoot, I'd highly recommend Kodak. I had the DX4530 (think thats the model) before upgrading to my Canon SLR. They take fantastic pics, IME.

 

[Reefugee]

I have used quit a few different brand of cameras, and there are good and bad cameras in just about every brand. However, I found the following brands tend to be quite good: Canon and Olympus. Nikon is a hit and miss. Never been impressed with Kodak. Sony makes some nice camera, but I hate the fact that they use a proprietary memory stick. I would be careful of ultra small camera. They tend to be so small that when you take a picture, the picture tends to turn on blurry.

I find that the review on Amazon are usually pretty good. If you want a more technical review, check out http://www.dpreview.com/ . I usually find amazon more useful because it's real world review. On the other hand, dpreview is very technical. Since I am not a professional photographer, a little distortion is unnoticeable to me.

Like I said - I have a Canon PS SD550, and I am very happy with it. It's nice and compact. The picture quality is excellent. Ergonomic is excellent.

Robert - too bad I didn't know earlier. They had a family size George Forman grill for $35 at amazon. But the deal ended on Friday night.

 

[reef_doug]

I'm not a camera buff, but my friends who are have used Cannon for years. The Rebel gets excellent reviews.

Note: a lot of internet retailers, primarily in New York don't have the US warranty and spec. Good to research the price then try to get a reputable dealer to match or come close.

Best
Doug

 

[theatrus]

There are a lot of very bad internet camera retailers out there, with "too good to be true" prices, on which the camera is in-stock only if you buy a bunch of really overpriced "accessories". As reef_doug said, some of these places are also Grey-Market importers. Canon/Nikon won't take these cameras in under warranty, instead you must deal with the store. This isn't a problem with reputable stores like Adorama or B&H (who also sell Grey market items, but market them as that explicitly), but for a shady internet outlet it means you're out of luck.

Dell is of course good, so is Amazon. On the upper end B&H Photo-Video and Adorama are good picks.