Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Austin Franklin wrote: > > It's called INSURANCE.... ;-) > > [Austin] I've been through this...they only consider damage that can be > proven to impair the FUNCTION of the insured item to be covered. Cosmetics > are not covered. One of our photographers dropped a Nikon, it had a dent > the size of Kentucky...but didn't impair its function at all...they said it > wasn't covered. The resale value of the camera was severely reduced by > this damage..but that's was just too bad for us. > > Let's see... A Noctilux with no damage to the glass, or a Noctilux with a > scratch in the front element....would you pay the same for both? Even > though, you KNOW it has no effect on the actual image... Cheap insurance, > in my book, is a filter... > It's never a good idea to actually USE a camera. You run the risk of severely damaging it or at least making it wear. One should never take ones precious camera out of the hermetically sealed glass case! Maybe a roll or two on a nice thick carpeted living room to keep things going. Mark