NEW Olympus c-4000 Digital Camera $272!!!!! AC/PM. + free $20 gift card (LEGIT)!!!!!

[isaacmacdonald]

Originally posted by: Mike7

Originally posted by: waitman
4.0 mega pixel is supposed to be on par with 35mm camera.

For 4x6" prints, I agree that a 4.0mp digital camera will produce images as good as you'd get from a 35mm camera.

For 5x7" prints, very possibly as good.

For 8x10" and larger, nope. Oh, the results may still be perfectly adequate, especially for non-critical viewing. They just won't be on par with 35mm.

I'm not knocking digital. I like digital cameras. A lot. In many (but not all) ways, they're great. And if you never go beyond 5x7", 4mp is just fine. (Frankly, anything over 3mp is just fine.) And the overwhelming majority of people rarely -- if ever -- go beyond 4x6" photos.

Of course, there's more to image quality than megapixels. I'll take a 3mp camera with excellent lens, software, etc., over a mediocre 4mp camera, any day. (Same way that an excellent 1.6ghz computer can be better for most purposes than a mediocre 2ghz computer.)

I work for a commercial photographer. This BS about 35 producing better quality images is crap. First of all, 35 neg is crap. Above that, even 35 chromes (which are pricey to shoot + develop as all e6 processed stuff is) don't produce great full page shots. 4mp is a suitable replacement for traditional photography up to medium format (2.25"). For normal usage, 4mp is superior to traditional film. The end.

 

[AlanS]

It's really not the end of the story. It depends what film you want to compare. Some grainy film or one with finer grain. For black and white, Kodak Tech Pan 2415 has extraordinary resolution and I think Ansel Adams would have used it over digital (probably in medium format or larger though).

Kodak had a 25 speed color film (don't think they make it anymore) that had superb resolution for color.

I'm not really trying to argue, I've printed 8x10's from my digital camera and I'm quite pleased with the results. Cheaper than going to photo place too. I also find digital to handle contrasts between light and shadow better than most films.

 

[NastyGrayDog]

I did the deal strictly by Email with Rhonda. The $50 dollars off was a special discount on thier web site.
Here was thier reply to my PM request:

Their price: $ 320.00
Their delivery charge: $ 24.14
Their total price: $ 344.14

Our price: $ 499.98
Our next day delivery: $ 0.00
Our total price: $ 499.98

Difference: $ 155.84

Price after credit is $ 344.14
subtract the $50 discount and it's a pretty good deal.

 

[isaacmacdonald]

not to be finicky, but aren't they supposed to price match 110% for staples, and 115% for OM?

 

[sillylouie]

For those who ordered the camera from OM, has your CC been charged? I got in on the offer and the item arrived but my CC as yet to be charged. Damm I should of used one of those one time CC numbers and had it canceled haa haaa I'm was just curious if I was the only one.

Silly

 

[isaacmacdonald]

haha... good old Rhonda...

Their price: $ 283.00
Their delivery charge: $ 23.35
Their total price: $ 325.66

Our price: $ 399.98
Our next day delivery: $ 0.00
Our total price: $ 399.98

Difference: $ 74.32

I said, hmm... that's not too hot. Then I noticed...

Their price: $ 283.00
Their delivery charge: $ 23.35
Their total price: $ 325.66

Come on now... $283 + 23.35 is not 325.66... *grin*. Make sure you go through the numbers before going with the pm... Anyway, emailed her back and she corrected the numbers. yay.

 

[dp004i]

You can also PM a CoolPix 4500 for $509 and use the $50 coupon (if you get lucky, that is). There's also a $50 MIR. A CP4500 for $409 is one hell of a deal. I tried the PM request form and it worked (the $509 PM, that is, haven't tried using the coupon). Would've ordered it if I didn't already have an Oly C720 and my wallet wasn't so empty

 

[isaacmacdonald]

hmm... staples won't PM all home electronics...

We appreciate your inquiry concerning this issue.

The manufacturer has informed us that allhomeelectronics.com is not an authorized reseller for their
products. As a result, the manufacturer cannot verify the parts and accessories of this product as
sold by this site.

Our price match policy states that the item must be new and identical. In order for this site to
sell this product, it is either not new (direct from the manufacturer) or has been altered in some
way and no longer contains original equipment. Therefore, we will not honor this price match
request.

Amanda
Customer Support Representative

Damn. at least officemax will PM

 

[jaybert]

from what I saw today at office max, this camera is on clearance ( at least at the Office Max in Henrietta, NY ) for $299.99.

 

[Con]

Hey, so the pricematch worked for me with staples.

I had to go all the way up to a manager in the corporate office. At first i was trying to sway them into PM'ing to Allhomeelectronics. That didnt go over well, every time they would put me on hold, their story would change. They wouldnt budge on allhome, so i asked them to pricematch the camera to Comdirect. After being on hold for another 15 minuts, she came back and said that she can't check compdirect because Staples is out of stock on that camera (*cough*bullshit*cough*) So then I asked her what cameras they DO have in stock, and match that to Compdirect. She did, and the PM went through. Now, she says that the C-4000 is out of stock, so I took down her reference number and name and said i was going to place an order for the C-2000 anyways, if the order goes through I'm calling you back and you're giving me a PM, so, she agreed. So, feel free to give that a try... Hopefully my order will come through. Good Luck! (sorry for the grammar, no time to think and write )

 

[DealyDo]

I looked for comdirect. Do you have a llink. Finally got my call today from Staples. Good news was they could ship the camera..bad news was they wouldn't pricematch on my order which I was told orginally they would. Politely said I could just order it at the $499 price if I wanted.

 

[sillylouie]

For those who got in with officemax and received their camera . . . . is the order number diff from the order number from online status?

Silly

 

[KevinRWC]

Hi everyone, I just bought a Canon S330 off of Staples.com after seeing this thread. It was priced at 349.99 on Staples.com, and 255.00 at allhomeelectronics.com. With the two coupon #'s from NazzyG (thanks!) I got 50 bucks off so it came to 299.99. I called customer service at 11:00 at night, she sounded sleepy, and after waiting a bit, she confirmed the pricematch. They didn't count the free shipping through allhomeelectronics.com because it was through a coupon code. In all, I got a $74.93 rebate to my card, for the end price of $225.06. Thanks for giving my mother a Merry X-mas, I wish this camera was for me.

 

[NazzyG]

Originally posted by: KevinRWC
Hi everyone, I just bought a Canon S330 off of Staples.com after seeing this thread. It was priced at 349.99 on Staples.com, and 255.00 at allhomeelectronics.com. With the two coupon #'s from NazzyG (thanks!) I got 50 bucks off so it came to 299.99. I called customer service at 11:00 at night, she sounded sleepy, and after waiting a bit, she confirmed the pricematch. They didn't count the free shipping through allhomeelectronics.com because it was through a coupon code. In all, I got a $74.93 rebate to my card, for the end price of $225.06. Thanks for giving my mother a Merry X-mas, I wish this camera was for me.

Congratulations man. I don't know how you managed to get them to price AllHomeElectronics.com though. The second I mentioned them the woman spat out, "They are on our list of unapproved companies to pricematch." I guess the trick is to get one of the few CSRs who haven't had to say no on this deal.

If ANYONE manages to get Staples to pricematch AllHomeElectronics.com (or any other non-authorized reseller), PLEASE give me a call when you do so I can call that same sales rep.

Gaines Kergosien
615.596.1911

 

[KokomoGST]

This deal seems to have changed a tad because of the increased price at AllHome but the free 64Meg SM card does kinda balance it out.
I'm going to give this a shot at some B&Ms and see if I have any luck.

 

[NastyGrayDog]

I PM'd this at OM and now I see the B&Ms have the 64meg card free with purchase. anyone have any experience backfitting the free offers. If so, how much time do they allow before denying the free offer and will they do it at a B&M if you bought it online?