[retired_obolt]

So the Fuji Finepix S9600 is £243 on Ebuyer with free delivery and it's in stock - which isn't the case with every other site I've looked at.

If I get the £10 discount by using Google checkout, it is acutally cheaper than every other site as well :thup:

Next question would be... how does Google checkout work? What is it all about?

[retired_obolt]

Originally posted by LuciferJonny:
i do photography at A-levels and decided to get a canon 400d for christmas at £500.

well worth it, and will last me for years

I'll have to look for you when you are online when my inevitable questions arise when I get the camera.

Do you have any opinions on the spec? Value for money?

[retired_obolt]

Originally posted by solsagooner:
So the Fuji Finepix S9600 is £243 on Ebuyer with free delivery and it's in stock - which isn't the case with every other site I've looked at.

If I get the £10 discount by using Google checkout, it is acutally cheaper than every other site as well :thup:

Next question would be... how does Google checkout work? What is it all about?

Don't worry, I checked this out http://www.ebuyer.com/googlecheckout.

All seems simple and legit. :thup:

[retired_Craven]

I've got a panasonic fz5 but the fz7 is more available now. Should fit your price range.

Very nice camera, has 12x optical zoom, 6 Megapixels, antishake which is very useful.

[retired_obolt]

Originally posted by cjjones1714:
I've got a panasonic fz5 but the fz7 is more available now. Should fit your price range.

Very nice camera, has 12x optical zoom, 6 Megapixels, antishake which is very useful.

Thanks for the suggestion, but it's not what I'm after. I want a bridge camera.

It's like an SLR but not quite.

[retired_olechka]

Am looking to buy 400d fairly soonish. What are peoples opinions on eBay? I've never used it and don't know what to expect.

Have seen what I want here for about €200 cheaper than anywhere else.

[Geoff]

depends on the sort of photos you want to do.
i have 3 or so posted on photo.net ( http://www.photo.net/photos/hangerhead )

also i go onto worth1000 ( http://www.worth1000.com/stories/sta...ay=photography ) often to enter competitions and learn about what others think makes a good (usually unmanipulated) image.

[retired_Craven]

Originally posted by solsagooner:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by cjjones1714:
I've got a panasonic fz5 but the fz7 is more available now. Should fit your price range.

Very nice camera, has 12x optical zoom, 6 Megapixels, antishake which is very useful.

Thanks for the suggestion, but it's not what I'm after. I want a bridge camera.

It's like an SLR but not quite. </BLOCKQUOTE>

it is a bridge camera FZ-7

[retired_obolt]

Originally posted by Aslan:
Am looking to buy 400d fairly soonish. What are peoples opinions on eBay? I've never used it and don't know what to expect.

Have seen what I want here for about €200 cheaper than anywhere else.

That looks amazing - just the sort of camera I'd love to be using in around 5 years time if I get any good at photography.

I've had problems both buying and selling on ebay recently and would only recommend using it for low priced items. Couldn't flog a laptop without Nigerian bidders trying to con me and was also sent two broken PS2s from a permenantly angry man that would only email me in CAPITALS!!! He evenutally threatened to report me to the police. But, hey, that's just my expeince... maybe I'm just unlucky??

[retired_obolt]

Originally posted by cjjones1714:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by solsagooner:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by cjjones1714:
I've got a panasonic fz5 but the fz7 is more available now. Should fit your price range.

Very nice camera, has 12x optical zoom, 6 Megapixels, antishake which is very useful.

Thanks for the suggestion, but it's not what I'm after. I want a bridge camera.

It's like an SLR but not quite. </BLOCKQUOTE>

it is a bridge camera FZ-7 </BLOCKQUOTE>

Ah, sorry mate, when I googled it, the review site came up with a completely different camera!! I'll definately check it out.

Cheers.