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forevertechie
04-11-2005, 10:51 AM
Hi all,

After months of researching, and reading tons and tons of reviews, I've finally purchased the Canon Powershot A95 digital camera (with 4 2300mah sony rechargeables and charger and 2 Sandisk 256 MB Ultra II Compactflash cards) !!! And with $274 shipped, I think it is a steal !!!

I've also tried the A520 for 15 days and o man... it was really a very tough decision to decide between the two. I'm really impressed with the A520 series and these were the following aspects of the A95 that convinced me to go for a A95 rather than a A520:

1. A520 flash was a turtle while using the flash. (Even my Olympus stylus 300, which has only moderate reviews performed much much better than this one, in this aspect).
2. A520 has far less reviews than A95, and in every website, A95 had lot more positive reviews than A520 (because it is relatively new)
3. A520's flash had a less powerful flash than the A95

Inspite of the nightmarish E18 error (or a rumor) on the Canon point-n-shoot range, I went a head with the A95, because, the pix clarity and low light performance is by far the best of all the other point-n-shoot cameras.

I hope the A95 will keep up to it mark, and not make me regret my decision.

Regards,
- forevertechie

EAP
04-11-2005, 02:06 PM
Welcome to the club! $274!!! :eek: I paid $309 for the camera alone just a couple of months ago! Sounds like a great deal. When you begin taking pictures, be sure to post some of them on the Photo Gallery.

pickles
04-12-2005, 01:42 AM
Spare a thought for your fellow photographers over the pond guys! Tha A95 best price over here is currently £200.00!! $378.00 according to the exchange rates at XE.com. Fantastic camera for a beginner who wants to learn though...good choice.

forevertechie
04-12-2005, 10:56 AM
$274 - A95 camera
$47 - 2 256MB Sandisk Ultra II Compactflash cards
$22 - Sony Worldwide quick charger with 4 2300mah AA batteries

(all prices include taxes and shipping!)

- forevertechie

pickles
04-12-2005, 12:02 PM
nnnnngg! Is that meant to make us feel better?!
£199.00 for the camera.
£15.00 for a rapid charger & 4x2400 NIMH's
£30.00 for a standard 512 CF card.
$461.00!! for the above...Shipping excluded!!
Might have start getting my bro' in law in Baltimore involved in my future purchases!

rafael.luna
04-12-2005, 10:47 PM
I paid around $400 shipping included for:

A95 camera (Amazon-Adorama).
San Disk 256 MB flash card (Amazon-Adorama).
Maha C240W charger with 8 batteries (Maha energy).

I had to purchase from Amazon and Maha, they were the only sites that let me pay with my credit card from Mexico and ship the items to the USA.

But I'm happy anyways, the camera is great and arrived on time for my first vacation to Las Vegas :cool:

forevertechie
04-13-2005, 08:28 AM
A95 Camera - Buydig.com
2 Sandisk Ultra II Compactflash cards - Zipzoomfly.com
Sony Worldwide quick charger with 2300mah AA batteries - Amazon.com