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Would You Get A Moultrie D40
12-17-2007, 12:25 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Would You Get A Moultrie D40
would you get aMoultrie D40 for $100? i am not looking to spend alot of money on a trail camera but it would be a good thing to have and 100 is my limit.this cameraseems cheap but good for the money......if you chose other please explain what was betterwhyand a link if you have one handy.
12-17-2007, 12:30 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Phoenixville, PA USA
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RE: Would You Get A Moultrie I40
First of all, not only would I, I did. Second, where can you get an I40 for $100? I would buy a second one at that price. The I40 (infrared) is usually around $200.
12-17-2007, 12:31 PM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
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RE: Would You Get A Moultrie I40
I'm a cuddeback no flash guy myself! My camera for the most part has worked very well. Excellent quality picture's and video's! Its a little spendy though, only draw back i can think of.
12-17-2007, 12:34 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lubbock, Texas
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RE: Would You Get A Moultrie I40
I don't think you are looking at an I-40 if it is only $100. The lowest price I've seen the I-40 is $189.99 but the lowest authorized price is $199.99. Some authorized online stores are throwing in free shipping with the $199.99 price.
Are you thinking of the D-40? Those are the low end moultrie cameras that are out right now for $100ish.
I would buy an I-40 for $200 (I just bought one) but not sure on the D-40. I like the older Gamespy 200's that used the 6volt rechargeables and would take a solar panel better than the D-40(I have 2 of those).
The D-40's have a "sleep" mode to save on battery life so they might work okay over bait but not as well on the trails.
The I-40 is getting good reviews though. 2 - 3 months battery life taking thousands of pictures and less than a 2 second trigger (some report closer to a 1 second trigger). It had some white out issues but those can be fixed with a software upgrade if you are going to be using your camera in a shady spot, but if you are using your camera in a spot with full sunlight then it sounds like the older software will give you more full color daytime pictures.
Are you thinking of the D-40? Those are the low end moultrie cameras that are out right now for $100ish.
I would buy an I-40 for $200 (I just bought one) but not sure on the D-40. I like the older Gamespy 200's that used the 6volt rechargeables and would take a solar panel better than the D-40(I have 2 of those).
The D-40's have a "sleep" mode to save on battery life so they might work okay over bait but not as well on the trails.
The I-40 is getting good reviews though. 2 - 3 months battery life taking thousands of pictures and less than a 2 second trigger (some report closer to a 1 second trigger). It had some white out issues but those can be fixed with a software upgrade if you are going to be using your camera in a shady spot, but if you are using your camera in a spot with full sunlight then it sounds like the older software will give you more full color daytime pictures.
12-17-2007, 12:46 PM
#6
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Would You Get A Moultrie I40
Dang it! Now I can't change my vote.
There are some cameras of the same quality as the D40 that can be had for less money. It's not a bad camera, but overpriced for what it is IMO.
There are some cameras of the same quality as the D40 that can be had for less money. It's not a bad camera, but overpriced for what it is IMO.
12-17-2007, 12:52 PM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Oklahoma
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RE: Would You Get A Moultrie I40
I bought the D-40 on sale this summer, took it home, tested it out then exchanged it the next day. When in sleep mode it takes a couple of seconds to awake before it can take pictures, wouldn't work in my program, too many blank pics.
12-17-2007, 12:55 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lubbock, Texas
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RE: Would You Get A Moultrie I40
If you are looking at $100 or less I would look at the Bushnell trail scout cameras. They have a 1.3mp one that takes decent pictures that I've seen on sale as cheap as $35 on the day after Thanksgiving. I think they are normally priced around $65. They eat batteries pretty fast, but they have a pretty good trigger although they can fall asleep on you. You can do a battery modification on them and add an external battery and a solar panel for around $50 that would make them more useful if you can't check it regularly. I have one of the 2.1 Trail Scouts and it has never made it a full week on a set of batteries.