Your recommendation

[Billy Boerner]

Thanks Mark! I better start saving my pennies alot more. Did you ever find out if the $199 online class was sufficient to get you certified?

Bill

[bdoles2]

Originally Posted by Kevin Luce

Fluke Rocks.... nothing against John.

IR rocks!!

(but a Fluke owner at heart)

But I got to operate a FLIR B360 and thought it was pretty nice.

[jbettencourt]

Glad you are still going to get a camera for the same money Mark, looks like I'll have to give FLIR Canada a call. Good luck with IR business!

[Rodney Misener]

Originally Posted by jmckenna1

FLIR rocks... nothing against other brands.

Ditto.

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by jbettencourt

Glad you are still going to get a camera for the same money Mark, looks like I'll have to give FLIR Canada a call. Good luck with IR business!

All Flir IR cameras are the same exact price, no matter where you look. It's not worth researching for better prices.

If you find a distributor in your area, simply purchase the camera of your choice. There are no deals on these cameras, no matter where you look.

[Kevin Luce]

All Flir IR cameras are the same exact price, no matter where you look. It's not worth researching for better prices.

Why is that? When I decided to go with Fluke, there were many different offers. One offered a class for cheap if a Fluke IR camera was purchased from them. A second one offered a lower price then anyone else at the time.

The one that offered the class is the one I would have gone with but the class was too far. The cheapest company was only about 45 minutes from me and they had it in stock.

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by Kevin Luce

Why is that? When I decided to go with Fluke, there were many different offers. One offered a class for cheap if a Fluke IR camera was purchased from them. A second one offered a lower price then anyone else at the time.

The one that offered the class is the one I would have gone with but the class was too far. The cheapest company was only about 45 minutes from me and they had it in stock.

I stated FLIR not Fluke. There are distributors out there that will throw in a free (in actuality, nothing is FREE...you're paying for it either way) holster, or battery or even a discounted course, but Flir product prices do not fluctuate amongst the distributors. You can call Flir directly and you will find that their prices are the same as their distributors.

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by bboerner

Thanks Mark! I better start saving my pennies alot more. Did you ever find out if the $199 online class was sufficient to get you certified?

Bill

The 5 hour online IR course on NACHI.TV does not meet the requirements of
infrared certification set down my InterNACHI, which requires 16 hours of IR
course time, plus the other conditions.

The 5 hour online course is intended to give inspectors an introduction to IR and
should not be mistaken as the full course given at http://infrared-certified.com

1. You or your inspection company must own, lease or be renting an infrared camera.
   
2. You must be a member in good standing of InterNACHI. Membership requirements are at: http://www.nachi.org/membership.htm
   
3. You must have taken InterNACHI's free, online Green Building Course, taken all its quizzes, and passed its final exam. The Green Building Course is free and open to all at: http://www.nachi.org/greenbuildingcoursereleased2007.htm
4. You must have taken at least 16 hours (2 days) of continuing education devoted to infrared cameras/thermal imagery or building science (not including the mandatory green building course).
5. You must sign and return the application/affidavit (below) to InterNACHI.

http://infraredcertified.com

[Kevin Luce]

I stated FLIR not Fluke.

I understood you were talking about FLIR that's why I asked "why is that?" and then gave an example of what I came across when looking at purchasing a Fluke.

There are four things that help me decide what company I will go with when purchasing a product. Availability, price, service and extras. If everyone that sells FLIR offers the same availability, price and extras (if any), then the only thing left is service. As long as they don't offer bad service, then what really separates these companies from the rest?

All Flir IR cameras are the same exact price, no matter where you look. It's not worth researching for better prices.

If you find a distributor in your area, simply purchase the camera of your choice. There are no deals on these cameras, no matter where you look.

[John McKenna]

Fluke is a very nice camera... I have no problems with it at all.
I just like FLIR better and more people recognize that brand.

[Kevin Luce]

Originally Posted by jmckenna1

I just like FLIR better and more people recognize that brand.

That must be a regional thing. Fluke is well known around here.

Besides the cheapest model FLIR EXTECH i5, I would never cut down FLIR.