One4All Vouchers - any lens stockists accept them?

Sleepy

Anyone know of a camera shop that accepts the One4All vouchers?

I've looked through the list of shops on their site and there doesn't seem to be any listed though I know some shops that take their vouchers that aren't listed (e.g. Golden Discs).

Background is I've €100 worth of these and want the Canon 50mm f1.8 I know the lens can be had cheaper than that on-line but there's honestly nothing else I can think of I want and less than two months in, the kit 18-55 lens is letting me down in low light when trying to get shots of my daughter.

PaulieC

unfortunately only the camera centre on Grafton street (or Blanchardstown centre) accept them. The nifty fifty is probably waaayyy overpriced in there

Sleepy

Found them online: 119.99 for the nifty fifty...

http://www.camera.ie/slr-lenses/canon/

Would it be madness to spend this much on it? Any opinions?

whyulittle

Well, if you have absolutely nothing else to spend the voucher on, it's only going to cost you €20 cash.

If you're not in a huge rush, you could see if you could see the voucher at a bit of a loss on adverts.ie, and get the lens somewhere online for much less.

smelltheglove

I got a nikon 50mm in blanch a couple of weeks ago for 125. I think that was the average price. It was the last one in stock so ring ahead if you are travelling far.

pippatee

Yup, as mentioned, The Camera Cente will take em ... I used some in the Square at Christmas ... over-priced but I got the vouchers through my wages tax-free so, it kinda levelled out ..

Ricky91t

Picked up a canon 50mm (from jessops)very overpriced i.m.o for £79(€89).So if you could flog the voucher for eighty,if you're ever up north you could get one with a tenner on top..Or just go the ebay route

As whyyoulittle said,if you have nothing else at all to get(and if you did;nt buy it yourself in the first place)Paying an extra €20 for a 50mm isn't bad..And as its in Dublin you've got comeback easily more than ebay

Ricky91t

Just to add the 50mm is great will be good for shots of kids but as the dof is very shallow you'll have to be quick,or the kids will have to stand still :pac:

Daz R1

Know for a fact the camera shop in the Blanch centre is looking for €380 for a 50mm F1.4 and thats with a "im doing ya a deal there bud"
How i didnt laugh in his face !!!

Sleepy

Ricky91t wrote: »

Just to add the 50mm is great will be good for shots of kids but as the dof is very shallow you'll have to be quick,or the kids will have to stand still :pac:

Should've mentioned, she's 3 months old so she's still quite easy to catch with the camera at the moment. Just can't really use the flash as it startles her a little.

Thanks for all the feedback. Looking at ebay the fifty looks like it'd cost me 80 or so including postage... hmm.

Dodgykeeper

If you are near Tallaght/Templeogue I will give you €100 for the vouchers, they take them in Superquinn so can get the groceries with them!

Sleepy

Thanks for the offer DodgyKeeper but the other half has come up with something we need that we can buy with the vouchers so I'll have to wait until next month for some spare cash to get myself the lens

PaulieC

Sleepy wrote: »

Thanks for the offer DodgyKeeper but the other half has come up with something we need that we can buy with the vouchers so I'll have to wait until next month for some spare cash to get myself the lens

I got one of these from work at xmas. I 'sold' it to the house management account for 100 quid