Cheap place to buy cameras

drakemsehawk · Post by **drakemsehawk** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 7:32 pm

I'm looking for the cheapest place to buy a digital camera. I'm looking specifically at the Canon Gl2. Everywhere, and I mean everywhere, around me is selling it for $2,799 (american) is this a good deal, would i be getting ripped off?
anyone know any good online stores?
thanks

Raptor · Post by **Raptor** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:25 pm

http://www.bhphotovideo.com search for GL2 the click the "give me a better price" to order it for $2229. Or look at the new Sony VX2100 for 2399 at B&H. B&H is a very reliable on line retailer, check their ratings at http://www.resellerratings.com

Themovieman44 · Post by **Themovieman44** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:49 pm

Yeah bhphotovideo.com has good prices so look into that.

Famous · Post by **Famous** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 12:22 am

All Canons are worth buying.

Themovieman44 · Post by **Themovieman44** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:49 pm

might want to check ebay to. sometimes wholesalers will sell there and you can find a good price.

Raptor · Post by **Raptor** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:18 am

Famous wrote:All Canons are worth buying.

Nothing wrong with Cannon, but I put the GL-2 and Xony vx-2100 side by side, the Sony won... better low light shooting, more stable white balance, and the Focus/xoom rings were incredibly even. It was also 2399 at B&H, the price diff was only about $100, but I really feel the VX-2100 outperformed the GL-2. I'd like to think I was an impartial tester, I don't have any particular like or dislike for Sony, do Like Cannon, and actually prefer Panasonic for video cams, but no doubt the 2100 was a winner!

Themovieman44 · Post by **Themovieman44** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 1:09 am

I have heard the GL2 is the best on the market nowadays.

justsomeguy · Post by **justsomeguy** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:40 am

im trying to find a place to get a gl2 also. so yeah, ebays good. just make sure you look over EVERYTHING very carefully

Raptor · Post by **Raptor** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:18 pm

Themovieman44 wrote:I have heard the GL2 is the best on the market nowadays.

Well, like I said, put the GL2 and theSOny vx2100 side by side, and bought the Sony. Better low light response, good solid image even with 18 db gain, the controls felt more natural. ALl in all I was just more impressed with the Sony. And this from a guy with long experience on Panny and JVC cams. Panny and JVC just didn't offer the features I was looking for in the price range. So like i said, I went into the comparison eyes wide open, and no preconceived brand loyalty, was able to shoot them both under similar conditions as far as available light etc, and the Sony definitely produced a cleaner image under the low light conditions. 18db gain and no strobing, with very little grain. One thing to keep in mind also, the VX2100 uses 1/3 inch CCD's, the GL2 uses 1/4 inch CCDs.
The interesting thing is the Canon, on the smaller chips has a higher pixel density, which is probably why the Sony has a sharper low light image, larger chips and larger pixels equate to beter light gathering capabilities.
Also, the SOny has a larger cleaner view finder, which means you don't need to use the LCD screen quite as much. Add in color bar generator, 70/100 zebra stripes, and two built in Neutral Density filter selections, andt overall found the VX2100 to outperform the GL-2 in the areas that were of concern to me.