Canon 300d Reliability
I've had one for nearly a year now and no problems, even after I dropped it with a heafty lens attached.
In general no extended warrantee is worth having. Most modern electronic items go on for 3 years or more without failure, and taking out extended warrantees for everything you buy is expensive, it's cheaper to get the odd thing fixed when it goes wrong.
In general no extended warrantee is worth having. Most modern electronic items go on for 3 years or more without failure, and taking out extended warrantees for everything you buy is expensive, it's cheaper to get the odd thing fixed when it goes wrong.
I've had mine 15 months, shot about 11000 frames and I'm not gentle with cameras. The only problems I've had are related to incompatible Sigma lenses.
As to extended guarantees, bear in mind that most retailers have considerable flexibility on how much they charge. If you want it then be very hard-nosed with the salesperson. You should be able to get a significant discount.
Also, don't forget the cashback offer.
As to extended guarantees, bear in mind that most retailers have considerable flexibility on how much they charge. If you want it then be very hard-nosed with the salesperson. You should be able to get a significant discount.
Also, don't forget the cashback offer.
"A lot of electrical stores make huge profits on the back of warranties and that is why they are so keen to push them. The Competition Commission reported that the top five retailers, including Dixons, Argos and Comet, pocketed more than 100million a year in profits from warranties. This was found to be 30% more than should be expected."
Quote:The 20D's shutter is supposed to be good for 200,000+ shots, so I would think at least 100,000 on the 300D.
Wrong again CB; try 50K shutter actuations for the 10D, the 20D and around the same for the 300D.
Only the 1 series DSLR's are good for 200K actuations!
Quote:Nope... the 20d and the 1-series are approx the same.
cough.... yeah, really? 20D @ 1k, 1DSMkII @ 6k the same? Why do they bother marketing the 1DMkII and the 1DS MkII then? I suppose an Astra is the same as a 3 series BMW!
Don't beleive me on the number of shutter actuations? Ask Canon.
The 10,000 figure for the 300D comes from a few people who have had shutters fail at around that figure, not any official figures. I know of quite a few people who have reached in excess of 35,000 shutter actuations with no problems.
I am a bit of a slowcoach with mine (still use film as well) and I am only up to 3,500 shots after 6 months, but despite it's fall down the mountian it has performed faultlessly.
I do rememeber reading somewhere that canon's consumer SLRs shutters were rated for 50,000 shots. If the 300D is rated the same and as I believe, the shutter replacement cost is about 200, this works out to less than 1/2p per shot.
As for extended warrenties personaly I have found that things are more likly to go in the first year then in the next one or two and so never bother with them.
Also you should bear in mind the Sale of Goods Act which says, despite any warrenty offered, goods should last a reasonable length of time (up to six years is allowed in the act). IMO it should not be unreasonable to expect a 600 plus camera to last longer than a year or two.
I am a bit of a slowcoach with mine (still use film as well) and I am only up to 3,500 shots after 6 months, but despite it's fall down the mountian it has performed faultlessly.
I do rememeber reading somewhere that canon's consumer SLRs shutters were rated for 50,000 shots. If the 300D is rated the same and as I believe, the shutter replacement cost is about 200, this works out to less than 1/2p per shot.
As for extended warrenties personaly I have found that things are more likly to go in the first year then in the next one or two and so never bother with them.
Also you should bear in mind the Sale of Goods Act which says, despite any warrenty offered, goods should last a reasonable length of time (up to six years is allowed in the act). IMO it should not be unreasonable to expect a 600 plus camera to last longer than a year or two.
