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So this morning this thought popped into my head. Jei just sold his PSP so that he could turn around and use the money that he’d made off his PSP, plus a little extra, get a newer shinier model. Sure he lost some cash in the process but it’s SHINY.

Honestly, I was just toying with the idea so I put up “Does anyone want to buy my camera?” as my away message. When I came home today I was surprised to see that quite a few people were interested. I guess I just wasn’t sure I’d be able to sell it without a huge hassle (read: signing up for ebay or amazon etc etc). New the S3 IS is selling for about $300-320. I honestly have no idea why. The S5 IS is $375. If you’re going to spend $300, you might as well spend the extra $75 to get the newer model. So, if you were looking to buy the S3 IS new, don’t. =D

Anyway, the lowest price for an S3 IS used and in good condition is $250, which is what I’m offering. Obviously I think everyone knows I’ve treated that camera like a baby, and it’s in great working condition. And I want to be honest with you, I’m doing this so I can shell out an extra hundred and get the newer model. If you are looking for a great camera, and want to shell out the extra money, you should get the newer model too. But if you want a good digital camera that is sturdy, does video as well (all my YouTube videos), I’m your man. Woman. Whatever.

There is a small difference between the S3 IS and the S5 IS, I’ll be honest. It’s the megapixels. Why do I feel I need a better megapixel camera when I have a Digital Rebel? I don’t know. I honestly have no idea. This must be what it’s like to be a camera nerd. I must be on the verge of camera nerd-dom obsession. Or maybe I was already on the edge and this is my first step towards the no-going-back-zone.

Whatever, if anyone’s interested, let me know. I’m still not so sure I am going to do this, but if anyone is really excited about the idea and would like to, I’ll do it. But… she’s my baby, my first digital camera so you better treat her well. =)

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Bronwyn spoke on February 26th, 2008 10:41 pm with the words:

I understand the shiny part, haha. But MP aren’t actually all that important. I don’t know how many yours has but I really don’t think more than 4 is necessary. There’s some other critical feature that’s more “key” but of course I’ve forgotten it. MP’s just allow you to blow up your photo that much more if you get a print of it, really. At least that’s what I’ve been led to believe.

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Sara spoke on February 26th, 2008 10:52 pm with the words:

Yeah, I know. And really, I have a 10.1 MP Digital Rebel, so I don’t know why I feel the need to get the newer model of the Powershot. *le sigh* It’s ridiculous.

But I can’t help myself, so if someone wants the camera, I’ll sell it and get the newer model. But if not I’ll keep it. =)

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Bronwyn spoke on February 27th, 2008 12:09 pm with the words:

Wow I completely missed the Rebel news! Or I forgot…this is a possibility what with my mind altering meds. ;]

Good luck with the sale! :]

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Sara spoke on February 27th, 2008 3:01 pm with the words:

Yeah, it was last September. =}

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ben spoke on February 28th, 2008 12:06 am with the words:

I’ve been looking at Canon for a while now and Canon just came out with an XSI a 12.1 megapixel camera. So I’m looking at that or somethoing more high end. But good luck with your sale.. post it on facebook.

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Janai Chanel spoke on March 11th, 2008 10:30 pm with the words:

When the S5 IS first came out, I checked cnet and dcresource daily for reviews. Well, once the reviews were posted I decided to stick with what I already had (a Canon A640).

From what I read, redeye seems to be a problem (but it can be removed with the redeye correction feature), as well as visible noise at low ISOs (cramming more pixels on the same sensor used on the S3 results in more noise), and lens aberrations and vignetting.

You may want to look into the Canon A650 IS. It’s has the same swivel-and-twist LCD, 12.1-megapixels with 6x zoom, image stabilization, full manual controls, you can record movies (up to 1 hour), face detection, redeye correction, 21 shooting modes. Or The Canon PowerShot G9. http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_g9-review/

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