My SB-700 crashed to the ground when the umbrella caught a gust of wind outside that toppled over the light stand (should have weighted it down). The flash just gave me an error message when I turned it on. I retrieved my warranty card and saw that it was literally 1 week past the covered period! Sent it in anyway and they didn't give me any trouble about it. They returned it in perfect working order after a week there (it was the same one cause the scuff from hitting the ground was still there) and didn't charge me anything for it. (pk)