Canon 6D - about to push the button

Hi All,

After getting advices from fellow POTNers I am about to upgrade the camera body from 40D to 6D.

One quick piece of advice: Right now Canon 6D (+ some free goodies) costs $1499 on B&H, I think cheapest from a reputable dealer. The price is valid till Jan 4th.

1). Do you think the price for Canon 6D is going to go down even further?

2). Should I buy some protection plan? If yes, which one?

Thanks a lot.

1) I think the lowest I've seen was around $1250 from Adorama or $1850 with the 24-105 4L IS
2) Ehhh... what are the odds it will fail in the first few years? It certainly can, but unless you replace your camera every few years you can also put the money spent on the protection plan towards repairs that may be needed after the warranty expires.

I just bought one from B&H at that price with the extras. Great deal. You may find it cheaper without the goodies, but not by much. I did and would pass on the protection plan. Go for it. It is a wonderful camera!

1. Of course the price will go down in the future. It cost $1999 when it came out and can be found for $1599 pretty easily now. End of the year will probably be able to find it at $1399 easily, and $1199 the year after that, so forth and so on.
2. I wouldn't bother with an extended warranty. If a camera is going to fail, it will most likely fail quickly (within the first year).

Sounds like a good deal you've got.

Buy it, life's too short to keep waiting for a better deal. As for the warranty, I wouldn't bother, but I would get it covered by your insurance.

caspase8 wrote in post #16569717
Hi All,

After getting advices from fellow POTNers I am about to upgrade the camera body from 40D to 6D.

One quick piece of advice: Right now Canon 6D (+ some free goodies) costs $1499 on B&H, I think cheapest from a reputable dealer. The price is valid till Jan 4th.

Wow I just looked and the cheapest was $1899.00
I'm looking to buy one so please share your link.

$1849 is the kit deal. Go to canonpricewatch.com and it will give you all current best prices at authorized and unauthorized dealers for bodies and lenses.

OK I see it now!
Sorry

I'm against every type of extended warranty. Instead, never purchase the warranties and the odd time something goes wrong past the standard warranty period, pay to fix or replace yourself. I've heard this referred to as self-insuring and, in the long run, you spend less UNLESS:

1) the warranty covers accidental breakage such as dropping or drowning the thing,

2) you know yourself (or the intended user if buying for someone else) well enough that such breakage is likely,

3) you have strong faith that the warranty will be honored with no extra expense to you, and

4) you are willing to jump through whatever hoops there are to utilize said warranty.

All four conditions are never met in my case, but these guidelines are the test I suggest for any warranty purchase. Basically, warranties don't make sense for most people, which is why companies make tons of money selling them. Or take the easy route - skip the test - and "Just say no."

It's funny how Sam's club has the same (Square deal) 2 year warranty for $79.00 but B&H has the same one for $279.00
BUT you have to purchase your camera at Sam's club at $3200.00 including lens and other goodies! Not worth it!!

Go with the 6D and pass on the extended warranty.

Picked mine up at B&H last week. Camera body only for 1399$. I tried to haggle for a price without the "extra" goodies but they wouldn't sell it that way. oh well! I also didn't go for the warranty. B&H was the best price I could find after searching about a dozen of online "camera" stores. So far I am loving it. Now to save up for some good glass!!!

Agreed. If you already decided on your camera, and $1500... is an acceptable price point. Go for it! If you buy on Amazon, i believe they price match a refund within 30 days of purchase, not sure if other sites do this. Also check sales taxes charged. If Amazon doesn't charge you tax, and other sites do, you may come out ahead without a bundle. I don't know the answer to that, just my .02

Taxes were a good reason for me to go with the B&H deal. Amazon would have run me way over $100 on taxes.

GregoryF wrote in post #16570498
Taxes were a good reason for me to go with the B&H deal. Amazon would have run me way over $100 on taxes.

Amazon has no sales tax either (yet).