Did you buy the Service Contract??

[kim]

Do you purchase the service contract when you get a new camera?? Please tell me why you did or didn't.

THANKS!!
kim

 

[jann1033]

Do you purchase the service contract when you get a new camera?? Please tell me why you did or didn't.

THANKS!!
kim

i never do with anything i buy as i've read to many times you don't make out with them . although some on here i believe said you get a free cleaning with some which might make it worth it depending on the cost( course some of the cleanings reported on here weren't very good either)

 

[cobbler]

I bought the warranty thing because I tend to be slightly clutzy. I have lost 2 point and shoots within a 3 year period due to water/rain/ocean/whatever.

So I bought it because of my history and this way I am covered.

 

[alan]

For most things I do not take out a service ocntract, but for cameras, I do. For some reason I have never had a digital camera last more than about two and a half years without failing, and that little service contract gives me a good start on the next camera. I don't know why this is; I always keep them in cases and look after them, but they just don't seem to last.

My Pro1 failed on a trip the Far East; I think it was the humidity that got it. But when I sent it back to the insurance company, who in turn sent it on to Canon, it was declared as "beyond economic repair". I was offered vouchers to replace it - to the value of £270!

I pushed back, saying that it was worth more than that. They told me it had been matched to a Canon 860, but if I thought I could come up with a better match I should agree it with the store where I bought it, and then get the store manager to phone the insurance company.

Fine. I came up with two replacement specs, and agreed them with the store manager (who was very savvy and shocked at what the insurance company had proposed).

My first suggestion - a G9 and wide-angle accessory lens - was shot down by the insurance company. The word "accessory" made them instantly reject it.

So he went on to my second suggestion - a 400D body and Sigma 18-125mm lens. I had only put it in to show how reasonable my G9-based option was. However, the insurance company accepted it and gave me over £700 of vouchers. That paid for a 70-200mm f/4.0 L lens and a Sigma 18-200m OS.

But frankly I'd still prefer an updated version of the Pro1

regards,
/alan