Re: Aldi Digital camera ?
 

Definitely agree with that :tu: :)


Digicams often seem to be much cheaper when bought online rather than in e.g. Jessops

Amazon.co.uk has very good prices for digicams, as does www.cameras2u.com & various other sites.

A good site to use is the Kelkoo price comparison site: www.kelkoo.co.uk - type in what you want, & it will give you a list of various retailers & their price for the item, plus what it comes with, & so on.

Re: Aldi Digital camera ?
 

Sadly, Amazon have just sold out of the Canon A60 (at £99.99 inc that was a bargain) but you could try the A70, A75 or A80.

Some usefull info about them in this previous thread:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=7743

Remember, there's more to digital cameras than megapixels:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm

Re: Aldi Digital camera ?
 

Hi Altis, I did read that thread with interest at the time.
I have just ordered a Canon A80 from Amazon, cost £225.99 , looked at Novatech, their price was also not bad at £234.
Compared with £179.99 for the Aldi camera I think I made the right decision.:cool:

Edit, just reading through that thread again and spotted that Bifta bought the same camera :)

Thanks again to all who replied.
Jim.

Re: Aldi Digital camera ?
 

Good choice :)

I've got the older A70, & it's a great camera.


Don't forget to get a nice big CF card, plus some decent NiMH batteries & a charger (much cheaper than using e.g. Duracell).

Re: Aldi Digital camera ?
 

Any make of CF card to get/avoid ??

Re: Aldi Digital camera ?
 

Sandisk, Crucial, Canon's own brand (which is probably Sandisk anyway) and Viking are all pretty reliable.

Re: Aldi Digital camera ?
 

I've got a 256MB Viking CF card & a 128MB SanDisk CF. Both are v good.

Amazon aren't too bad price-wise for Viking CF cards.

Re: Aldi Digital camera ?
 

Thanks guys...did look at the 256MB Viking at Amazon seems a decent price, with 5 year g/tee

Re: Aldi Digital camera ?
 

For a rediculously large amount of information on CF cards look here:
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/mul...e.asp?cid=6007

Edit
For a good charger you could try one of these:
http://www.gppowerbank.co.uk/powerBankRange.html#usmart
At only 36 minutes for up to four 2100mAh NiMh AAs, the U-Smart claims to be the worlds fastest charger. It's available (inc 4 x 2100mAh) for £35.42 + vat from CPC.

For some non-rechargables you could try these:
http://www.energizer-eu.com/en/e2_lithium/default.htm
At 2900mAh, they claim to be the worlds longest lasting AAs. They work well in the cold - ideal for trips to the Himalayas ;) - and they have a very long shelf life so they're ideal as a backup set. Expensive mind, at about £5 a pair!