If you want to look like to take pictures on a digital camera that completely blow away people, take a look at the Sony DSC-S70 CyberShot.
Having been a professional photographer for 20 years, I can tell you that nothing is more important than the lens, and they just don't get any better than A Carl Zeiss® lens, which are found on such cameras as Hasselblad. They are made in Germany from the finest glass and engineering money can buy. This Sony has a 3x Carl Zeiss® lens, with 6x digital. You can't find a better camera than this in this price range. I would own it before the Nikon 990.
This camera is found at Staples for $799.98. I just purchased one with a pricematch from CAMERA
The pricematch is $635.00. The site would not reveal the cost of shipping, which I believe is in the range of $25, and the Staples CSR could not find the shipping cost at the site because they were closed (I called it in at 10 PM PST), and being the nice guy he was, he just let it slide.I bought the items separately and applied the $40 of $200 to the camera. Thus I got the camera for $595.00
I also pricematched the 64 MB Memory stick from the Staples price of $139.99 to the TechNetAmerica price of $99.99.
I applied a $30 of $100 to the memory stick, which has a $50 MIR from Sony if purchased with a Sony Camera and brought the price down to $26.
REBATE COUPON
An important thing to note when pricematching at Staples is that their policy regarding shipping of digital cameras calls for three days to ship, so very gently and warmly mention this to any CSR who attempts to charge you overnight shipping.
If you want great images, don't wait on this one, they are going to be cleaned out of stock right away, although you can take advantage of any more stock they bring in and get the $50 MIR until February 28, if Staples is cool enough to buy more.
Here is a better pricematch for the camera, $623 + $19.95 ground shipping. Use the one above as a back up. The above memory is the least expensive I've found so far.
PRICEMATCH
Having been a professional photographer for 20 years, I can tell you that nothing is more important than the lens, and they just don't get any better than A Carl Zeiss® lens, which are found on such cameras as Hasselblad. They are made in Germany from the finest glass and engineering money can buy. This Sony has a 3x Carl Zeiss® lens, with 6x digital. You can't find a better camera than this in this price range. I would own it before the Nikon 990.
This camera is found at Staples for $799.98. I just purchased one with a pricematch from CAMERA
The pricematch is $635.00. The site would not reveal the cost of shipping, which I believe is in the range of $25, and the Staples CSR could not find the shipping cost at the site because they were closed (I called it in at 10 PM PST), and being the nice guy he was, he just let it slide.I bought the items separately and applied the $40 of $200 to the camera. Thus I got the camera for $595.00
I also pricematched the 64 MB Memory stick from the Staples price of $139.99 to the TechNetAmerica price of $99.99.
I applied a $30 of $100 to the memory stick, which has a $50 MIR from Sony if purchased with a Sony Camera and brought the price down to $26.
REBATE COUPON
An important thing to note when pricematching at Staples is that their policy regarding shipping of digital cameras calls for three days to ship, so very gently and warmly mention this to any CSR who attempts to charge you overnight shipping.
If you want great images, don't wait on this one, they are going to be cleaned out of stock right away, although you can take advantage of any more stock they bring in and get the $50 MIR until February 28, if Staples is cool enough to buy more.
Here is a better pricematch for the camera, $623 + $19.95 ground shipping. Use the one above as a back up. The above memory is the least expensive I've found so far.
PRICEMATCH