Camera Gear - Deals and Discounts (Not a gear recommendation thread)

[blitz]

Nope, they're still around. Internet only, used camera and accessories sales. Most of their stuff is overpriced, with the odd deal.

I just picked up a lens hood from him for my 50mm 1.2 about an hour ago.

www.vintagevisuals.com

[dragonone]

for those that missed it, the f80exr is back on for $20 more @ $149.99

Dell VIP sale

that 60" plasma and the vizio LED LCD's do look interestin tho

[Mitsu3000gt]

The Sony NEX5 + 18-55 kit lens is on sale for $650 at Vistek today. Not a smokin' deal, but $50 less than The Camera Store.

Also Newegg has that awesome Powerex charger/battery combo on for $60 (off from $90). It sometimes goes on sale for $40 but $60 is a good price:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...-014-_-Product

[Ashkente]

I get batteries and stuff from http://www.paulsfinest.com/. They have Canadian prices, ship from QC, and Maha stuff is generally well regarded. They have some neat knives too...heh

[dragonone]

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/us-on...p-req-1022508/

[ae92gts]

Finally a camera/photography thread!! Great idea!! If anyone spots a 200-600 mm lens that's fits the canon rebel t2i for a good deal let me know!!

[msommers]

Dell 24" IPS - $449.00
http://accessories.dell.com/sna/prod...ynote_irrank=0

I do have a much bigger desk now but I'm wondering how much bigger a 24" is going to be than the 21.5" I have now...

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by msommers
Dell 24" IPS - $449.00
http://accessories.dell.com/sna/prod...ynote_irrank=0

I do have a much bigger desk now but I'm wondering how much bigger a 24" is going to be than the 21.5" I have now...

Even 1" more diagonal is very noticeable IMO. 21.5 --> 24 will be a nice step up. I went from a 19" --> 24" and it was a night and day difference. I also used to have 22" at work, and when I would go home to my 24" it was just so much better, and quite noticeable.

[msommers]

Is that a pretty good deal? I can't remember what the 23" was a few months back.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by msommers
Is that a pretty good deal? I can't remember what the 23" was a few months back.

Dell's 23" IPS is $339 not on sale (I think it went on for $229 or $249 or something a week ago or so), so 24" seems to be where there is a huge price bump. I definitely wouldn't pay $699 for it, but I think $449 is a fair price for it. I doubt you would ever seen that monitor for under $400. The 23" will run 1920X1080, the 24" runs 1920X1200.

[msommers]

I noticed in one thread, you mentioned the 24" to be too small for photo editing. Given it's been a few month since, are you finding it difficult or looking to go bigger still?

Only reason I ask is because I could take the 24" off your hands should you be looking to upgrade.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by msommers
I noticed in one thread, you mentioned the 24" to be too small for photo editing. Given it's been a few month since, are you finding it difficult or looking to go bigger still?

Only reason I ask is because I could take the 24" off your hands should you be looking to upgrade.

I've had my 24" for a long time, probably 4-5 years. When my 24" dies I'll go bigger, either 27" or 30". When I bought mine it was $650 down from $8XX or so on one of these Dell sales, so prices are much more reasonable now. I'd like to be able to see more of my picture if I'm editing it at 100% doing fine work, etc. Basically for games, I don't think I'd go bigger than a 27" because I don't want to have to move my head, only my eyes. For photo editing, I think the bigger the better, so a 30" would be ideal but they are super expensive. Not sure what I will end up with when my 24" dies but I will be going bigger for sure. I am not unhappy with my 24" at all though, it's still a VERY acceptable size and doesn't break the bank. Also on the 30 inchers, icons, text, etc. can get very small and that bothers some people. For example, my dad bought a 27" and was specifically looking for one with a lower resolution so he could have a large screen size but without the super small text.

[msommers]

Fair enough. I rarely am down to 100% scale so many 24" will be fine. I want to keep it to play games on, I think a 27" at my viewing distance could be ridiculous ha.

$449 was the same price as their days of deals, so I might take it

[Mitsu3000gt]

Yeah really a lot of it is personal preference. My brother has a 30", sits close to it, and uses it for games, and basically everything EXCEPT photo editing. I don't like sitting that close to a 30" for games, and if you move it back, it's hard to read smaller things.

24" is a great size if you don't have $800-$1000 to spend on a monitor. If you're used to a 21.5" TN panel I think you will notice a significant difference with a calibrated 24" IPS in both size and color accuracy. $449 is a very good price. Probably not a door-crasher too good to be true price, but a good deal for sure.

[msommers]

Well I was just in Bestbuy getting a feel for sizes. Going up to a 24" was big, even moreso to a 27". I just don't know if I can justify a 300 price jump up to the 27" tho. That said, I wouldn't have to buy another monitor. It's really the vertical height that doesn't very much which is kind of annoying.

[Mitsu3000gt]

24" is a nice setup for duals, that's what I use at work and have no need for any more space. I wouldn't want to go smaller, though.

For photo editing, I would want one single monitor as big as I could get. If I needed 2 screens badly, I could easily just use 2 windows within the single large monitor. Above 24", the good IPS panels start getting very pricey though, as you've noticed as well it seems. 23-24" is kind of the sweet spot for pricing. With 2 screens you also need to make sure they are calibrated identically all the time, if you were using both for editing. Just a bit more hassle I guess.

Is there a particular reason you need/want dual monitors?

[msommers]

I don't really need dual or have the space, my mistake if I was alluding to that. I'd like one larger one but 27" to play games seems excessive. The big concern is price right now. This 25" from HP seemed perfect..not ips though..urge

[Roarasaur]

The dell 23" IPS is back on sale for $239.00. Should have banked on the 24" deal when it was on but this just might have to do. No idea on how long this specific deal it.

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/sna....asharp_monitor

[msommers]

I decided to wait it out and save for a 27" despite it's ridiculous price tag. I really only need one monitor and at that size, there is plenty of work space

23" wasn't too bad though, depending on what you're coming from.

[clem24]

Hahaha anyone who thinks a 27 or 30 is too big is simply someone who has never used one before. Use a 30 and you'll never go back. Although I do admit, the only reason I went with the 30 when I did was because of the bump in resolution up from 27. Now that 27 is almost there (2560x1440 or something that), it makes it a good alternative. Otherwise no question.. 30 all the way!!!