Cuddeback No Flash
 

I've been saving up for this camera and now am finally ready to buy one. I hope to buy one on EBAY for around $300. My question is this: They all say that it's brand new in the box. Well how do I know it is the latest model out with all the bugs worked out or is there such a thing? I want the newest Cuddeback no flash IR camera. Anyone have suggestions? Thanks
BBO

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My suggestion would be to save yourself $100 and buy a Moultrie I-40 instead. It is a much better camera. Quicker trigger times and longer battery life.

If you are dead set on a cuddeback you might check around. There are several legitimate online stores with some decent sales going.

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Watch who you might buy it from. If its not an authorized dealer it may void warranty. Check the Cudde websight.

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This guy is an authorized cudde dealer. New no flash $299. Sale could end at anytime according to him. A lot of guys from Michigan buy from Bernie. Heres the link

http://www.fifieldseednfeed.com

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Can't beat that price! Yeah, I've been to his store and talked to him. Just down the road from the Cudde factory. Seemed like a great guy.

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I spend way too much time on thewww.michigan-sportsman.com site. I personally use homebrew trail cams, but he has sold to, and helped out many of the members there with Cudde's. Never have heard a bad word about Bernie or his service.

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What kind of homebrews? I've been looking for a Sony p41 to try and build my own. No luck so far.[:@]

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I have two of the Sony P41's. They show up on Ebay, but a lot of demand for them from homebrewers. You might check with Bob at this link and see if he can set you up with just the cam. He builds trailcams exclusively with P41's. www.gotchatrailcams.com./

Another cam is the Sony P32or the S600 used by hombrewers. If you find a cam, the Snap Shot Snyper control board is about as good as it gets. Good luck. don

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And now that I have totally hijacked your thread BuddyBo, I apologize.

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i agree i have that camera and its great

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Check out the reviews on www.chasingame.com They actually have facts, not "I had a completely different camera from the same manufacturer 2 years ago and it wasn't as good".

The I-40 had consistent 1.5 second trigger times without a flash and 2 second trigger times with flash. The cuddeback noflash that they tested had 3 second trigger times with and without flash.

I have a Moultrie Gamespy 200 and it's trigger time is probably 4 seconds. That is the camera that Cuddeback uses in it's advertisements to show how much faster it's trigger time is than Moultries.

I was trying to help you choose a better camera at a lower price. If you want to pay more for a slower camera you are more than welcome to do so.

Good Luck.

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The new ones are $299. The refurbished ones are less.

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I appreciate your help npaden, I really do. I haven't seen any test reports. I just have read reports from people who have owned both cams and they all say the cudde has a 3/4 sec trigger and I didn't think moultrie I-40 had close to that. Please don't take it the wrong way. I guess I have been misinformed about the cudde's speed.
And MichiganBowbender, I went to the sight and the refurbished word spooked me. I'll call him up and talk to him. Who knows, maybe shipping is free or something and I CAN get a deal with him. Thanks to both of you guys.
BBO

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Give him a call, his name is Bernie. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Good luck whatever you do.I personally do not own any Cuddes. Last summer when I decided to et into trail camming, I had a pre-conceived notion that the Cudde's were the way to go, and I think they were a couple of years ago.I did countless hours of research on all the trail cams, and asked lots of questions. I found that Cudde's reputation had taken a big hitbecausetheir quality had diminished and their service was less than expected.Happens to a lot of growing companies. Too big-too fast I guess. They are marketing genuises though and sales continue.
The IR No Flash has had a lot of issues and has been a big time dissapointment for a lot of buyers. Go to the www.michigan-sportsman website, register and do a search on Cudde No Flash. You will see lots of opinions on them, mostly negative. I think Cudde is beginning to see the light, and hopefully things will improve.
All that being said, if you want a Cudde IR, then Bernies your man. He will treat you fair, andwillingly help with any issues you may have, whether you buy from him or not.He goes by the name Feed Man and contributes regularly.
By the way, after all the research I did, Iwent homebrew and will never look back.:) don

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he sells refurbished cameras, but the prices he has listed are for brand new ones

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i have a no flash cudde and i love it. some people say that they dont like it and i have no idea why. i love it and i cant complain about anything. had 257 pictures the first night i had it out

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Did you go to that site and read the reviews? They actuallytake pictures ofclocks to show the trigger time.

Cuddeback noflash:

Moultrie I-40:


The I-40 does have a 2 second trigger with the flash:


I haven't seen a single person who has botha cuddeback noflash and an I-40 that recommends the cuddeback noflash. I have seen the reverse though.

It sounds like cuddeback made some great cameras in the past and it sounds like Moultrie made some pretty crappy ones in the past. But currently that is not the case.

Oh well, no skin off my back either way.

Nathan