Sick of looking for deals! - some sites offer 2 year warranty. I needed some other things, SOC for my Nikon ED78 (Opticron Imagic 80 is the equivalent or nearest fit), a hide clamp (Opticron half price offer) and a tripod/carrying strap. So ordered from our good friends and sharer of my salary at Warehouse Express.
I also got the Minolta Z series case for camera and a couple of 128meg SD cards. The camera will be in stock ;-) by the time I fill and return the credit forms etc. - I did tell you I only buy interest free - they'll deliver to work too.
On the down side, this now means I have cameras which take Compact flash, Secure Digital, Smart Media and MMC cards - perhaps I should get a Sony and get Memory Stick. Anyway, enough whinging, it's ordered and I can let you know how it goes. I don't even recoup anything for these cameras as they are handed down :eek!:
By the way, a one years warranty will suffice, because if the camera packs up afer 18 months for example, you always have the old "Sale of Goods Act" to fall back on. This has served me well for a number of years, and especially as extended warranties are overpriced. If the camera is mistreated, then fair enough, but the Konica Minolta corporation wouldn't really expect their latest Z model to last 18 months would they? - This works with another giant corporation (Sony) with their products.
However, I'll get off my consumer soap box and concentrate on the topic in hand. Will report back as & when.