Extended warranty for SLR Camera

[TxEx2x]

We just took the big step up from point and shoot to SLR and are really new to this stuff. We bought a Cannon T1i (with video) from Best Buy. I usually don't buy extended warranties, but I'm wondering about doing it for this one... The warranty covers accidents (drop it, broken lens, etc) for 4 years and the store handles the return (I don't have to mail it off to Cannon). I'm just thinking there are a lot of things that could go wrong with it, so it might be worth it...

The camera was $900. The warranty is $200. Any thoughts? Anyone have an SLR and have a problem with it within the first 4 years? Does having the video feature make it more likely to have problems?

 

[TexasEd]

If you had gotten it from someplace like Ritz or Precision camera that has people that can actually clean it then I would say yes because getting the mirror or sensor cleaned might be worth it even if nothing else breaks.

Also Ritz (maybe others) gives you free lessons on how to use the features of your camera.

When I bought mi wife's Nikon D70s 3 years ago I got the 2-year warranty and I think it was ~$120. She had it cleaned 3 times.

 

[Luke Duke]

Canon