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I'd like a lighter weight zoom camera than my SX60 HS (includes photos)

Started Jun 21, 2019 | Discussions thread
NextShowForSure Contributing Member • Posts: 765
Re: I'd like a lighter weight zoom camera than my SX60 HS (includes photos)
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saaber1 wrote:

NextShowForSure wrote:

saaber1 wrote:

You may want to consider the sx730is, it's is very cheap at $200ish for a refurb and fits in your pocket.

Where in the UK would he get a refurb? I only ever see them on the Canon US web site and do they post to the UK and would they guarantee them overseas?...

Dunno about uk refurbs. Maybe call Canon and see what they do with their refurbs? If you buy from USA from a non-canon place do they charge some tariff or taxes if mailed to U.K.?

No need to call Canon as it seems pretty clear they sell them only in the USA. I am just pointing out that talking to a UK OP about refurbs without giving him a link to where they can be obtained and delivered is not really a lot of use. The US site only gives US delivery details and only talks about overseas delivery for accessories.

I would assume Canon have no international warranty so anything bought in the US from the UK would be the dreaded grey market pariah product and shunned by Canon as wholly unclean if it broke and indeed the user possibly barred for eternity from entry at Heaven's gates. There is no greater sin as far as the camera companies go.

if i could go back and start again I would buy everything from Hong Kong as the warranty is just a massively over priced condition laden insurance probably not worth the massive jack up in local prices especially in the UK and not much does go wrong.

Canon had a sale last year where they had refurb sx730is plus a printer (small one) plus ink refills plus paper plus 16GB sd card for $200. I couldn't pass it up so I bought 3 of them! So now I have 3 extra printers etc. gathering dust ha ha. I turned one of the sx730is into a night vision camera by removing IR filter and coupled it with infrared only flashlight. Only problem is range of camera is virtually unlimited but range of IR light is limited. Maybe I need to try some type of laser or something and try to take night vision shots of something a mile away or something. Whats cool is it works when there is zero ambient light. It's not a light gathering type night vision, it is monochrome IR. I've also been experimenting with putting it on a rifle scope which works just o.k. so far. Real night vision scopes are like $3k or more.

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