EX1 and insurance

[Gabriel Florit]

Hello everyone,

B&H have the Sagemax insurance policy for the EX1, which on paper sounds great - it covers just about everything (dropping the camera, etc). But ... Sony won't let B&H ship to Alaska. Why I do not know. So I have to go through a West Coast dealer, which doesn't have the Sagemax insurance policy. I've been searching dvinfo/dvxuser for gear insurance advice, but I don't own a company/rent to third parties/am involved in a production/etc. I don't need film production insurance: I just want to cover a $6,500 product! That's all. Any advice?

[Scott Karlins]

Originally Posted by Gabriel Florit

Hello everyone,

B&H have the Sagemax insurance policy for the EX1, which on paper sounds great - it covers just about everything (dropping the camera, etc). But ... Sony won't let B&H ship to Alaska. Why I do not know. So I have to go through a West Coast dealer, which doesn't have the Sagemax insurance policy. I've been searching dvinfo/dvxuser for gear insurance advice, but I don't own a company/rent to third parties/am involved in a production/etc. I don't need film production insurance: I just want to cover a $6,500 product! That's all. Any advice?

If you join the NPPA (National Press Photographers Association), the cost for joining is $110. annually, you can then get a discounted insurance policy thru Hays Affinity. Great policy, and they cover all your gear, not just the EX1.

Go to:
http://nppa.org/

for all the details.

Scott K.

[George Kroonder]

I believe you can just buy the appropriate "policy" at B&H without ordering the camera there. It's not a B&H insurance, they just resell it.

Have you called them and did they tell you anything different?

The SageMax webiste is here: http://sagemaxprotectionplan.com/FAQs.asp

George/

[Henry Posner]

Originally Posted by George Kroonder

I believe you can just buy the appropriate "policy" at B&H without ordering the camera there. It's not a B&H insurance, they just resell it.

As far as I know, Sagemax's rule (not ours) is you have to buy their warranty w/in 30 days from when you bought the item to be warranted and you can only buy the warranty from us if you bought the item from us too.

[Gabriel Florit]

Thanks for all the info... but it doesn't apply anymore. I live in AK, and Abel/B&H won't ship up here. So no Sagemax warranty. Guess I have to go with insurance. Thanks!

[Henry Posner]

Originally Posted by Gabriel Florit

Thanks for all the info... but it doesn't apply anymore. I live in AK, and Abel/B&H won't ship up here.

Sony's restriction, not ours.

[Josh Laronge]

Semi-off topic but, why doesn't Sony allow the camera to be shipped to Alaska?

[Henry Posner]

Originally Posted by Josh Laronge

Semi-off topic but, why doesn't Sony allow the camera to be shipped to Alaska?

I believe Sony wants to protect local retailers. You'd have to ask them to be certain.