I guess it all depends. Are the higher dollar cameras better???? It depends on what you are looking for. I personally like the Moultrie Cameras for the dollar. Are the trigger speeds as fast as a CuddeBack??? No, but I can not justify the extra $150, because I very rarely miss a deer becuase of the Moultries slower trigger. That being said. I have 2 Cudde Back Excites, 2 Moultrie IR60's , 2 Moultrie’s IR 40's and 2 Moultrie Game Spy 40's. The Moultrie’s Range from $79 to $249.00 and for the price I like the IR 40's the best for $199.00. A regular flash may or may not spook deer. However, thieves and trespassers will have a harder time identifying a nd finding a Infrared Camera then a non. Thus liking the IR40 best.
With that being said, I would suggest buying a cheaper one first. Right now Cabelas has the Moultrie Game Spy 40 with 4.0 megapixels on Sale for $79.99. I just picked up two of them. Make sure you get a digital camera over a film trail cmaera one. Then shop Walmart or Best Buy for a SD card. A 1 MB card goes for around $15.00. This will give you a base adn soemthing to start with but still maitaining a decent quality camera. See how much yo ulike it and if you buy another try a different one brand or model.
Here are a few pics of the Moultrie’s IR 40 & IR 60. The pics of the Gale Farm were taken with the IR 40 and the pics of the Steng Ranch are the IR 60. The IR 60 is definitely a better pic with 2.0 more mega pixels, but is also more money. I use the cameras to see what is on the property not to win a photo contest of clarity. Hope this helps.
I also have the Moultrie IR 40. I haven't had any problems with it. The batteries are going on 2 years of use. Can't believe how long they are lasting compared to other camera's. Picture quality is pretty good.
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Ive had very good luck with Cuddeback camera's...I currently have 3 and havent had a problem with any of them...Yes they are a bit more $$$ but after testing out others that are very battery hungry they pay for themselves in the end...the ease of use and trigger speed are also some features I really like about them..There are many good cameras out there just keep your reciept because there is nothing worse then spending your hard earned money and gettin a lemon...good luck and welcome to the addiction of trail cams ...Jay
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I went through 4 sets of D's in my Cuddeback NoFlash. That's 16 batterys from August through early January. I am figuring double this year, as I picked up a second Cudde, Thanks to Mark !!!!
I set both my CuddeBack NoFlash's up at the cabin this weekend. One on a newly built deer feeder, 20 yards from the cabin and one on the trail leading in to it. Hopefully I get some shots, I know I got about 50 of my cousins boys cruising the trails on the 4 wheelers saturday night
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Re: looking to buy a trail camera??
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I have the IR 40 (4 mega pixels) and the pics are great. I have not seen the pics from the Game Spy 40 yet??? I jsut set my 2 out. Let me know what you think if you get some Steve.
I picked up a Cabelas Outfiiter/Moultrie IR 5.0 last night for $199.99. This camera is sweet and now my favorite camera for $200 or less. On sale this week. Regular Price $229.99.
The bad part, I also dumped a total of $980.00 yesterday on hunting stuff. $540 @Cabelas, $200 @ Sportsman’s Warehouse, $100 for my arrows and $140 on the Misses arrows.
I guess I could look on the bright side.
Since I spent over $500 @ Cableas last night. I received a a $150 gift card free!
Question for those of you that have a camera with a flash. If your SD card would fill up will the flash still go off when something passes in front of the camera? On the Moultrie that I have there are three settings for picture resolution Low, Medium & High. I have mine set on High for the best picture, with 4.0 megapexels set on high I can get around 950 pics on a 1 GB SD card. In two days I had 193 pics so I can see where it would not take long for the card to fill up.
-------------------- Steve Plantz ~ IDO Field Staff
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