Camera Deals at Target

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Yesterday I bought a Vivitar camera at Target for $25. I used to have a basic 35mm camera (point and shoot w/ built in flash - nothing more) but I lost it at a charity event. I have been looking for a cheap replacement. The Vivitar actually does a lot more than I wanted it to! Red eye reduction, landscape mode, night mode. It also takes AA batteries instead of those funky size camera batteries that are $13 for a package of 2.

Today I got an 8 pack of Kodak 400 speed 35 mm film for $9. I also found 2-packs of disposable Kodak cameras for $6.28. The Target where I went yesterday had almost the entire aisle of film and disposable cameras marked down. They also have camera cases in different styles 50% off. I bought a little zipper pouch to carry whatever camera we are using in. It is perfect for a disposable.

I also saw a Kodak Easy Share docking station for about $40. We haven't made it to the digital age yet. They also had packages of 4x6 photo paper for $3.50 (regular $14.99) to use for printing digital photos.

I am experimenting with the $25 camera in all different conditions and settings to see how I like it. We didn't use the regular camera for anything on our last trip - it was all disposables. When we got the pictures back they were all a little off center. Obviously I was lining the shots up a little to one side. The Vivitar has that little circle in the middle so you can be sure it is centered.

 

[dixipixi]

Thanks for the info! I have also been looking for a good camera deal. I actually have a digital and I have taken it to Disney before, but this year I just don't feel like lugging it around. I spend way too much time "babying" it.

I have been using the disposables just to get used to them, but if I could find a camera similar to what you found, that may be the way to go for me.

On our last trip, I actually used the waterproof disposables at the water parks and our pictures came out great...I was really pleased with them. After a couple of days of having a "carefree" camera with me, it was hard to go back to the digital. The bonus with the digital, of course, is that you can see your pictures as you take them. The downside is all the money invested...I obsess about something happening to mine. We bought it years ago when they were much higher, so if anything did happen to it, it would be a BIG loss.

Thanks for the info!!!

 

[always quiet]

Got a new digital cameraa at Target on Tues. night!! 50% off!! Here's the post about it on the CB!!
http://130.94.75.33/showthread.php?t=802087

 

[SunshineKathie]

Thanks for the info!

I used a Vivitar back in '97 and it broke half way through my trip. I was quite disappointed. I am glad you are testing your's out first.

I, too, have a digital and baby it. Tom and I decided that we will not be bringing it with us on our honeymoon. God forbid something happens to it. As of now, we've decided to purchase and bring a few disposables. I'll have to check out Target tonight or tomorrow.