Powershot S2 IS!

[tami]

so the hubby preordered the S2 IS for $499 and it arrived today... but in the hot deals forum, you can find a much better deal ($354 shipped!)

for such a new camera (this JUST came out), this is definitely something you should consider.

given that there are a hundred "looking to buy a digital camera" threads on here lately, pay close attention to this one.

 

[Zim Hosein]

:camera:'s

 

[tami]

i haven't opened it yet. i'm going to return this one to amazon and take advantage of the hot deal.

 

[Zim Hosein]

 

[DeviousTrap]

Didn't you buy a D70 recently?

 

[RagingBITCH]

You should take nekkid pics of Zim and send it to me before you return it. Zim is completely on board with that.

 

[Merlyn3D]

Originally posted by: tami
i haven't opened it yet. i'm going to return this one to amazon and take advantage of the hot deal.

Why dont' you jump on the hot deal and open this one, then when the hot deal comes, don't open it and send it to amazon?

 

[SynthDude2001]

Nice price :thumbsup:

I'm gonna hold on to my S1 IS though, especially since I am not going to part with my 5GB Microdrive

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: tami
i haven't opened it yet. i'm going to return this one to amazon and take advantage of the hot deal.

Why dont' you jump on the hot deal and open this one, then when the hot deal comes, don't open it and send it to amazon?

Possibly different UPC's. Plus most places charge 15% restocking on opened cameras.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
You should take nekkid pics of Zim and send it to me before you return it. Zim is completely on board with that.

:shocked:

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: Merlyn3D

Originally posted by: tami
i haven't opened it yet. i'm going to return this one to amazon and take advantage of the hot deal.

Why dont' you jump on the hot deal and open this one, then when the hot deal comes, don't open it and send it to amazon?

good idea. the only issue is the UPC symbols as RagingBITCH said. if the rebate is mail-in (i didn't read the fine print; i had him do it), then we'll probably need to mail the UPC from the box.

DeviousTrap: yeah, i did. we're photography hogs so we need two.

 

[HN]

the Color Accent mode seems nifty (coloring a certain portion/color and the rest is grayscale, done in camera) http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1010&thread=13817032

 

[91TTZ]

I'm looking at the reviews for this camera, and the images look a bit fuzzy and prismatic to me. It's as if it's shooting through too much lens. The first S1 IS had this problem too, poor image quality.

 

[tami]

fuzzy fix = photoshop CS sharpening tool

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: tami
fuzzy fix = photoshop CS sharpening tool

That doesn't actually fix the fuzziness though. Image processing software can only work with information contained in the original picture. If the information's not there, it's not there.

There is no cheap fix for bad optics. If there was, photographers would just buy cheap glass and photoshop CS.

 

[RossMAN]

I recently bought a laptop and Canon printer so I qualify for the $70 rebate.

Tempting.

and I have a Dell $25 off $150 coupon code as well

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I recently bought a laptop and Canon printer so I qualify for the $70 rebate.

Tempting.

and I have a Dell $25 off $150 coupon code as well

hurry RossMan, deal might be toast. (unless you have another $70 off $450 code we don't know about )

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: HN

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I recently bought a laptop and Canon printer so I qualify for the $70 rebate.

Tempting.

and I have a Dell $25 off $150 coupon code as well

hurry RossMan, deal might be toast. (unless you have another $70 off $450 code we don't know about )

Last I heard the $70 off coupon is dead, isn't that right? If not, I'll order right now.

 

Why not just get a real dslr?

 

[yllus]

Hey tami, do me a favour and post some samples over at http://www.canontalk.net/ ? I need to keep building our set of samples for others interested in Canon cameras to look over.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
I'm looking at the reviews for this camera, and the images look a bit fuzzy and prismatic to me. It's as if it's shooting through too much lens. The first S1 IS had this problem too, poor image quality.

I'm not a camera expert, but I like my S1 IS

 

[ISAslot]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ

Originally posted by: tami
fuzzy fix = photoshop CS sharpening tool

That doesn't actually fix the fuzziness though. Image processing software can only work with information contained in the original picture. If the information's not there, it's not there.

There is no cheap fix for bad optics. If there was, photographers would just buy cheap glass and photoshop CS.

oh?
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&c...deepimpactteamsolvesblurryphotoproblem

 

[ActuaryTm]

This thread really isn't complete without a negative response from Ornery.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
This thread really isn't complete without a negative response from Ornery.

At first I mistook this for an import > domestic auto thread.

Then it came to me, Sony digicams for life!

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: SampSon
Why not just get a real dslr?

why not just get a ferrari? a mansion? a dell? (I'm kidding, mansion's kinda expensive)

:laugh:

(just tried the coupon, dead for now. just gotta wait for the next round. hopefully by then some solid reviews will be in. i hear dpreview is supposed to have one up reeeeeeal soon)