Agfa Digital Camera $99.98 after $30.00 Rebate

[hoiberg12]

Agfa Digital Camera $99.98 after $30.00 Rebate

http://www.staples.com/Products/Spotlights/Agfa/Digital/Default.asp

Let me know what you think? Is this a hot deal?

-Enforcer

 

[Tangman]

I guess if you also throw in the 30 off 100 coupon that it might be a feasible camera...the specs are kind of week, but good for someone's first dcam.

The specs:
This camera lets you take up to 32 images and download them right into your computer.
Software helps you e-mail images directly to friends.
An internal memory similar to a roll of film, eliminates the hassle and expense of external memory cards.
Doubles as a quality video conferencing camera for your on-line chats.
Built-in flash and 2 MB internal memory means you can take up to 32 640 x 480 pixel pictures in one go. Then, plug in the camera using its fast USB connection and download those shots.

 

[hoiberg12]

Thanks!! Now I have to look for the coupon!!

 

[Milkyman]

Make sure this is a true 640 by 480 resolution camera, I got an AGFA digital camera a couple months back thanks to this forum and it looked good until I saw the pictures, they were 640 by 480 alright, but it was interpolated up from 320 by 240. The pictures were ok if i reduced them to original resolution but there was no option on the camera to take at the lower res, I would have preferred to have been able to store twice as many pictures than have to edit them myself to get acceptable quality. BEWARE OF AGFA.

 

[GLudlow]

Nice deal, but I've found agfa cameras to have horrible software and picture quality issues. If you want a cheap camera, this isn't a bad deal. If you're looking for something you want to take decent pictures with, you might want to pass this up.

 

[Scorpi0]

Buy.com sells the same camera for $99.95, no mention about the rebate though...

Agfa ePhoto CL18 @ Buy.com

If you can PM it at Staples, or get the rebate from the manufacturer for your buy.com purchase, it will be a hotter deal!

Does anybody know whether the rebate is valid only for Staples or no matter where you buy? It says manufacturer's mail-in rebate however asks for the serial#.

 

[Mysterie]

It's a manufacturer rebate:
Rebate coupon or form for ePhoto CL18

Here are some reviews:
PCPhotoreview
Cnet
Epinions

 

[dragonlord2112]

I got suckered into getting the AGFA eSmile cam. Because of that very camera, I will avoid AGFA like the plague. That cam had some sort of fictional resolution that was interpolated and looked like hell. I could not believe what a horrible camera this company would put their name on. I'm still bitter, can you tell?

 

[Souka]

Boooo(halloween pun) on afga....similar "claims" with their scanners too....


Story:
I'm at store, looking at a hp, epson, afga scanner. All three are rated at same lines/sec, optical res, and color.

I do a scan of a wallet photo on max optical.

HP and epson take about same time and look similar.

Afga takes almost 2x as long, colors are way off.

All were USB, and I used same computer (my laptop) for the tests using correct drivers for each.

 

[wjones]

Yup, the AGFA eSmile is a peace of junk!
My friend bought one from accompany.com and went to eb@y on the 3rd day.

 

[Mysterie]

You want bad experience, here's mine with the ePhoto smile, it rated a :disgust:
My ePhoto review