cheap replacement for my Sony 717 (stolen in Quito)

rainforest1155

On the first week of my 6 months in Ecuador my beloved Sony 717 got snatched - see details on my homepage/blog if your´re interested.
Now I´m looking for a cheap replacement - nothing big as I currently don´t to spent so much money and I definately want something smaller for now. Everyone told me before, but I wouldn´t want to listen...

Any suggestions on what and where I should get it? Around here in Bahía I´ve just seen a Kodak C300 or something like that for US$ 160.

Thanks for your help,
Sebastian

Awais Yaqub

Sad news :cry 717 is just amazing
have you tried new H series of sony ? Picture quality is fine the only negative point is that too much flash recharge time when shooting with full power. If budget is tight try to find H1.
12x zoom will open new doors and yeah image Stab

Andy

Bummber, Sebastian

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=38420&highlight=kodak

rainforest1155

Thanks Awais and Andy for your suggestions. While both cameras look really good, I need something smaller and lighter for now. I've deceided for a Canon PowerShot A620. I already got it on ebay and my parents will send it to me then.

Hasta luego,
Sebastian

JamieC

When I bought my 20d, I decided to keep my F717. It truly is a fantastic camera. My condolences, and apologies I can't recommend a replacement.

jamie

rainforest1155

JamieC wrote:

When I bought my 20d, I decided to keep my F717. It truly is a fantastic camera. My condolences, and apologies I can't recommend a replacement.

Yeah, that's also what I would have done if I had bought a DSLR. I mean I just repaired the CCD problem for 160 bucks one day before it got stolen. So she was in perfect shape.

Well, I got to get over it.

Sebastian

Nikolai

Sebastian,

rainforest1155 wrote:

On the first week of my 6 months in Ecuador my beloved Sony 717 got snatched - see details on my homepage/blog if your´re interested.

Trully sorry to hear that... Those underdevelopped countries... My first rangefinder was also stolen in one of them...
OTOH, my first P&S was stolen in Harras buffet, South Lake Tahoe, NV:-), and also very soon upon my arrival to the country..

Brett

Are you willing to buy another Sony F717? I just might have one for saleD

rainforest1155

Brett wrote:

Are you willing to buy another Sony F717? I just might have one for saleD

Currently I already settled for a different camera, but I´m always open to offers. So how old is it and did it already have the CCD problem or might it jut be that this will turn up anytime soon?

Sebastian

Brett

rainforest1155 wrote:

Currently I already settled for a different camera, but I´m always open to offers. So how old is it and did it already have the CCD problem or might it jut be that this will turn up anytime soon?

Sebastian

Bought it brand new January 2004. Taken alittle over 8000 (eight thousand) photos with it. No CCD problems.

rainforest1155

Brett wrote:

Bought it brand new January 2004. Taken alittle over 8000 (eight thousand) photos with it. No CCD problems.

Sounds interesting. Anyone knows until which serial number the CCD problem exists? How much you want to have for that baby?

Thanks,
Sebastian

Brett

rainforest1155 wrote:

Sounds interesting. Anyone knows until which serial number the CCD problem exists? How much you want to have for that baby?

Thanks,
Sebastian

All you need to know and then some

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=44840

JamieC

Timely: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=44840

Jamie

Brett

JamieC wrote:

Timely: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=44840

Jamie

What do you mean?

JamieC

Brett wrote:

What do you mean?

I mean someone has an F717 for sale, so if the original poster wanted to get an F717, here's at least one opportunity.

Jamie

rainforest1155

Thanks for the heads-up. This is really tempting, but I think I´ll have to pass - at least for now. I just bought another camera and it´ll hopefully arrive in the next couple of weeks without too much extra cost due to customs. Maybe when I play around with my new smaller camera and I´m back in Germany I´ll start thinking about getting which bigger camera I want then. The F717 was a great camera, but perhaps in half a year there´s something else around that would fit me even better. Who knows.

Good luck with your sale.
Sebastian

Brett

rainforest1155 wrote:

Thanks for the heads-up. This is really tempting, but I think I´ll have to pass - at least for now. I just bought another camera and it´ll hopefully arrive in the next couple of weeks without too much extra cost due to customs. Maybe when I play around with my new smaller camera and I´m back in Germany I´ll start thinking about getting which bigger camera I want then. The F717 was a great camera, but perhaps in half a year there´s something else around that would fit me even better. Who knows.

Good luck with your sale.
Sebastian

Alright Sebastian, if you change your mind you know where to find me.

Thanks