Wayne: Check with Carman Camera. Don't know where you are, but I know they do
mail order in Canada and I've heard they're competitive on prices. My good
friend bought his S2 from them and got a price better than any in the US at the
time.
Earl
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On 12/8/2003 at 3:49 PM Wayne Culberson wrote:
>The other comparison I didn't like was the slower lens, though the
>salesman
>had the story that they had to make it slower in order to get the wider
>(28mm equivalent) lens. Is that so? I guess that is beyond my ability to
>comment on, but I do like the faster lens on the C5050.
>I was in the US today, and picked up a set of 4 AA Energizer 1850 mAH NiMH
>batteries, including NiCD - NiMH recharger, for under $10 at Marden's, in
>anticipation of getting a digital camera that takes the AA's. Did I get the
>right ones for the 5050? Anyways, over the weekend I made up my mind that
>taking standard batteries is an important issue for me. I think a
>recharger
>comes with the C5050, but this one was so cheap I couldn't pass it up. $3
>less for a set of 4 without the charger. If you must live in Canada, live
>near enough the US border to shop at Marden's :-)
>Anyways, on Saturday the local camera store wanted $100 cdn. more for the
>C5050 than for the newer C5060. I wasn't too happy about that, so it looks
>like someone in the US will be getting my camera purchase business as well.
>Wayne
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: John Hermanson <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 2:33 PM
>Subject: Re: [OM] ( OM ) A challenge for Digital cameras
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>
>> Major bummer, grab a 5050 while you can..........
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>> John Hermanson www.zuiko.com
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Paul Laughlin" <pelaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:03 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] ( OM ) A challenge for Digital cameras
>>
>>
>> > At 09:02 AM 12/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>> > >I haven't looked at a 5060 yet, someone here said it uses a
>proprietary
>> > >battery. Can anyone comment on that?
>> >
>> > You are right, John. I just checked the Oly page and it uses a
>> Lithium-Ion
>> > battery and one for backup would cost $110 (Suggested list).
>> > Paul in Portland OR
>> >
>> >
>> >
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