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Originally Posted by iadom
Just ploughing through the forum link that Trebor posted, Thanks for that BTW Trebor  . It seems this camera is sold under several different names, Vivitar 3900, and by Jessops as a Centon DC5 to name but 2 of at least 6 . Other makes of batteries are available however I may still plump for a more upmarket Canon or Pentax, having said that £179.99 is not bad for the spec, just wish I could find out who made the lenses.
Edit, just done a quick Google and Jessops are selling the Centon DC5 for £199
http://www.jessops.com/search/viewpr...9-dea4cc2ca37f |
I looked at that Jessops link and it confirmed that the Aldi deal is very competive, especially as the Jessops one only included a 32MB memory card & quoted £39.99 for a 128MB one.
Battery wasn't as bad as I thought, but £23.99 is bad enough.
I think, on balance, especially as you are used to a decent SLR, I would say the Aldi camera is great for a first digital camera, but if lens & CCD quality is important, then go for a Canon etc. You'll also have more options for memory cards & batteries, then - standalone NiMH & Compact Flash, for example, rather than a battery 'pack' & SD memory.
So far the only advantage I can see with SD memory is the write protect feature.
however it's worth mentioning that the multicard reader for £9.99 in the same Aldi promo would solve those problems - good price for usb, let alone usb2.
http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/specials_01_11/2.html
<edit> to again look up and see someone, Tez this time
, beat me to it
/Must type faster
