HELP.. newbie

[evertking]

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?

[evertking]

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.

[Tronhard]

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...

[RobertTheFat]

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@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...

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

[ebiggs1]

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.

[Tronhard]

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.

[ebiggs1]

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! 

[evertking]

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

[RobertTheFat]

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@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. 

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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.

[evertking]

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.

[Tronhard]

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...