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Offline Chris_

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Digital camera advice
« on: September 06, 2008, 08:42:28 PM »
My old Canon S3 is apparently nearing the end of it's life so I'm needing some advice on a new digital. The more optical zoom the better. I'd like the price to be less the $500.

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Re: Digital camera advice
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2008, 09:00:33 PM »
My best advice is to find one you like and in the price range, then just google the name and model number.  Most likely you'll find a ton of reviews from reputable  websites.  That's what I did when I bought my Kodak Z740 several years ago. I've been happy with it.
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Re: Digital camera advice
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2008, 09:08:59 PM »
$500 is on the high end of the mid-range.  You should be able to get a pretty good camera for that.
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Re: Digital camera advice
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2008, 10:17:49 PM »
Quote from: ChuckJ on September 06, 2008, 08:42:28 PM
My old Canon S3 is apparently nearing the end of it's life so I'm needing some advice on a new digital. The more optical zoom the better. I'd like the price to be less the $500.

mods, sorry if this is not the best section for this. I started to stick it in the computer section but didn't think it fit there.

Shit, I got a Kodak 7.1 MP with 4x optical zoom from Target a few months ago for under $200.00. Ya might wanna look into that, ChuckJ. It's a good little camera. Either that, or the Nikon CoolPix.

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Re: Digital camera advice
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2008, 11:10:28 PM »
Quote from: ChuckJ on September 06, 2008, 08:42:28 PM
My old Canon S3 is apparently nearing the end of it's life so I'm needing some advice on a new digital. The more optical zoom the better. I'd like the price to be less the $500.

mods, sorry if this is not the best section for this. I started to stick it in the computer section but didn't think it fit there.

I have a Canon A580 and a Canon A630. No complaints whatsoever. Both cost under 250. If you're looking at the 500 dollar range, you're looking above what I'd pay for one. The Rebel, a little more, is an AWESOME camera from EVERYONE I know that has one.
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Re: Digital camera advice
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2008, 12:42:24 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on September 06, 2008, 11:10:28 PM
Quote from: ChuckJ on September 06, 2008, 08:42:28 PM
My old Canon S3 is apparently nearing the end of it's life so I'm needing some advice on a new digital. The more optical zoom the better. I'd like the price to be less the $500.

mods, sorry if this is not the best section for this. I started to stick it in the computer section but didn't think it fit there.

I have a Canon A580 and a Canon A630. No complaints whatsoever. Both cost under 250. If you're looking at the 500 dollar range, you're looking above what I'd pay for one. The Rebel, a little more, is an AWESOME camera from EVERYONE I know that has one.

I've thought about the Rebel, but it looks like more camera than I want.
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Re: Digital camera advice
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2008, 02:17:49 PM »
Look real closely at Sears. They carry some decent cameras and you MIGHT be able to score one that's being closed out. I just recently purchased a Sony Cybershot, 3x optical zoom, 8 Megapixels for $62 before taxes. It's MSRP was $220.
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Re: Digital camera advice
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2008, 03:31:48 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on September 06, 2008, 11:10:28 PM
Quote from: ChuckJ on September 06, 2008, 08:42:28 PM
My old Canon S3 is apparently nearing the end of it's life so I'm needing some advice on a new digital. The more optical zoom the better. I'd like the price to be less the $500.

mods, sorry if this is not the best section for this. I started to stick it in the computer section but didn't think it fit there.

I have a Canon A580 and a Canon A630. No complaints whatsoever. Both cost under 250. If you're looking at the 500 dollar range, you're looking above what I'd pay for one. The Rebel, a little more, is an AWESOME camera from EVERYONE I know that has one.

I have the Canon A580.  I bought it a few months ago for $107 (online, no taxes or shipping).  It's a good little camera.  I'm happy with it.
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