Cheap camera for 2 week holiday?

teddysmum

The Mai,being short of real news,published the story of a honeymooner who bought a £40 (half price) camera from Argos. Her photos were nearly all out of focus.


A cheap item is not cheap, but a complete waste of money, if you buy something which is poor quality.

jackieblack

neilwoods wrote: »

Why not just use the camera and buy a lightning to usb cable and a 8gb or 16gb pen drive. That way can still use the cable and pen drive after the holiday

Lightning to USB cable = the supplied charging/sync lead (?)
I think OP would have to transfer photos to pc/laptop first before they could be transferred to pen drive, afaik you can't transfer directly

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we recently took a £6.99 disposable on hol the price inc developing,the pics were good enough,also took a £20(argos)digital which was also adequate

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woodbine wrote: »

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the all new improved woody

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You can't be all new and improved.

It has to be one or the other.

pendragon_arther

woodbine wrote: »

we recently took a £6.99 disposable on hol the price inc developing,the pics were good enough,also took a £20(argos)digital which was also adequate

Disposable is the way to go.

Moneymaker

downshifter wrote: »

I have an iphone 5C but it doesn't really have much memory,

See http://time.com/3559339/iphone-icloud-photo-library/

and https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/shoebox-photo-backup-cloud/id528315604?mt=8

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Your best 'bargain' will be had going to somewhere like CEX and buying a Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic entry level camera. Personally I'd avoid brands like Fuji, Vivitar, Polaroid and Samsung.

You could get a cheap Nikon like this: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3602429.htm

This takes AA batteries, which could be useful for a long camping trip.

Remember to buy an SD card, and maybe a case. It's a lot cheaper buying these online than in a shop; but buy a decent brand or you might end up with a fake

BUT.. Second hand will always be cheaper

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pendragon_arther wrote: »

Disposable is the way to go.

Until you want to upload the pictures.

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Personally I'd avoid brands like Fuji, Vivitar, Polaroid and Samsung.

What have you got against these brands?

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Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Until you want to upload the pictures.
What have you got against these brands?

I've owned a cheap Fuji and Samsung - both slow, painful to use with poor picture quality. Absolute wastes of money. Even a £150 Samsung was dreadful in comparison to the Panasonics I've owned. I've never had any problem with a Canon or Panny.

Vivitar is a supermarket brand, it's the cheapest of the cheap. Polaroid only exists as a 'brand' now, it has nothing to do with the old Polaroid cameras. It is not the same company with a history of photography making these.

I did say 'personally' though. If the OP wants to mainly take scenery photos then the best investment they could make is a tripod of some kind. Even a cheap camera will take an ok photo of a landscape in good light.

I value having a good camera myself, so wouldn't touch those cheap brands with a bargepole

lemontart

What ever camera catches your eye , read the reviews and search you tube for reviews before you buy. also watch digitalrev protog v cheap camera challenge