are these digicams/gadgets worth it

[benchph1]

www.pbase.com/smokepipe


tried to contact the guy and he said we would just meet
somewhere convenient for the both of us to see the unit..
think he called it "internet selling." any tsikoteers who have
tried these gadgets? dunno if this guy's for real. i smell something fishy

don't have the budget for branded digicams like pentax, kodak, canon, sony, etc. etc. will only use it for amateur photography..

[1D4LV]

i have tried using a low end dgcam before but ended up selling it after 2 months dahil ang panget ng res.

how much is he asking for the unit? what are the specs of the cam?

internet selling is ok, i have been to some of those deals before. just make sure you meet in a secured place and magsama ka ng tao with you for security reasons.

[benchph1]

nasa site din yng specs
http://www.pbase.com/smokepipe/groove

4.0 megapixels, 4x digital zoom, built in 16 mb memory,
external sd/mmc slot. etc etc

anung digicam binili mo happy gilmore?

[shadow]

how much asking price niya? if I were you bili ka na lang ng branded, dagdag ka na lang ng konti.....

[ownertype]

yep, go for branded digicams. you can get branded digicams sa Hidalgo sa Quiapo P2k less than price niya sa malls. Kasi yung sa malls, galing sa exclusive local distributor. Unlike yung sa Quiapo, imported talaga from HK, Singapore, etc. so in short wala middleman.

[benchph1]

yung type ko 6.5k . gusto ko kasi yung 4-in-1 feature nya eh. meron kayang ganitong model yung mga branded sa hidalgo..

[icon]

sir,
i think these are taiwan brand stuff. coz i have some of them. yung quick disk usb drive and yung orite na digicam.
yung quick disk is A-OK.
Yung orite nalaglag sa loob ng bag basag ang screen. parang ordinary camera na ang dating nya. I initially bought it to serve as a webcam so yun na nga lang talaga purpose nya ngayon.

compare mo na lang quality.
my busted speakers taken with orite 2 megapixel digicam, focus done with the peephole, hehe
http://www.pbase.com/image/23945908
http://www.pbase.com/image/23945907

taken with a 3 megapixel sony digicam sa low light basement parking
http://www.pbase.com/image/23585639

if you're on a budget, they're ok naman. check around na lang if the prices are ok.

[benchph1]

ok im convinced. ill save up to buy those branded ones..

thnx 4 the info icon....were did you bought your quick disk & the orite digicam? i just want to know how & where you got it...

[icon]

from taiwan. my sister lives there.
i asked her to look for a generic digicam of sorts.

glad i could help. pero i think u just insulted my digicam. haha. joke :p

[pajerokid]

hmmmm smokepipe sounds suspiciously like .....

Pareng benchph1, you can always buy 2nd hand. Actually i just sold off my Casio Exilim Z3 to get an Exilim Z4. Kaunti lang naman ang talo. If i wait too long to sell my current stuff, malaki mawawala coz of depreciation. Gonna get my Z4 once my 13th month kicks in.

[wildthing]

yup don't rush in buying....technology changes quick....just buy one level of technology less and the savings is sometimes half (and it's even brandnew).

Kung amateur photog lang naman....why not the kodak models which would fit your budget?

[mantoy]

i agree with wildthing. why not try kodak? kodak digicams are cheap nowadays. and u're assured of good quality from a good brand.

[pissword]

yeap wildthing yun nga... around 6K - 10K yun nakita ko sa compex na KODAK... although konti lang zoom. 4.0 megapixel din upto 6x zoom 3 optical, 3 digital (ndi ko gets) dunno if bang for the buck ba sya..pero im sure gud qual coz kodak.

balak din kasi namin bili pero around that price lang yun hanap namin na medyo maganda. san ba yang hidalgo na yan sa quiapo?

[benchph1]

icon,

oooops sori dude i didn't mean to....:D
just want to hear from someone who had a first hand experience with those generic digicams....


pk,

im off to hidalgo this weekend! digicam hunting! hehehe;)
my xmas gift to myself

wildthing,

do kodak cameras have service centers here? just in case i do something stupid and somehow break it..hehehe:D

[pissword]

sir benchph1 san ang hidalgo? hidalgo street ba yan? baka makatipid din kami..

same lang naman ang Kodak na digi cams and kodak developing centers ata. malamang meron yan service centers coz, yung kodak developing center meron silang tech na pinapapunta eh if may nasira.