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11/28/2008 08:06:10 PM · #1 |
| i will be buying myself a 5d around christmas time as a jolly ole' present to myself. BUT, unfortunately, due to lack of money, I have to buy it used. This is the first time I will be buying a used camera, and since im spending over $1000 on it, i dont want to get scammed. How much shutter actuations is a good amount, and how much it too much? |
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11/28/2008 08:21:21 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by surfographer02:
i will be buying myself a 5d around christmas time as a jolly ole' present to myself. BUT, unfortunately, due to lack of money, I have to buy it used. This is the first time I will be buying a used camera, and since im spending over $1000 on it, i dont want to get scammed. How much shutter actuations is a good amount, and how much it too much?
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You wont be able to tell how many actuations it has. :(
It also depends if the person you buy it off is a pro or a casual shooter.. 10,000 maybe would be acceptable although as I said, there is no way of telling. |
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11/28/2008 08:24:01 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by surfographer02:
i will be buying myself a 5d around christmas time as a jolly ole' present to myself. BUT, unfortunately, due to lack of money, I have to buy it used. This is the first time I will be buying a used camera, and since im spending over $1000 on it, i dont want to get scammed. How much shutter actuations is a good amount, and how much it too much? |
Cannot read the shutter actuations on the 5D. Maybe Canon aparatchiks can do this, but not me. I would be interested in comments from anyone who knows how to read the shutter actuations on a 5D. Maybe CSC would know how to do this.
The 5D.... "Durability-tested to 100,000 exposures, the Canon EOS 5D's shutter should last through twice as many actuations as the 20D - or half as many as the 1-Series bodies." |
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11/28/2008 08:30:49 PM · #4 |
| hmmmm, well that explains why none of the sellers list that. So I guess looking at how long theyve had it should tell me something |
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11/28/2008 08:32:40 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by surfographer02:
hmmmm, well that explains why none of the sellers list that. So I guess looking at how long theyve had it should tell me something |
mmmm, maybe.. I know my 5D is probably sitting around the 20,000 - 30,000 mark - and its seen some heavy use over the past 2 years. I think you would be hard pressed to find a 5D nearing the 100,000 mark.. You can probably tell how much it has been used by the general condition of it, I know my 5D the shutton button action feels `softer` than it did when I purchased it.
Message edited by author 2008-11-28 20:33:43. |
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11/28/2008 10:39:32 PM · #6 |
| Too bad you'll be buying so soon, my 5D probably is sitting in the 5-10,000 mark (and likely toward the lower end). I'm not quite ready to sell it though because I'm not quite ready to upgrade. Can you wait 30-60 days? |
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