photophil
newbie
Reged: 10/05/2006
Posts: 15
Loc: Gloucestershire, England.
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 Sick as a parrot! dropped my d50. Had it on a monopod with 70-300mm lens on and it slipped about 1ft onto a hard grass track while i was adjusting my shoelaces! Took it into Lce and they charged just £10 to have it sent for an estimate(Jessops wanted £40) Heard from reparers today that the shutter mechanism needs repair...cost £105.75!...but they will give it a clean and service as well for that so i guess thats something! and lens seems ok
Phil.
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weasley
addict
Reged: 11/01/2006
Posts: 508
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Check your household insurance - mine would cover this.
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photophil
newbie
Reged: 10/05/2006
Posts: 15
Loc: Gloucestershire, England.
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Hi, I did check and unfortunately it does'nt cover it!
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NorthernNikon
Bulls Hitter
Reged: 16/12/2005
Posts: 6400
Loc: Harrogate, North Yorks
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Hi, I did check and unfortunately it does'nt cover it!
It would only be covered if you had the Personal Possession cover, sometimes called All Risk if it's your home insurance. Some speciailist insurance won't cover accidental damage at all. Hopefully your misfortune will prompt others to go and check their cover to ensure that it's the correct cover for their needs.
On the plus side, you would more than likely have had to pay an excess, typically around £75 for this type of claim, and if you work out the premium you would have had to have paid to cover this it's more than likely that you're not that much out of pocket if at all by not having insurance.
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photophil
newbie
Reged: 10/05/2006
Posts: 15
Loc: Gloucestershire, England.
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Hi, I did check and unfortunately it does'nt cover it!
It would only be covered if you had the Personal Possession cover, sometimes called All Risk if it's your home insurance. Some speciailist insurance won't cover accidental damage at all. Hopefully your misfortune will prompt others to go and check their cover to ensure that it's the correct cover for their needs.
On the plus side, you would more than likely have had to pay an excess, typically around £75 for this type of claim, and if you work out the premium you would have had to have paid to cover this it's more than likely that you're not that much out of pocket if at all by not having insurance.
Hi,thanks for that, it makes sense...you have made me feel a lot better now!
Regards, Phil.
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