topic Re: HELP.. newbie in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

HELP.. newbie

evertking — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 21:28:34 GMT

Ok, i had my 6D up on the tripod when my little girl pushed it over and now the camera will not turn on. So, I have sent it to Canon, not under any warranty or anything. How much am I looking at here?

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kvbarkley — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 21:32:14 GMT

Depends what's wrong, we can't tell from here.

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evertking — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 21:34:55 GMT

Not even a guess? Everything looked fine. So I'm guessing the PCB? I have seen it priced at about $200-250.
I'm just worried I sent it in and will be charged as much as I mint second hand 6D.

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evertking — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 21:36:30 GMT

I was up all night worrying over this. I have a real

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Tronhard — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 05:16:16 GMT

Do you not have insurance for your contents? I would have thought your camera gear would be covered.

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evertking — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 20:14:47 GMT

No, Honestly never even considered it, until now. Lol
Uugh I have been sick over it. Canons repair center should have it Monday.

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Tronhard — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 20:52:39 GMT

When we are stressed the higher brain functions are often deprived of blood - in other words we find it hard to think clearly. You would have come to that conflusion when the stress subsided I am sure!

I hope it works out well for you. Best to keep some distance between the small carbon-based life forms and your expensive gear though...

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evertking — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 01:18:12 GMT

Lol, thanks. From my looking around, it seems like the "average" camera repair is ~$200-250. Now, that's not a sensor. I don't even want to think about that.

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evertking — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 01:20:32 GMT

You know, I should have checked on the insurance through PPA, I joined a while back for the educational videos and pay my dues. But I'm sure there is a big deductable. I will have to check and see.

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Tronhard — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 01:28:16 GMT

Many years ago I had carefully insured my gear against all risks anywhere. I had rested a 500mm CAT lens on our apartment's (very broad) handrail when a bird knocked it off and it fell outside the apartment and to the ground two storeys below. I went to claim on it and it was declined because my dear wife forgot to tick the ALL RISKS, ALL PLACES box when she renewed.

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evertking — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 01:35:36 GMT

Oouch.. i think in my searches for the cost of repairs, I seen others miss that tiny checkbox. I'm new to Photography but I have already invested a decent sum into lenses that honestly it's kinda of silly not to insure the stuff.

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Tronhard — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 01:39:15 GMT

I have been at it for about 42 years (God I fell old when I say that...) and although I have had only one other mishap with my gear in that time, I have always had good coverage for my equipment. Parkinson's Laws of Maximum Cussedness say that if you break something it will happen when the gear is somehow not covered...

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RobertTheFat — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 03:17:13 GMT

@Tronhard wrote:
I have been at it for about 42 years (God I fell old when I say that...) and although I have had only one other mishap with my gear in that time, I have always had good coverage for my equipment. Parkinson's Laws of Maximum Cussedness say that if you break something it will happen when the gear is somehow not covered...

And when you need it for a shoot the next day.

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ebiggs1 — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 14:18:49 GMT

I have a great deal of equipment. I don't even know how much I have invested in it. And, I don't want to know ! It is in the many thousands for sure. I used to buy insurance but I haven't for years. I considered loss or stolen or broken gear as just another business expense. CPS Gold was always there for me. The insurance got so expensive it was almost better to buy new.

I must say my Canon gear has been extremely reliable and I can assure you it got no special consideration from me.

I sincerely hope you camera comes out OK. I am sure it will. If you use it, things like this is bound to happen. Remember in the end it is just a camera.

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Tronhard — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:19:55 GMT

I know what you mean ebiggs1 about having a lot of gear! While I am retired now - really that means I take photos for people without getting parid now - I have always had a database of all of my gear (including camera gear) with serial no's, purchase dates, receipts etc. It has come in handy on two specific occasions.

On the first we suffered a home invasion while only my stepdaughter was home and the pertertrators took a fair bit of stuff: (luckily not camera gear). Having the information about all our goods made the insurance claim process much easier. The trauma they caused was another thing...

On the second occasion I have just moved from Canada to NZ. Customs, biosecurity, the shippers and their insurance wanted to know pretty much everything about everything. The database was a life saver as I just downloaded that and passed it on. As a result customs and biosecurity choose not to physically examine the container and that saved us some delay and hundreds of dollars in inspection fees. Also by being able to prove when I bought my most recent cameras I was able to prove that I did not qualify to pay import charges to NZ.

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ebiggs1 — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:26:11 GMT

If you are a CPS Gold member Canon keeps track of all your Canon gear and the serial numbers. When it was bought, too.

insurance companies like it when you give them a Canon report.

Or, possibly they don't as it isn't disputable!

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evertking — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:47:11 GMT

Well, maybe Monday I will find out something. Anything over $800 I may as well get another camera.

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RobertTheFat — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 22:20:15 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
If you are a CPS Gold member Canon keeps track of all your Canon gear and the serial numbers. When it was bought, too.
insurance companies like it when you give them a Canon report.
...

That's if you remember to tell CPS about it all. If, like you and I, you're well over the requirement level for Gold membership, they're not going to bother to ask.

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evertking — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 23:27:29 GMT

Monday, hopefully... I will get an email with a decent price tag. Fingers crossed. It didn't roll down a mountain. Bounced off the couch and onto carpet. Anything over $800 I may as well put it toward an upgrade.

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Tronhard — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 23:41:38 GMT

My enthusiasm for keeping track of stuff in a database (and keeping all original receipts) extends well beyond camera gear. As a matter of course I keep the receipts and log them for pretty much everything I get- TVs, monitor, computers, kitchen appliances, furniture etc. I have even kept the original packaging for most of my stuff, which actually made packing for shipping a lot easier, especially for the 60" TV!

It has also been helpful if something has died and I need to claim on it' guarantee or warranty.

ALL my camera gear has its original packing...