Post by: bobcat on December 10, 2011, 09:39:38 PM
Cabelas has the same camera on sale right now too, but their price is $119.99. They also have the Primos 35 on sale for $84.99, but for only $4.00 more I got the 46 from Wal Mart, and it's a step up from the 35.
Just thought I would post this in case anyone is looking for one. Here's a link:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Primos-Truth-Cam-46/17480202
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on December 11, 2011, 12:10:09 PM
Post by: 3nails on December 11, 2011, 12:34:08 PM
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on December 11, 2011, 02:31:03 PM
Bobcat- Do you have any of the Primos cams yet? I have two of the 35's. They're working well for me with good battery life but it seems to bother the deer a bit. I don't know if I just have a noisy camera or if they are all like that.
The 35's are great cameras for the money but they have been known to have a loud shutter. I thought Primos had fixed that problem. Are they brand new 35's or older ones?
Post by: 3nails on December 11, 2011, 03:06:21 PM
Post by: jnevs23 on December 11, 2011, 05:49:09 PM
Post by: doyourtime89 on December 11, 2011, 05:51:39 PM
Post by: jnevs23 on December 11, 2011, 05:54:45 PM
Post by: bobcat on December 11, 2011, 06:22:31 PM
Bobcat- Do you have any of the Primos cams yet? I have two of the 35's. They're working well for me with good battery life but it seems to bother the deer a bit. I don't know if I just have a noisy camera or if they are all like that.
I don't have a Primos cam but in all the research I've done I learned that the 2010 models have the famous "clunk" and the 2011 models do not. They were supposed to have fixed that problem, in additon to another improvement in that the battery life is supposed to be twice as good as the older models. It's still possible to get a 2010 model depending on who you order it from. So I've been kind of leery and didn't want to buy from just anybody. I'm hoping Wal Mart has the newer cameras. If not, I will probably end up sending it back to Primos and they will replace it with a new model. That's another thing I learned is that their customer service is the best.
You might give Primos a call and see if they will replace the 35's you have.
Post by: bobcat on December 11, 2011, 06:26:15 PM
Temporarily out of stock....
You're right, I just checked too and it says out of stock. I'm sure glad I ordered when I did. I'd been looking at them on there for a week before I finally decided to order one. Well it wouldn't hurt to check back in there once a day and see if they have found more.
So who all from here ended up ordering one?
Post by: Wea300mag on December 11, 2011, 08:10:59 PM
Post by: bobcat on December 13, 2011, 07:46:35 AM
Post by: muzbuster on December 13, 2011, 08:00:05 AM
Post by: 400out on December 13, 2011, 08:05:09 AM
Besides, Cabela's is way easier to deal with in terms of returns/refunds. Just an idea, good luck. :hello::dunno: Walmart will take anything back! Hell I get a new vacume every other month (when the bag gets full) :chuckle:
Post by: shadowless_nite on December 13, 2011, 11:42:32 PM
Bobcat- Do you have any of the Primos cams yet? I have two of the 35's. They're working well for me with good battery life but it seems to bother the deer a bit. I don't know if I just have a noisy camera or if they are all like that.
I don't have a Primos cam but in all the research I've done I learned that the 2010 models have the famous "clunk" and the 2011 models do not. They were supposed to have fixed that problem, in additon to another improvement in that the battery life is supposed to be twice as good as the older models. It's still possible to get a 2010 model depending on who you order it from. So I've been kind of leery and didn't want to buy from just anybody. I'm hoping Wal Mart has the newer cameras. If not, I will probably end up sending it back to Primos and they will replace it with a new model. That's another thing I learned is that their customer service is the best.
You might give Primos a call and see if they will replace the 35's you have.
I just bought one from walmart 2 weeks ago and have to say i am pleased with it. While testing in the house i did notice some shutter noise but I doubt dear would mind. As for battery life. I went about 4 full rounds of 30sec hi quality video on a 2gb sd card, which was anywhere from 80-90 videos. with brand new energizer batteries before the battery said low on the screen. Camera was not dead before i had pulled it. quality of video and pics is pretty good, Overall i am very happy with it. it was $99 in store+ tax
Post by: bobcat on December 16, 2011, 02:39:32 PM
My concern was that I would end up with one of the 2010 models which had the "clunk" sound every time it took a picture.
I'll try to get it out in the woods tomorrow to test it out.
Post by: 3nails on December 16, 2011, 02:42:56 PM
I just want to report that I received the camera today and it is the "new" 2011 model, which I can tell from the packaging which says on the front- "New & Improved Up to 200% Longer Battery Life" and "Zero Photo Capture Noise".Sweet! Guinea pig time. If you get pics of deer not looking at the camera I'll pick another one up after the Christmas spending has settled down.
My concern was that I would end up with one of the 2010 models which had the "clunk" sound every time it took a picture.
I'll try to get it out in the woods tomorrow to test it out.
Post by: bobcat on December 16, 2011, 02:50:40 PM
I might have to pick up another one from Cabelas after Christmas, if they still have it at that price.
Post by: bobcat on December 29, 2011, 06:50:53 PM
I posted about it over on Chasingame because I was having problems and knowing there were some people over there with experience with the same camera I thought I might get some help. Turns out I just got a lemon. I've got a new one now from Cabelas and will be trying it out this weekend, and will see if it does any better.
Here's a link to the other thread:
http://www.chasingame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=25323
Oh, I'm "bdan68" over there. There was already a "bobcat" over there. In fact he posted once in my thread and when I first started reading his post I was thinking I was reading my own post, until I realized I didn't say that. :chuckle: :bash:
Post by: Hunting7mm on December 29, 2011, 07:10:33 PM
Post by: bobcat on December 29, 2011, 07:15:44 PM
Post by: bobcat on January 02, 2012, 02:42:37 PM
I left the camera out there, to try for another week, but I'm pretty sure this one will be going back to Cabelas. I'm not sure what to do now. Don't know if I should exchange it for another one, or maybe get a Moultrie instead.
Here are a couple of pictures that were taken less than 1 minute apart:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fbdan68%2FPRMS0218r-1.jpg&hash=c7c4893f16ed23378e4ae31e0e16903b9fb7649b)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fbdan68%2FPRMS0222r-1.jpg&hash=1a14456959a2ff87b63fda6b073b5b8853fe9467)
Post by: Mandownitis on January 06, 2012, 07:24:16 PM
Post by: bobcat on January 06, 2012, 10:33:32 PM
Now as for the new Primos 46 I got from Cabelas, I checked it today, after a 4 day soak, and it seems to be working fine. I had turned the camera so it was not facing open sky. I got 965 pictures in 4 days, and not one of them is in color, so they were all taken with the IR flash.
Post by: 400out on January 06, 2012, 10:36:01 PM
Post by: bobcat on January 06, 2012, 10:40:33 PM
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1140.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn580%2Fbdan68%2FPRMS0475r-1.jpg&hash=3d4651af0a02aa64309336adc507f8bdf9a32699)
The only problem I see now is the deer are actually too close, in many of the pictures. I think I'll go back out there this weekend and change the camera from the full 45 LED's to the optional 25 (for the IR flash).