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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: mazama on November 24, 2011, 09:59:08 AM
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Iam looking at getting trail cam up to $125,would like opions good and bad,would probably get from cabellas,this will be my xmas present to myself,might buy up to 3,really want to know which ones to avoid.
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It really just depends on how much you want to spend and how you're going to use it. Buying from Cabelas is a good idea because of their return policy. A good one they have right now for cheap is the Wildview EZ-Cam 2.0 MP for $59.99. You could have three for only $180. I have one and it's been reliable. The biggest downside is the slow trigger speed, but mine works great as long as I'm using bait. For setting up to watch a trail with no bait it might not be a good choice, as you'll end up with a lot of pictures of nothing. Another one you could look at is the Primos 35 or Primos 46. They're a little more money but trigger speed won't be an issue. I believe some of the Moultries are good options but I can't really say. I have two Moultries but they are older models that are no longer made. I see Cabelas has a couple of the Moultries for $89.99 right now. You could check out some of the reviews at www.chasingame.com.
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Midway USA has some good deals right now. The Wildview 3.0 MP with a 2GB SD card for $65 is a good camera. I got one way back when the same sale came on. Takes great pics for a 3MP camera. Shutter speed and reset time is a bit long for no-bait trail use, but overall I'm happy with it. The more bells and whistles, the more they cost, so it's all in how you want to use it...
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A couple of places have decent 3mb cam's for $40 this weekend. At that price, you can buy 3, use one and have the other two as backups when they inevitably get stolen. Unless you've got a really good reason to have excellent high quality photo's, 3mb should be enough in most instances, plus they're cheap enough when they get stolen, it will not sting as much.
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I have a Moultrie that I do not even use as it was too unreliable.
IMO trigger speed is more important than # of pixels. I have a Stealthcam that is reliable as I have used it almost continuously for three years but the trigger is a bit slow.
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A tip for slow trigger speed is to set it facing down a trail
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get a cuddyback they are the best. cabelas has them for about 100.00 the old ones anyways
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I have two different tasco's. Their cheapest $50 cam and an $80 one. The $80 one I just bought but so far am happy with it. The only problem I have with the cheaper one is that it is not IR, only the old style white flash. It took plenty of pictures for me this summer though. I bought a couple of the wildgame inovations cheaper $60 cams from walmart a few weeks ago that I took back right away. They were too loud when taking pictures. It was a VERY noticable clicking sound when it snapped pics. That's not something I want in my camera. :twocents:
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i got 2 of the tasco 3 mb cams from wholesale sports today. hope they work good. never bought one before so here goes. 40 bucks each cant be too wrong
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i got 2 of the tasco 3 mb cams from wholesale sports today. hope they work good. never bought one before so here goes. 40 bucks each cant be too wrong
Which Wholesale Sports? I might pick up another one if they've got them at $40. I've got two now and they work great for the price. I paid $40 each for them about a year ago but haven't seen them that low since.
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silverdale store but i ordered them online and picked them up at the store. no shipping that way. just remember to tell em the price on the sale ad is $39.99. sale is good till december 4th i belive.
glad to hear i didnt waste my money.
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silverdale store but i ordered them online and picked them up at the store. no shipping that way. just remember to tell em the price on the sale ad is $39.99. sale is good till december 4th i belive.
glad to hear i didnt waste my money.
I had no idea you could order from Wholesale Sports online. That's a great tip. I'll have to try that. We've got a Wholesale Sports in Lacey, 10 minute drive from where I work.
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In case anyone wants one, Fed Way store has some left. I picked one up yesterday.
