Anyone of you guys have your kit insured? I'm in 2 minds to get mine insured or not. I'm a very very careful person with my kit and very protective of it when out in public but with my recent upgrades, it will all comes to a total of £1600ish worth of kit; Olympus E-620 HLD-5 Grip 25mm f2.8 50mm f2.0 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 Metz A-48 flashgun With this amount of kit and 90% chance of all kit going out with me whenever I'm out, it would be wise to assure myself with some insurance, right? I've looked at http://www.eandl.co.uk/leisure-and-lifestyle/camera-insurance and http://www.photoguard.co.uk/ , anyone used them? For around £7 a month, it feels like a no brainer but do one really need it? £7-9 a month is more added bills to my studenty life, on top of my phone bills, rent and electric/gas... I'm currently residing in Uni head-leasing accommodation in hull, so no home content insurance, but my home in Portsmouth has it. Any opinions?
I'm thinking the exact same thing. My lot is coming in around £1800 and with me getting to go pitchside and the football insurance is looking like a better option should a ball / player get a bit too close for comfort. On another note accidents do happen so regardless of how careful you are some of your friends might not be so careful..... http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18035835 Through no fault of my own I've had to have my camera repaired once already within 10months of getting it so i think a few extra pounds a month will give you the peace of mind that even if something goes wrong you will be covered
adduki or photoguard are what most people uses. I use photoguard as it worked out cheaper for me, even at £22 a month !
Aadduki works out cheaper for me but are there any difference, be it major or minor, between that and photoguard? I might just want one that protects me from accidents, theft and lost, nothing too fancy. And what's this personal liability? I don't need that do I? I don't handle other people's camera, much less attempt to destroy them...
Put simply if you were to drop your camera on your foot or poke your eye out with a pop up flash you'd be covered for being a numpty or if it was public liability you meant
Ah. I was silly, I meant public liability... might omit that from my insurance quote as chances are, my camera isn't going to poke someone's eye out unless my flash causes someone's seizures...
Use photoguard myself. Never had to make a claim so couldn't tell you about that side of things. I believe with photoguard you get some PBL insurance as well as an option.
Photoguard here as well.... £5K of kit with 30 day worldwide option and been with them for 2 years without a clam. Have just managed to talk my boss into paying for next years cover as I now do a bit of corporate portraiture, documenting our media pitches for new business and charity work.
Out of the two the OP posted eandl works out about 27quid cheaper for me but thats including professional cover (which I'm not) along with the public liability which i will be needing (pitchside placement at the football) Anyone had any dealings with that place over photoguard or adduki (not looked at that yet) EDIT : How was your trip away Oxygen?
Well I've just practiced what I preached. Just got myself insured with E&L for £2140 of equipment. Policy of £65 per year so I'm happy with that although I'm guessing that I'll have to alter it in December cos I'm sorely tempted to replace my 70 - 300 IS USM f4 - 5.6 with a 70 - 200 IS USM f2.8
