kodak 4900 staples YMMV clearance $174

[eyeguy]

OK -
so I was passing thru Danbury and the Staples had the Kodak 4900 for $175 on clearance. It is not on their website. That would be $150 less than the nearest pricegrabber price for a non-refurb. and it gets good reviews. 'Course it was Sunday and they could not find the box and sell it to me.

With a 4 meg camera I would not worry about a 2x optical zoom...

 

[APB]

Did you happen to get a SKU?

 

[eyeguy]

it was just with all the other cameras
fat wallet seems to have posted this 2 months ago with a price of $249 - so you may only find them in arkansas


sku 482028

 

[agent2099]

The question is: why to Kodak 4mp cameras cost the same as Canon/Nikon 2mp cameras...

 

[beyonddc]

Originally posted by: agent2099
The question is: why to Kodak 4mp cameras cost the same as Canon/Nikon 2mp cameras...

maybe because this model is a discountinued model, and there's a new model that already came out, so they want to get rid of their current stocking of it.

I scored my Olymplus D510 when they were clearing it out for $150.00 around October or November at Staples.

 

[agent2099]

Yes it's on clearance but the regular price is still very low.

 

[Quickfingerz]

Remember, yes, this does only have a 2x zoom but it's also a 4 megapixel camera so it can capture shots similar to 2 megapixel camera could with a 4x zoom (roughly). So this is in fact quite a HOT DEAL...

When buying a digital camera, always look for your needs before deciding solely on price

 

[Basilisk]

Originally posted by: Quickfingerz
Remember, yes, this does only have a 2x zoom but it's also a 4 megapixel camera so it can capture shots similar to 2 megapixel camera could with a 4x zoom (roughly).

a) I borrowed & used Kodak's earlier 3Mp version and liked it a lot: it was used at a wedding & party -- only near-shots, so zoom wasn't needed. The camera coped well with all sorts of lighting problems, making nearly every shot a winner.

b) I question your math: "zoom" is linear, pixels is area, so halving the "zoom" requires doubling-squared [4x] the pixels. 2Mp w/ 4x zoom could pixel-match resolution of 8Mp w/ 2x zoom at full-tele... with other issues as well. This 4Mp w/ 2x "matches" a 2Mp w/ 2.8x [2x*sqr-root(4Mp/2Mp2)].

Since I liked the quality of the images the 3Mp Kodak took, I'd probably buy this Kodak. Alas... my heart craves a Canon G3, while my wallet craves a pin-hole camera!

 

[allisolm]

I bought one of these 3/2 for the $174.50 less the 12% customer appreciation (I didn't have any bigger coupons) at Tallahassee Apalachee Pky store. They still had the display model left after I got mine. Sure beats the JamCam I was using!

sku is 482028

 

[MMarks2]

Question: I think it would be really helpful if someone could find out how to obtain a list of clearance items at staples. Or all the items that end in .80 .98 ect. Any suggestions?

 

[SafetyDance]

The fun of the chase is to find out what items are on clearance! Sometimes employees will post the clearance items, but that's rare.

Mike

 

[eyeguy]

Originally posted by: agent2099
Yes it's on clearance but the regular price is still very low.

Low meaning $380?

and all the reviews are favorable
steves conclusion

dc resource

and less than one year ago at imaging resource
"If they'd introduced the DX4900 at $499, it would have been a good deal, but at only $399 it's an outstanding one. (This review was written in early April, 2002"