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After calling Fuji again to ask about the odd behavior I posted about here
before, they said to return my 5200. Thing is, they only repair not replace
and said to call the vendor. That was the EPixphoto that I wrote of.

I called them on Monday, said to ship back... did that Mon afternoon.
Tracking showed it at their place Wed morning and my replacement arrived
Friday afternoon... in spite of my forgetting to include the 16M card and
one of the cords. Not bad, IMO.

Now I need to buy a warranty on line and am considering one through Mack
Warranties. I can get one that covers it for anything, even accidental
damage, for 2 years for the same price as one that covers it for defects and
such (no accidents) for 5 years. You cannot buy another extension when this
runs out, according to a call to Mac

I do rail photography outdoors in all sorts of weather and conditions and it
seems the damage warranty is the way for me, but **money is an issue** and I
need to keep this camera for a while, I'll not afford to replace it again, I
think.

From what I understand (which is limited) CCD's tend to wear and spot at 4
years... is that correct?

How much *real* effect is there from rain, snow, very hot and very cold cars
and such?

I cannot decide weather to choose time over risk or vicey versey... thoughts
on that?

Does anyone know of another company that will do online warranties within 30
days of purchase that offer longer damage warranties than 2 years and/or
sell more extensions while maintaining a good reputation?




Thanks as usual for any good input.






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Ralph D. wrote:

> I do rail photography outdoors in all sorts of weather and conditions and it
> seems the damage warranty is the way for me, but **money is an issue** and I
> need to keep this camera for a while, I'll not afford to replace it again, I
> think.

B&H shows the Fuji S5200 for $280.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

Advice: if you can't afford to replace a $280 camera, you probably
shouldn't have bought it in the first place. Purchasing insurance for
such a thing is just plain silly. Save the premiums and buy a better
camera in a few years.

Well... I paid more than that for it and see that BH doesn't actually have
it. But you bring an interesting point, though... ie: if I replace it I only
replace the camera and not the accessories that came with it. On the page
you show the Mack warranty is only $40 beans, which, IMO is not an
outrageous amount to invest in a warranty. This place does not show the
damage warranty, but some have it for the same price.

As for your financial swipe... until recently I could afford to develop all
the film I wanted to... like many folks in the last 6 years I lost a fair
amount and cannot lay that out anymore. A switch to digital where I can
shoot all I want on a boatload of memory... and develop only a few is a
reasonable cost saving alternative. It's not uncommon for me to take 5 or 6
rolls worth in a weekend at some of the events I attend (and even 8 or 9 at
one in the fall) and just the cost of developing is recouped in a short
while this way. I'm not going to stop shooting if I can avoid it and that's
what I'm about to try.

I used to get a little snippy, too, some 6 or 7 years ago (when we had an
economy that actually produced more opportunities than could be filled as
opposed to downsizing and exporting our opportunities)... and was known to
make a few cracks about folks who struggled. Ooops. Crow for dinner more
than a few times since. And everyone in my spot figured it would never
happen to them like I thought I was safe. We may have taken an irreversible
course and it may not stop anytime soon... therefor you may want to watch
the serving size you fix for yourself.




<> wrote in message
news: oups.com...
> Ralph D. wrote:
>
>> I do rail photography outdoors in all sorts of weather and conditions and
>> it
>> seems the damage warranty is the way for me, but **money is an issue**
>> and I
>> need to keep this camera for a while, I'll not afford to replace it
>> again, I
>> think.
>
> B&H shows the Fuji S5200 for $280.
>
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation
>
> Advice: if you can't afford to replace a $280 camera, you probably
> shouldn't have bought it in the first place. Purchasing insurance for
> such a thing is just plain silly. Save the premiums and buy a better
> camera in a few years.
>

Ralph D. trips over the bayesian inference line into troll territory:

> [shaggy dog story]

I took your statements at face value and offered you honest advice. I
have no idea where all of this "eating crow", "financial swipe", or
other bilge you are now spouting is coming from. I have theories, of
course, but I await further evidence from your own mouth before they
can be given traction.

"Ralph D." <> wrote in message
news:XdydnR4l04-...
> Well... I paid more than that for it and see that BH doesn't actually have
> it. But you bring an interesting point, though... ie: if I replace it I
> only replace the camera and not the accessories that came with it. On the
> page you show the Mack warranty is only $40 beans, which, IMO is not an
> outrageous amount to invest in a warranty. This place does not show the
> damage warranty, but some have it for the same price. would never happen
> to them like I thought I was safe. We may have taken an irreversible
> course and it may not stop anytime soon... therefor you may want to watch
> the serving size you fix for yourself.
>

Be sure to research the Mack warranty before spending even a nickle on it.
Do your research with people who have actually tried to use it. Google will
help.

Ralph D. wrote:
> Well... I paid more than that for it and see that BH doesn't actually have
> it.

Actually, we do.

Henry Posner
B&H Photo-Video, Inc.

Ralph D. wrote:

> Well... I paid more than that for it and see that BH doesn't actually have
> it. But you bring an interesting point, though... ie: if I replace it I
> only replace the camera and not the accessories that came with it. On the
> page you show the Mack warranty is only $40 beans, which, IMO is not an
> outrageous amount to invest in a warranty. This place does not show the
> damage warranty, but some have it for the same price.
>
> As for your financial swipe... until recently I could afford to develop
> all the film I wanted to... like many folks in the last 6 years I lost a
> fair amount and cannot lay that out anymore. A switch to digital where I
> can shoot all I want on a boatload of memory... and develop only a few is
> a reasonable cost saving alternative. It's not uncommon for me to take 5
> or 6 rolls worth in a weekend at some of the events I attend (and even 8
> or 9 at one in the fall) and just the cost of developing is recouped in a
> short while this way. I'm not going to stop shooting if I can avoid it and
> that's what I'm about to try.
>
> I used to get a little snippy, too, some 6 or 7 years ago (when we had an
> economy that actually produced more opportunities than could be filled as
> opposed to downsizing and exporting our opportunities)... and was known to
> make a few cracks about folks who struggled. Ooops. Crow for dinner more
> than a few times since. And everyone in my spot figured it would never
> happen to them like I thought I was safe. We may have taken an
> irreversible course and it may not stop anytime soon... therefor you may
> want to watch the serving size you fix for yourself.

280 bucks is five tanks of gas. If you're that close to the edge and you
don't earn your income from photography then you should be putting that
into marketing or training or tools or some other activity that has income
potential.

> <> wrote in message
> news: oups.com...
>> Ralph D. wrote:
>>
>>> I do rail photography outdoors in all sorts of weather and conditions
>>> and it
>>> seems the damage warranty is the way for me, but **money is an issue**
>>> and I
>>> need to keep this camera for a while, I'll not afford to replace it
>>> again, I
>>> think.
>>
>> B&H shows the Fuji S5200 for $280.
>>
>>
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation
>>
>> Advice: if you can't afford to replace a $280 camera, you probably
>> shouldn't have bought it in the first place. Purchasing insurance for
>> such a thing is just plain silly. Save the premiums and buy a better
>> camera in a few years.
>>

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