John Birch Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 canon a610 my current digital is like 3 years old, a fuji (please don't laugh)... I need a new one, my old is 2.0 megapixels, this one is 5.0... I know they go higher but I think this is all I need... I'm a pretty good photographer, but still am not rich enough to buy a slr ditigal ($1000+++), this has manual settings etc and gets the best reviews for its price... I'm drinkin a 40 and need advice.. I'm also very cheap and if I get out this buying mood it might be months before I contemplate buying again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobsilla Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 if your drunk and you feel like spending cash do it before your sober reasonable mind kicks back in. edited for first status Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalist Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Birch Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 I just want to hear some 12o-pinions, esp from the camera and cpu crowd... but shit my 40 is already half gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THANKYOU Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 canon's are damn good... and 5 mp... for only $299 is hard to beat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 do it thats a pretty good buy, like you said since you cant affor an SLR right now this would be a good item to have until you can afford such things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Birch Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 ok I pulled the trigger... I couldn't wait for delivery, so I'm going to best buy tommorow to pick up. I saved $10 by ordering online... and I bought this memory card... sold out at best buy... good deal I think, gotta wait a week though: PNY 512mb SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobsilla Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by John Birch@Dec 16 2005, 07:51 AM ok I pulled the trigger... I couldn't wait for delivery, so I'm going to best buy tommorow to pick up. I saved $10 by ordering online... Quoted post congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJC Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by dobsilla+Dec 16 2005, 02:51 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (dobsilla - Dec 16 2005, 02:51 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-John Birch@Dec 16 2005, 07:51 AM ok I pulled the trigger... I couldn't wait for delivery, so I'm going to best buy tommorow to pick up. I saved $10 by ordering online... Quoted post congratulations! Quoted post [/b] yes. good camera, no joke. swivel screen is a great invention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Birch Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 thank you... now I just gotta wait for this card... how many flix can I get outta a 32mb card (comes stock)??? and the thing takes 4 AA batteries..oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plagiarism Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 5 mega ps is more than enough. way more. unless youre a professional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el barto Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 i jsut bought the same one from my homie for 150 with an extra card. its a dope camera i strongly recommend it.-barto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Birch Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 but what exactly does professional mean? like rodney dangerfield in easy money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plagiarism Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by John Birch@Dec 16 2005, 03:33 AM but what exactly does professional mean? like rodney dangerfield in easy money? Quoted post like if youre going to have to take pics for posters that are 6 feet tall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 http://www.cnet.com reviews, price comparisons, etc. When buying a digital camera like that, be smart and search around for good prices. If best buy is selling it for $300, i bet you can find it from a legit online store for under $250 and free shipping. Or you could actually go to a store and haggle with a manager to try to get them to throw in a free 512mb memory card or something. They might straight up say no, but they might want the business and you know they're still making profit. I have some other good camera review and price comparison sites, but i don't know them off the top of my head. If you're interested i'll find them for you tomorrow. edit: i definitely read too fast and didn't realize you bought it already. oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Birch Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 lol...when I want something... I want it now... its a cost/benefit of how much of my time I want to drive around (gas and hours cost $$$) to haggle etc etc or buy something online and wait 3 weeks etc. etc... btw I got it for $270 plus tax.. online sale...the cheapest online I saw was $250 plus shipping which averages almost the same etc... so all in all I got a good a deal as its worth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inhalant Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 as long as you got the loot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainter Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 get his brother PowerShot A620. 7.1 mp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainter Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 The good: Manual exposure controls; excellent feature set for its class; great image quality; easy to use, with a convenient function button for quick setting changes; compatible with lens converters and other accessories. The bad: Flimsy SD/MMC-slot and port covers; slightly stiff function button; not quite as fast as some competitors. The bottom line: The Canon PowerShot A610 puts a great feature set in an affordable camera that produces above-average image quality, making it an excellent option for a wide variety of photographers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Birch Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 Originally posted by Mainter@Dec 16 2005, 01:41 PM get his brother PowerShot A620. 7.1 mp Quoted post yeah I almost bought his older brother, but it was almost $100 more... plus my current camera is only 2.0mp, and takes good pictures, so I figure I'd go with the 5.0 for a couple years...what I really want is a slr digital. My friends dad had one at thanksgiving dinner and damn I was player hating. The lens was a awesome 22mm-105mmm. I LOVE wide angle lens (esp for flicking architecture and fr8s). I'm going to pick up my new camera in a few... its only 35-140mm but whatever... update: I found the a620 for $310 plus $20 s+h... almost bought, cancelled my best buy order and then called the place. SOLD OUT. i wasted an hour reseraching the place etc, waiting on hol and everything. Fuck it, I couldn't wait, I rushed down to best buy and picked up my camera before the order was cancelled. I guess if I could wait, and do the work, i could find a good deal on a 620, but oh wel.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Droid Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 thats a good deal for a good camera...go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nozaki Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 does it have a flash lamp? i won't buy a camera without one because it's so hard to take pictures of shit like freights in the dark without one. it's that thing that lights up when you hold the button down like half way on the camera, and it enables you to focus and aim in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Birch Posted December 17, 2005 Author Share Posted December 17, 2005 I'm still trying all the options...it looks like it got some red light that helps focus in the dark...and I read that the video mode has the light... I'll fill you in as I learn myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobsilla Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 now you can take pictures like this... ...edited, pic to big so fuck it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Originally posted by dobsilla@Dec 16 2005, 07:31 PM now you can take pictures like this... Quoted post and then be called a pedophile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobsilla Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 if the shoe fits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el barto Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 damn your wearing it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 5 megapixels will give you a pretty big picture, but you can't go anywhere near 6 feet with it. However, if you're planning to just do prints that are, like, 24' or smaller, they will look great. And a 32 megabyte card will probably hold less than a dozen pics at that size. Your 512 should hold a good hundred or so, though. Maybe more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 http://www.bizrate.com/digitalcameras/pid3...pareprices.html ha, i know you already bought it, but....shoulda checked bizrate homie. $249, no tax, free shipping. oh well. i just bought a canon sd450 the other night. $293 on my doorstep. i won't actually get to play with it till xmas, but i'm stoked. holler for digital cameras smaller than a tape case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobsilla Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 i know someone in minnesota that just bought a canon digital rebel xl and they are looking to sell it. they bought it this month and need cash now. it was 1400 bucks and they are trying to sell it for 500. anyone interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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