wow ! fast delivery
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 1:28 am
My old OLYMPUS FE-20 COMPACT digital camera ( developed a couple of issues lately - mold on the lens , and I think the lens focus motor has been damaged ( in a drop ?) - sometimes the startup autofocus doesn't work and I have to restart the FE 20 a few times to get it to work ).
So while I wait for a better price on canon 90D or a new full frame XXD series canon DSLR with at least the same pixcel count (or better than 38Mpix) I figured I'd buy a nice basic Canon PowerShot ELPH 180 from Adorama (NYC) . Means in upgrade from 10Mpix on the FE -20 and Canon 40D to 20Mpix and better optical zoom than the old FE -20.
The "same" camera costs nearly $400 here in Australia and Adorama had the ELPH on their page for 109USD , add 40USD for shipping and I'm still way in front.
Ordered Friday ( NSW time ) , and it arrived today . Heck I can't get stuff from Sydney that fast .
Only negatives are :
> the charger has a 2 pin US power connector , would have preferred a 2 pin cable connected changer , no great drama as I have a 3 pin universial power adapter in my kit.
> USA warrantee so if anything goes wrong , I'll have to ship camera to CANON USA for repairs
> there is no USB cable in the kit ( taken a look and it needs a 5 pin miniB connection on the camera end ) my wife's Canon PowerShot SX730HS has a miniB USB connector but it's not the 5 pin version, $7 to buy one locally.
> no reticulated screen (like on the SX730HS)
> relatively low resolution screen ( but better than the old 40D and the FE - 20 ).
So the old Olympus FE 20 will go into retirement. Running the PowerShot ELPH 180 is a breeze , very simple .
Here's how good the camera is :
Fluffy the Eastern Water Skink having some daddy quality time this evening after some wormy treats.
So while I wait for a better price on canon 90D or a new full frame XXD series canon DSLR with at least the same pixcel count (or better than 38Mpix) I figured I'd buy a nice basic Canon PowerShot ELPH 180 from Adorama (NYC) . Means in upgrade from 10Mpix on the FE -20 and Canon 40D to 20Mpix and better optical zoom than the old FE -20.
The "same" camera costs nearly $400 here in Australia and Adorama had the ELPH on their page for 109USD , add 40USD for shipping and I'm still way in front.
Ordered Friday ( NSW time ) , and it arrived today . Heck I can't get stuff from Sydney that fast .
Only negatives are :
> the charger has a 2 pin US power connector , would have preferred a 2 pin cable connected changer , no great drama as I have a 3 pin universial power adapter in my kit.
> USA warrantee so if anything goes wrong , I'll have to ship camera to CANON USA for repairs
> there is no USB cable in the kit ( taken a look and it needs a 5 pin miniB connection on the camera end ) my wife's Canon PowerShot SX730HS has a miniB USB connector but it's not the 5 pin version, $7 to buy one locally.
> no reticulated screen (like on the SX730HS)
> relatively low resolution screen ( but better than the old 40D and the FE - 20 ).
So the old Olympus FE 20 will go into retirement. Running the PowerShot ELPH 180 is a breeze , very simple .
Here's how good the camera is :
Fluffy the Eastern Water Skink having some daddy quality time this evening after some wormy treats.