I called GoPro UK, it's 2 years. <3

GoPro, the 'Apple' of action cams.

There are plenty of great action cameras for around £100 (and lots of not-so-great ones for £50 or less). A GoPro 5 *might* be better, but not £200 better. If you need the best, go for it. Otherwise, shop around.

should've asked this before but i bought this when the offer was on so I'm just wondering what else i need to buy for the gopro, do i need another battery or memory card? thanks

Cheers for your input. I did decide against it in the end as it wouldn't really execute what I had wanted it to do as you pointed out.

Hi

I just showed the picture and that I did order on the 18th which showed it's the last day of the offer, the person on the till simply honoured the deal simple, PM if you which to have the gopro 5 for 299 without the 3 way as i want to keep that for myself to use with gopro 4 which still doing a brilliant job

How?

I managed to buy it if anyone wanted at £299 but without the stick and you get the Argos receipt.

Went on to buy this and it's back to £399!

Expire pls now £400 everywhere

I just about managed to hustle my one. I reserved it last night while the deal was still on and went to collect not too long ago and the staff didn't want to throw in the 3 way arm. They said they can honour the price at £299.99 because it's on my reserve list. So after 20 minutes on the phone to head office it's got sorted.

Back to full price at Argos, Currys, JL but £349 at amazon.

u have no idea about video quality until u try this

Bought one last Friday unaware of the handler deal. When I paid chap said free mount but none in stock so collect next time. I thought it was some cheap gimmick but looked at the code I got him to write on my receipt and its 504/9107 so this gopro 3 way handler at £54.99. See its back in stock so will pop in to get it and a spare battery with my £10 off code. Hopefully they honour it.

My last Xiaomi smartphone lasted 5 years if that is anything to go by for their product quality

300 for this and people were complaining about the s8

Probably a bit late now, but I don't reckon these make great "family event" cameras. There's no zoom (except for a fixed set of views which have to be set before filming), and only a tiny little screen to monitor what you're filming - even assuming it does show live video. It's an action camera - designed to be mounted somewhere while you concentrate on what you're doing and the camera records the action. At default settings it will be far too wide-angle to get a decent view of your kids.

The video recording on iPhones (I have a standard 6) is generally better - assuming you don't need 4K - other recent phones are probably good too. Or for £300 you could buy a very decent camcorder with proper optical zoom and a decent screen to watch what you're filming.

Well what a mission that was. Put both in the basket yesterday following the link posted on here, sure enough came to £355. That link def advertised the promo until 18th. Got to the store today to pay and collect, girl on the till had no clue. She had to get the manager involved and everything. Argos have changed that link so it doesn't link to a promo anymore it just links to the bundle instead, so couldn't even show that for proof (cheeky stards). Manager was clueless too but lucky for me was a decent guy and honoured it as I showed him the photo of the receipt that somebody uploaded here (so thank you very much for that). 20 painful and embarrassing minutes at the till though.

I reserved the go pro, 3 way handler and tripod kit at argos and popped into store to pick them up. As mentioned above, I showed the promotion on the argos site (you can see the promo advert by checking the camcorder category in the menu) and the manager put the handle and tripod through for free. Thanks all for the tips!

Hi,

Just manage to get 3 way handler from argos. Shown screenshot of offer and staff manage to honour deal. No a problem...pop in to argos where you have collected your Gopro, show them proof of deal and hopefully they will give you without any charge. Good luck.

Once again thank you for lovely community of houtkdeal....

thanks OP, just called in-store and picked one of these up with the free 3-way handler.

For info: I could view the special offers link fine and shown this in-store when ordering (price originally came up as £354.98, same as when added to basket online). Salesperson went to check and said they could not see any special offers on the GoPro Hero 5 product page. I shown them the offer again and said this was showing as available until 18/04. After querying it with another salesperson they agreed to honor and put through as 'bundle/offer not found'.

Same for me. I picked the GoPro up but when I went back in for the handler the deal had finished and they had no knowledge of the deal

They did not honour promotion. I spoke to store manager as well as customer service and both said that I can show proof of offer they will look in to it. I am planning to visit Argos tomorrow. Will update outcome.

It says offer saving £0. Was that the same for yourself?

Yes it did.

Did the link work? Doesn't come up as an offer for me

Could you post a picture of the full receipt please.

Great. You are a star...thank you.

Mine did until I paid at the till. I think that link is all the proof that is needed. Says on until April 18th!

I've this link but when you put it in the basket it shows the full price of both
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5996456/specialoffers/E23125

I'm guessing your having trouble getting the handle too. My Argos are denying there was ever a offer

Thank you very much. By any chance can you please re scan with date of transaction. Much appreciated.

The free handle thingy finished the other day but JL have dropped their price to £299 now, along with Currys and Jessops.

Just rang JL too see if they can match this deal and received the following response:-

Thank you for your price match request for the GoPro HERO5 Black Edition Camcorder with a free GoPro 3-Way Camera Mount.

I have contacted Argos and been advised the offer finished on Thursday 13th April.
Therefore, I am unable to agree to your price match request.

I have attached the price match policy below.

https://www.johnlewis.com/inspiration-and-advice/never-knowingly-undersold-policy

If you require any further information, please contact us.

Kind regards,

Linda,
JohnLewis.com

Can you show the full receipt with the date on please

Does anybody have a screenshot of this offer. Just been in store to pick up my handler and they are saying to me that it was never a deal and I have to pay for it

There seems to be a promotion code applied there... see pic

So all I did was turn up and give them the ref numbers. The girl looked confused for a second but showed me the screen which showed the -54.99 discount applied. I didn't see any signs/promos for the offer

Is it possible for you to email copy of receipt?

Just sent an email to John lewis to see if theyll match the deal with the accessory kit

Same price now at JL, Currys.
Jessops comes with free Tecno Action Camera Accessory Kit (Worth £50)

Just out of curiosity have you asked them to put them through the till? I didn't have a screenshot but it came off at the till

Do yoy have a screenshot of 3 way handler free offer?

Thanks for post.

By any chance anyone has screenshot of offer with picture showing free 3 way handler worth £54.99.

Appreciate if you can share..

£199 for a washing machine? Thats overpriced, how come i can walk in to currys and buy a fridge for £149? How much do these "washing machines" cost to produce?

I went to pick mine up but was told at the till that the GP5 is exempt from any returns unless it is faulty. This made me a bit uneasy as it was actually going to be a a gift for my OH. The lady at the till extended my reservation until the weekend so can double check with the OH.

She has an ancient Lumia phone as just thought the GP5 would allow for better capturing of family events and was small enough to keep in the bag. Just don't want it to be an expensive paper weight albeit one at a decent price.

i have gopro 5b it is not good as sony x3000r, buy sony x3000r it is the best action cam in universe at the moment, but a bit expensive than gocrap5 , importing is the action camera that sharpness,dynamic ,voice recording ,quality and the most important is stabilization ,only action camera has optical stabilization ,after watching this video ask yourself do you really still want to buy it, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMdVJPQDsmc for sony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL9VT1ywsNw

Picked mine up after reserving in Swansea... Thanks op! On reservation they were separate prices but the price of the holder came off at the till.

From GoPro: The statutory – legal guarantee covers the productions defects of the products and of the accessories GoPro for a period of 2 years from the original purchase day and this guarantee can be enforced by the consumer within 2 months from the discovery of the defect.

Hey the same thing happened to me too! I called Argos and they said do you have a print screen - which I don't :disappointed:

Might not have been a waste of time for you, but definitely was for Argos!

My house is like a combination of Currys and an Apple Store - I exaggerate a little, but I have a crazy amount of tech, and always have had.

I have NEVER completed a warranty card from the box in my life, and I'd be willing to bet most people are the same. If you have a warranty issue you contact the retailer or the manufacturer, those little booklets don't have any relevance.

GoPro definitely give 2 years warranty in this country.

Just back from Argos, I had to pick up something else so it wasn't a wasted trip. I asked the guy to open the box to get the warranty info out, he managed this without breaking the seal and it was a little booklet which said one year. So it seems there is a lot of confusion out there so I'm sticking with JL, it is a lot of money for something to go wrong.

Yeah, exactly the same in Dartford. Thanks.

I don't know why but my reciept does not show the handler and i placed it in the trolley when i ordered it yesterday. Did everyone get the handler shown on their reciept?

Just picked it up, thank you so much. You're a star!

I called GoPro UK, it's 2 years. <3

Not trying to help JL at all just looking for the best deal

That's for other parts of the World presumably, here is 'our' warranty info - thanks for trying to help the JL Squad out though :smiley:

https://gopro.com/help/articles/Block/Warranty-Information-EU

Hi Rodman, I tried responding to your message but the system would not let me - saying you do not accept PM messages from users. I have sent the details on to another user.

Warranty from Go Pro is one year unless you pay extra for two years https://gopro.com/content/dam/help/hero5-black/important-product-safety-instructions/HERO5Black_Warranty-NA_REVC_Web.pdf

I still have this send me a Pm if you still want it. runs out today though. Cheers

Nope, they fixed the price.

check your PM, I sent you in the morning.

It was on the screen instore (1 offer available) I mentioned to the sales assistant. There was no gift in stock. She has reserved it and it is noted on my receipt to pick it up tomorrow.

Did it show as full price when reserved and how did it go down in the store...did it just come off automatically when you paid for it?

Free gift still available in store!

SanDisk Extreme 64 GB microSDXC Memory Card + SD Adapter up to 90 MB/s, Class 10, U3, V30, FFP https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01HXR51DI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xf37ybQCJ6BKZ

This is cheapest and the recommended.

What memory card are you guys using to make use of the 4k and higher bit rates? Picking mine up tonight and use it in conjunction with their editing app to document family get togethers rather than it sat on a hard drive somewhere.

Still reserved yes. I can send you the reservation codes by PM if you wish?

Do you still have this? I'd be interested in taking it off your hands :-)

Thanks

Not a lot, it's called popularity/marketing

Overpriced. How come these are selling for £300 when I can walk in to Currys and buy a full sized washing machine for £199 ? How much do these things actually cost to produce?

And as there are around 40 JL stores, and around 800 Argos branches, for most people getting to a JL isn't particularly convenient.

Still got this?

Hmmm, you edited your post to say you got the accessory...but anyways...did you get a £10 Argos voucher? And do JL stores have an onsite, immediate turnaround GoPro repair specialist?

It will be the same warranty, just JL might post it to GoPro for you.

The lesson here is to check the manufacturer's warranty first next time.

I didn't miss out on the accessorie I got it with the price match?
And GoPro might come with a 2 year warranty but I'd rather pop into JL than mess about sending it off 'if' it ever broke on me.

Reserved cam and holder but showing as full price for the holder. Will the price come off when I pay in store does anyone know?

:laughing:

Yes, it's actually epic. Within seconds of every electronics ad being posted, some loser asks 'will JL price match', and I find it a bit pathetic.

What's brilliant here is if people just looked at GoPro's website to see they had a 2 year warranty they could have picked it up closer to home, much quicker, no messing around sending emails, and would have received the handle and a £10 voucher.

Doesn't get much better from a spectator's point of view :wink:

Yup - commented as such 5 hours ago :smiley:

Not really that funny, is it?

Haha, brilliant, all the JL 'warranty worriers' wasting time and missing out on free accessories - love it!!

GoPro has standard 2 year warranty anyway.

Agreed, the £100 ones are still quite capable of boring everyone in your social circle.

I got something like that, only problem was some of them rusted after diving. Probably my fault for not washing them with some fresh water and leaving them for ages though.

I can only assume you are trolling.
A go-pro is an action cam, nobody would be stupid enough to buy it for hiking and general photography.

ive got a reservation with the 3 way holder in Orpington Sevenoaks way, if anyone wants it

This comes up with normal price on my phone. Do you have to add the 3 way handler separately or should it come up as a bundle?

Are they reliable? I've heard some of the third party waterproof cases leak.

What's sets would you recommend? I'm hoping to get back into GoPro with this deal. Wonder if I should of waited for the HERO 6.

If you get one make sure to buy a accessory bundle on amazon or from sites like banggood. For 20-30quid you get an unbelievable amount of good quality accessories that each would cost £50+ from GoPro.

Reserve the deal yesterday and just picked it up. Had 5 pound on my nectar that I never knew about and got the £10 voucher to buy a spare battery.

I asked the manager about the deal after I paid and he said that it shouldn't have worked with the lower price but not sure how true that is.

Big thanks to the OP for this been waiting for a while for it to drop and with the handler it's a steal.

Both in stock at my local, but still not working. I assume your latter comment is therefore correct.

Amazon are now selling this at £289.99

Think will wait for better price

I tried call them up and ask about the offer but seems either one or the other item is out of stock to make the deal work at any store. Also they ended up saying deal wasn't available even though showing online so I guess might be a done deal. Will have to keep an eye on it to see if any stock ever arrives to before deal ends on site

I've got one reserved at South Shields Argos if anybody wants it? With the handle

I ended up buying from John Lewis with 2 year warranty for piece of mind and even got the 3 way handle, it wasn't in store stock so the ladys had it sent out to my home.

I have the GoPro and he 3Way arm reserved at the Clapham Junction Argos branch of anyone is interested? They have to be picked today however. At the offer price of £299.

I was about to post the same. No longer shown in the first picture either... I guess the fun is over. :disappointed:

Has the deal ended now with the 3 way handle as it doesn't come up as free when added to basket

I bought a Yi 4K last summer on exactly that basis - and the official housing flooded with seawater on second usage (yes - it was closed properly!). Yi didn't want to know. Thankfully I'd bought from a UK reseller and (eventually) got a full refund, but I wouldn't buy a Yi again.

Ordered but no 3 way handle! Gutted but still a good deal!

3 way is OOS, can not see getting it for free
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5049107

Amazon price match:

Linky...

Its worth checking out any rewards or discounts with who you work for. Did a check and get 8% off Argos, so ordered at £276. So well chuffed.

Great price for this kit - heat added. Cheers OP!

I bought an action cam. used it a few times now it rests in my cupboard. don't see point of it unless it's for youtube.

You can send stuff back for no reason within two weeks (I think). You can certainly return after a few days.

Making lots of money? :P

I don't think you understand what go pro's are designed for ...

Great camera, big upgrade from my 3+ black, the voice activation can be a bit funny but that's a great price

Wow, that's a lot of money for the luxury of slightly more portability :confused:

Considering you can get an entire mini computer with a phone and a similar camera attached for not much more :smile:

GoPro, the 'Apple' of action cams.

John Lewis price matched in store £299 with the 3 way stand. Milton Keynes has 1 camera left. At John Lewis

Cheers OP! Reserved one for tomorrow. Wanted something to capture family days out and is small enough to carry anywhere and take all the knocks.

Can someone please let me know the sifference between the normal and the Session one?

It is a deal?

Looks a great deal to me. I have reserved and will hopefully pick up tomorrow.

The GoPro only has a 1/2.3in sensor similar to the iPhone so image quality isn't any better, the advantage of the GoPro is being able to strap it to a helmet, on a bike or similar and be able to capture footage that way which you couldn't do with an iPhone.

John

I hear what you are saying , but it's like anything else , one thing what's on paper another thing real life, time will only show which one will last longer. But I know who would i bet on that is gonna survive more abuse and extreme usage

Great find ! Hot Hot Hot !!!
I don't care what anyone says , it is a fantastic camera , and you can compare with all the rest of the cheap chinese makes , at the end of the day it comes down to simple thing. You always get what you pay for !

Thanks OP! Price Matched at John Lewis with 2 year guarantee!

Did John Lewis match with the 3 way handler as well?

Yup...anyone got a link. Couldn't find it :disappointed:

Anyone have a link for the battery that was purchased for £9.99?

Anyone have a link for the battery that was purchased for £9.99?

Are they giving you the 3-way handler too? I'd phone again and ask, if not return it to a store then buy again. Very handy piece of kit for free.

I spent months searching for what I wanted. I purchased the SJ5000X, had it 6 months, bought it early ready to use for my holiday and get familiar with it, only used it several times for light use, then the side button pushed through the housing the day before my holiday. Emailed Gearbest but they only do a 45 day warranty and were of no use what so ever. £100 down the drain. Had to go out and buy a GoPro the day of my holiday before leaving. Bought the GoPro4 Silver and the quality in build and use is far superior to the SJ5000x. As the saying goes, buy cheap buy twice. I would not recommend the cheaper Chinese versions to anyone personally.

Good deal but personally I think the hero 4 is better due to the fact that if you damage the outside of the waterproof housing,you can just replace it,yet the hero 5 is ruined if you damage the outside as it has no separate housing.

They're refunding me the £100 - thank you so much for your help!

Considering this but just watching reviews the quality between 4 and 5 is minimal. Obviously the only 5 has better audio, but the stabalization isn't available at 4K, not to mention the 10% crop on resolutions that support the feature.. Image quality is almost exactly the same.

Looking at the Yi 4K, looks very impressive...hmm

UPDATE: OK forget all of that, I heard the 6 should arrive this year, I'll wait...

the Hero5 sound isnt very good because the whole unit is waterproof but if its mainly the video you want then it doesnt matter.

The waterproof is great. The audio comes through clean. Overall very impressed with the quality of the GoPro 5. I really like the LCD.

They change all the time, but when I was looking a few months ago I looked at the Eken H9R but eventually settled on an SJCam SJ5000x Elite. It was £94 when I bought it, a little more expensive now the pound has dropped.

Thanks for that! Will try ring them now :smiley:

I bought this a couple of days ago for £400 online :disappointed::disappointed:

There are plenty of great action cameras for around £100 (and lots of not-so-great ones for £50 or less). A GoPro 5 *might* be better, but not £200 better. If you need the best, go for it. Otherwise, shop around.

Great price for the gopro. Especially with the 3way mount. OP add 3 way mount to the title.
These 2 items at Amazon costing close to £450..

Pretty good price, Hot. But do I need one :man:

Just been watching some Hero 5 Black vs iPhone videos on YouTube via an LG OLED and to be honest, other than the wider angle lens the iPhone looks better :confused:

Maybe £150 would be a good deal based on the portability of the GoPro for sports and such but for hiking and general photography I think the iPhone wins for me. I really wanted to like the GoPro as well, shame :disappointed:

Don't forget to add your free 3 way handler to the trolley before checkout

Heat, £100 off! Finally an excuse to upgrade my Hero 3.

Lol, I don't plan on driving over it. I'm using it for my YouTube videos, been meaning to buy one for ages all my videos have been taken with my phone so lets see how this fairs!

I just got it!
Gonna use it for my trip to Japan this year along with my Canon 100d which I hope to upgrade to a 80D.
These sell for £330-350 used so could always make money back.

I went for this only because i had almost £70 on my nectar :wink: good luck with john lewis , btw i think with john lewis you have extra insurance for £15 in case you drive over your camera :smiley:

Hot ordered - 3 way mount very over priced, got one of these a few weeks back and it is the same thing for £10
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kitvision-Evolve-Folding-Pole-with-tripod-for-Action-Cameras-/171986873436?hash=item280b376c5c:m:mSAWfz0igqnNc6pvyrCQcnA

Oh for gods sake i was just looking at go pros online and now i see this!
might have to do it

Sorted! Reserved it again lol.

I've just rang John Lewis there to see if they'll match and throw thr handle in, the lady said she'll have to get the right department to call me back so just waiting!
Rather buy from JL to get the 2 year warranty

Great price

Mate I hate you, I'm now £299.99 down lol.

I've reserved but no mention of the 3 way handle in my basket, did they just give you this instore?

Thanks