Primos 35 truth cam

• Feb 5, 2016

• #1

willie1971

Senior Member

I did my 3rd check on this camera last week. Died, and will not turn on. 3 months old. New batteries did not solve the problem.

Anybody have any problems with this camera?

Will not be buying another one.

 

• Feb 5, 2016

• #2

hoppie

Senior Member

I'll put it this way, I was happy when mine was stolen

 

• Feb 5, 2016

• #3

rjcruiser

Senior Member

Mine lasted 1.5 years. Not too pleased with it, but it was $100-$120 so I can't get too upset. Much happier with my Covert.

 

• Feb 5, 2016

• #4

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4togo

Member

Hope you got it from Trailcampro.

 

• Feb 5, 2016

• #5

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Todd E

Senior Member

Exchange defective cam(under warranty) for Proof 01 cam by Primos. Its an $89 cam, but this thing has been a great little cam for me. I hated the truth cams. No longevity.

 

• Feb 8, 2016

• #6

BuckNasty83

Senior Member

I've had one 3 yrs. It'll give me white pics at times, but surprisingly still going strong. Had to dry it in the sun on the dash recently. It came back to life. Least favorite cam, but it won't die. WGI won't either. 3 Browning darks ops crapped on me in 6 months though.

Try putting it on your dash in the sun for a few days and see if that helps, or a bag of rice. Been pretty wet lately

 

• Feb 8, 2016

• #7

PappyHoel

Senior Member

You get 1 year of use for every $100 you spend on a camera.

 

• Feb 9, 2016

• #8

Geestring

Senior Member

I had one that worked flawlessly for about a year. I went to get it out of the woods one day because it had been out a while and the batteries were dead. I installed new batteries, turned it on and it came on fine. The next morning I went to put it out again and couldn't get it to power back up for nothing. I installed more batteries to make sure the ones in it weren't dead but that wasn't the problem. Needless to say, I file 13'd it!!!
Last February I bought a primos workhorse camera from Walmart for $49. It worked fine for about three months and it screwed up too. To file 13 it went..

 

• Feb 9, 2016

• #9

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ucfireman

Senior Member

Had an older one, the big one, worked fine until the ants got into it. I dropped it on the ground to knock the out and now the focus is messed up. Got a truth 46 that works good for now.
Anybody know about the primos workhorse?

 

• Feb 9, 2016

• #10

rjcruiser

Senior Member

PappyHoel said:

You get 1 year of use for every $100 you spend on a camera.

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eh...not sure I agree with that.

My Covert is still running strong almost 3 years in and I'm in it for $140.

 

• Feb 9, 2016

• #11

rhbama3

Administrator

Staff member

I have 7 Truthcam 35's between 2-5 years old. The older ones have started losing sensing range. The 2 newest ones had "mushy" buttons right out of the box.
Overall, i've been happy with them but there are better ones out there.

 

• Feb 12, 2016

• #12

redwards

Senior Member

PappyHoel said:

You get 1 year of use for every $100 you spend on a camera.

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At that rate my DLC Covert II should have died 5 years ago!
It is my most dependable camera....just stays on a tree in the woods and keeps on snapping pictures!!

 

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• Feb 12, 2016

• #13

shakey gizzard

Senior Member

I've got one that's 2yrs old. It rebels when it gets below 60% battery life.

 

• Feb 13, 2016

• #14

Hit-n-Miss

Senior Member

I've got 2 of the D cell 35's 3 years plus. The flash gets weak when batts get real low. I love the range of the detection circuit. I just put out a Primos Proof 3 cam today from trailcampro. We will see if as good as the Brownings I have.

 

• Feb 13, 2016

• #15

Arrow Flinger

Moderator

Bought 2. Got less than a season out of them. Sent both back for repair and got 2 new cameras back. One lasted 3 months the other is working on 2 years. They are very picky on cards though. Some times they work, other times they don't.

 

• Feb 13, 2016

• #16

hoytman308

Senior Member

I will never buy a primos camera again. Will primos should be ashamed how his products have failed people. I won't even watch his videos anymore. The customer service stinks to say the least. Moultrie is the way to go for me!!

 

• Feb 13, 2016

• #17

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Todd E

Senior Member

This is why the TC game is such a crap shoot. I'm running a Proof 1 and the thing is awesome. But on the other hand, I can't stand Moultrie cams. I won't recommend Moultrie to any of my friends. Nope.

 

• Feb 13, 2016

• #18

willie1971

Senior Member

Arrow Flinger said:

Bought 2. Got less than a season out of them. Sent both back for repair and got 2 new cameras back. One lasted 3 months the other is working on 2 years. They are very picky on cards though. Some times they work, other times they don't.

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Interesting about being "picky" on cards.... I am having a heck of a time with cards not working this year. They seem to have a mind of their own.

 

• Feb 14, 2016

• #19

Flaustin1

Senior Member

I had one that didn't work from day one. They wouldn't do crap about it either. Wanted to charge what the camera was worth to fix it.

 

• Feb 14, 2016

• #20

Hit-n-Miss

Senior Member

I had a bad primos sent it back and got a new one no prob. I like my Brownings. My I-40 Moultrie just died it was probably 7 years old. Don't know if it has anything to do with the longevity I've been getting but my cams stay out year round.