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Title: first cam
Post by: bone collector 12 on June 28, 2012, 01:37:04 PM: gonna buy my first trail cam here pretty soon and looking around amazon has the cheapest, in ur guys and gals oppion whats the best trail cam for under $100?, money is pretty tight right now so i am trying not to spend to much
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: Wolfdog2314 on June 28, 2012, 02:19:25 PM: Im a first time trail camera user also. I picked up a Primos 35 from Amazon. I think it was about 80$ shipped. Ive had it up for three weeks now. 250 pics and battery life is at 99%. Picture quality is decent too!

I actually just checked it today. Heres a pic.
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: bone collector 12 on June 28, 2012, 02:42:39 PM: wow pretty good quality!!, :tup:
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: Button Nubbs on June 28, 2012, 03:10:54 PM: buy 2 of the $40 tascos.

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Title: Re: first cam
Post by: bone collector 12 on June 28, 2012, 03:12:54 PM: Quote from: Button Nubbs on June 28, 2012, 03:10:54 PM
buy 2 of the $40 tascos.

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where can you find those ones at?
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: Button Nubbs on June 28, 2012, 03:44:59 PM: amazon from time to time
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: bobcat on June 28, 2012, 03:47:37 PM: Wal Mart.
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: D-Rock425 on June 28, 2012, 04:05:29 PM: Walmart 50 bucks.
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: bone collector 12 on June 28, 2012, 05:10:47 PM: found em, gonna order 1 tomorrow, plan is just get one and put it out for now to make sure no one is gonna mess with it, and then if it gets left alone i will upgrade to the primos truth 35 :tup: thanks for the guidence :)
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: Button Nubbs on June 28, 2012, 05:34:11 PM: :tup: at $50 a pop you cant go wrong. to be honest im scared to put my "higher end" cams out. as a matter of fact they are sitting in the garage and my 3 tascos are in the woods :rolleyes: its addicting, your gonna want more soon! :chuckle:
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: D-Rock425 on June 28, 2012, 05:57:37 PM: Honestly from what ive seen im not sure the promos 35 is an upgrade.
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on June 28, 2012, 07:36:22 PM: My $65 camera is in a homemade box, lag bolted to a tree and padlocked. Plus it's in a place only me and the critters go...
Title: Re: first cam
Post by: bobcat on June 28, 2012, 07:50:45 PM: Quote from: D-Rock425 on June 28, 2012, 05:57:37 PM
Honestly from what ive seen im not sure the promos 35 is an upgrade.

I would say it is. I have both. The Tasco is nice for it's simplicity. But I'd take the Primos over the Tasco because of the burst mode capability. It will do a 3 shot burst, while the Tasco only takes one picture at a time. The Primos is also infrared, which had its pluses and minuses, but IMO the best thing about IR is that the batteries last longer.

If reliablity is a concern, buy from Wal Mart and get the extended 1 year warranty for an extra $6.