Warranty for Canon 10D

[rudrasen]

Hi,
I was wondering how many of you have gotten a warranty for your D-SLRs ?
My friends advise me getting it for everything including the lens.
However they suggest don't the Mack warranty as it does no good.
But to get one which cover accidents & falls.
Now these guy don't suggest a specific name or website ( you may wonder what kind of friends i have :lol: )

I found the repairtech warranty but it costs $499 !!
then there is the cheap ( not much good ) MacK warranty for $79.
Where i can i shop for warranties , (if they are god idea in the 1st place.)

I personally think they are not much good.

[CoolToolGuy]

My general approach to extra-cost warranties and service policies is that if you are buying a quality product you should not need them - the standard warranty should cover it. And if you took all the money for extended warranties and put it in a jar, you would come out ahead when and if you needed a repair or replacement.

With the fast-moving technology of digital photography, I don't think I want to have a four-year-old camera body fixed - its time to replace it. Lenses are a slightly different issue, but I subscribe to the above for them.

That said, for me there are exceptions - the furnace/air conditioner for my house, because I want someone out right away if it breaks; used purchases like cars and photo equipment, which are probably out of the manufacturer's warranty, and a few other things.

[scottbergerphoto]

Just another opinion. Consumer Reports gave Mack a very good review. I bought a Mack Extended Warranty for my Mark II.
I am not aware of any warranty that covers abuse, like dropping the camera on some rocks or in a pond. They are after all a business not a charity.
Scott

[defordphoto]

rudrasen: You're confusing warranties with insurance. No warranty will cover damage from neglect, accident or abuse. Insurance can cover some of that. I have a rider on my homeowners policy that covers damage of ANY type.

The MACK warranties basically extend the manufacturer's defect warranty. And yes, MACK has good reviews. It takes longer than sending it to Canon becuase you have to send it to MACK and then MACK sends it to Canon.

[kahfluie]

I agree with what Jim said. I have a separate policy with Statefarm... a personal liability policy or something like that for just the camera equipment. No deductable. Comes to about $75/year. and is a separate policy than that of my homeowners.

I also have an extended warranty, however it's through warrantybynet.com.

[Jim_T]

I never buy the extended warranties..

I figure with all the money I've SAVED over the years by declining these extra warranties on big items, I can afford to get the odd item fixed after the standard manufacturers 1 yr expires and still be ahead financially.

These warranties do benefit the consumer on occasion, but they always make LOTS of money for the seller.

[Belmondo]

I never buy the extended warranties.. .

Ditto. If I were professional and using my equipment a lot, it might make sense, but I'm strictly a hack and rarely wear things out. I do replace them as new technologies becomes irresistable. My garage and closets are embarrassingly stuffed collection points for old technologies---too good to throw away, of too little value to sell, and generally useless to anyone else.

[Chris1le]

Well, I bought the Mack warranty for the body and lenses. Things wear out, parts jam, things get out of calibration. :( I think it was around $200 for all. I think anytime you send your camera in for any type of work it is going to be around $200 bucks! The camera is warrantied for 3 years and the 4 lenses for 7. I've also taken out a separate insurance policy on my equipment for around $100. Was it necessary? Probably not. Do I sleep better at night knowing my equipment is covered? Oh yeah! :D

[DAMphyne]

The salesman at the appliance store tried to sell me an extended warrenty for my refridgerator. I told him if it didn't last for 10 years, I'd bring it back like the lady on the Discount Tire commercial,
Through the Window :wink:

[Motorsports Photo]

Once upon a time I thought extended warranties were a total waste of money too. Then a funny thing happened, well really not so funny, but noticeable: Everything I bought that wasn't disposable to begin with, was falling apart!

The corporations we buy from in their efforts to make everything as cheap as they can to maximize their bank accounts figured out how to make their goods last..well... a year!

My exception was Epson. They cheerfully gave me replacement after replacement for my printer, until the year was up. Then told me to bugger off and find a repair service.

Choose wisely. Balance the cost of extra warranty with the "hassle" factor if something goes wrong, and these days you can almost bet it WILL go wrong!

-Pete

[Saber]

In my experiaence extended warrenties are a complete wast of money.

If you get a decent contents insurance policy for your home then your are just about set for life.

I have a policy which cost me on about $10AUD a month and basicly covers me for any of my valuables, ie mobile phone, camera, stero equipment ect. It dosn't matter if I lost them, had them stolen or I broke them myself, i am covered. I have nicknamed it stupidity cover.

So if I was to say accidently run over my 300d ( :lol: :lol: :lol: ) then my insurance would just by me another one even if it was out of warrently. The same goes if in 18mths the camera just stops working, then they will either repair it or replace it. WHAT A BARGIN.

This S#$T's all over extended warrently policy, wich only covers one item, this cover looks after all valuables.


BEAT THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mjordan]

I've always gotten the extended warranty on my cars. And every time I have saved a ton of money when one of the computers fail or some other high cost part within the extended warranty period but after the standard warranty. While I didn't buy the extended warranty on my camera bodies, I did buy it for the 70-200 2.8L IS and 100-400 4.0-5.6L IS lenses I've bought. I figure if anything goes wrong, it will be the IS. If not, then I still count myself ahead on what I've saved vrs. what I've spent on extended warranties.

Mike

[mjordan]

In my experiaence extended warrenties are a complete wast of money.

If you get a decent contents insurance policy for your home then your are just about set for life.

This S#$T's all over extended warrently policy, wich only covers one item, this cover looks after all valuables.


BEAT THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With the ever tightening down on policies and payouts by the insurance companies, I bet if you actually had to file a claim or two, that your rates would either go way up or they would cancell you. That seems to be an ever increasingly popular option by the insurance companies here in the US. Some have completely refused to take on new accounts in whole sections of the country because they have had to pay out a bunch of claims. Others have gotten letters saying they would not be renewed when their current policy was up because of a change in corporate policy. So yes, insurance is great while you are paying for it and feeling good about being covered... but it's what happens after you have to use it that should concern you.

Mike

[Saber]

With the ever tightening down on policies and payouts by the insurance companies, I bet if you actually had to file a claim or two, that your rates would either go way up or they would cancell you. That seems to be an ever increasingly popular option by the insurance companies here in the US. Some have completely refused to take on new accounts in whole sections of the country because they have had to pay out a bunch of claims. Others have gotten letters saying they would not be renewed when their current policy was up because of a change in corporate policy. So yes, insurance is great while you are paying for it and feeling good about being covered... but it's what happens after you have to use it that should concern you.

Mike

On any normal day I would agree with you. However, get this, I have mad a couple of claims over the past 2 years or so and have never had any problems. The insurance company usually has a check in my hand within a week of filling the claim.

AND no the premiums don't go up based on claims you made.

It sounds unbelievable but it is true.

This is the best bit. Even if you have lost something and don't have a receipt of that item you just need to either send them a copy of the manual or get someone to sign a afadavid (spelt wrong) stating that they saw you own the product in question.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT?????????????

No wonder insurance companies go broke.

[Jesper]

I've bought two Canon lenses from B&H in New York. I don't live in the USA. Both lenses came with Canon international warranty cards, but with both I also bought an extended 7-year international Mack lens warranty (for $34.95). I didn't study all the small print on the warranties, but I feel safer and $34.95 isn't much compared to the price of the lenses.

Just like the others said.... don't confuse warranty with insurance....

[Motorsports Photo]

mjordan-

Yes the post you made definitely fits into the US market, but prhaps the Aussie insurance companies arent so money hungry and actually are fair with their policies.

My last insurance claim was against Farmers who said they would give me $500 for my $2000 car that was destroyed by a teenage driver.

I sured in small claims court to get almost what I wanted.

-Pete