guigsy Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 hey man, i wouldnt worry too much about the purple fringing in the A80. purple fringing is something that a lot of people confuse for something it is not, and it really only occurs at extreme overexposure. most cameras now have better ccd's to compensate for this. if they are talking about it in a night shot situation, my guess is that they are using extra long exposures...a ccd being open that long will be susceptible to digital noise and the fringing result. the fact is that point and shoot digitals are not meant for that kind of use. i havent read any of the reviews on purple fringing in the A80, but my initial reaction is that maybe the people who are using it for long night exposures should have gotten a camera tailored for that use. i dont want to sound like a jerk or anything, but a lot of people come into my store with these problems, that i consider to be petty, because really, i'd be surprised if you noticed something like this 99 times out of 100. its always seemed to me that the people who write these reviews are usually trying to play devil's advocate, trying to find something negative to say, just for the sake of argument. a lot of people have nothing better to do than search for something wrong...... i dunno, just been my experience.... dont worry about the purple fringing. look at the features that are gonna work for you, and the problems that could arise in your situation. if you plan on doing a lot of exposures that are seconds long, like, 4, 8, 15 seconds, yeah, think about the purple fringing, if not, dont worry.......and to be honest, an exposure of 4, 8, or 15 seconds, purple fringing might look kinda cool. hahahah. over'n'out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted October 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 Ahh, cool. I can't see taking night exposures for that long, so I guess I should be all good. The A80 it is then! Looks like it's $599 at Henry's? But then they also speak of a rebate from Canon for up to $150? That sounds awesome, but I don't get the "up to" part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 yeah, the rebate is through canon, and it applies if you buy a canon printer as well as the camera, and its "up to" because it depends on the printer/camera combo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted October 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 ahhh right, printer/camera combo... Son of a! I finally make a decision and I see the camera is not available in the Toronto store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted October 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 Henrey's is selling an A80 on ebay. I'm still the high bidder, but there is another day to go, so who knows. I may need some good ebay vibes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 if you get your A80 cheaper than i paid for my A70 six months ago, your gonna get it! (btw, i paid 499.99) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted October 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 No worries, it's currently sitting at like $540. I guess you don't have any pics online anymore eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headygouda Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 actually you can get a a80 from a southern ont ebay store for $400 US ~ $520 cdn now... same place the CDR deals are at... tho you have to pay shiping and tax still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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