Why did you buy YOUR camera?
Anyhoo. My first DSLR was an impulse purchase. Definitely did not research and plan it to death. No regrets. The camera gave me valuable experience while I spent the next year plus doing all that research for its eventual replacement.
I considered a lot of different aspects of camera design and performance. In the end design won out. Kind of like designing a camera for myself from scratch, then looking around for the real camera that came the closest to that. Which was not the cutting edge choice that a lot of shoppers look for.
Warranty was of no concern at all. Guess I've had good luck with my cameras, so that was off of my radar.
Kelly
So... as you can guess warranties, and extras aren't really what I shop for. 
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