Well I have the old cuddeback. It was my first camera. Overall I have been happy with it. I did have and issue with the batteries a few weeks ago. The batteries (4 D size) were only 2 weeks old. I figured they would be good for a few more and I couldn't get out for 4 weeks so I would just let them run out. Well they died right away. If it wasn't for the battery issue I would be getting another one. Now instead I am working in building my own. I have 2 pictures posted here [link]http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.asp?m=671733[/link] if you want to see what the cuddeback pics are like. They are not resized they are the actual photos. Good luck with whatever you decide.