How many actuations is too many?

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I have the chance of getting a D90 with 7000+ actuations for just over £400,is this too many to risk buying, or should I save another £150 and get a new one. Apart from the shutter count this one sounds good.
 
Sounds fine to me as long as the body is in good condition. If you want new, buy new. If you dont, its fine.
 
If I was buying I would go for a new one if the difference is 150.

I presume it is not just the shutter count but also how the camera has been taken care of.

Reading various post people say that a nikon would do 100000 shutter.
 
Not a clue about the shutter count. But I would save the extra, and get a new one. But thats just me.
 
Thanks Guys,
That's almost 50/50 for new or used, I guess it's down to me. A point that strikes me is, I have always wanted a better camera than I can afford new, and back in the old (film) days I don't think I ever bought a new one, and at that time you only had the look and feel of the camera to assess the condition, if it had been looked after, like mine always were, you didn't have a clue have much it had been used, so perhaps we have too much information now which leads to this type of confusion.
Keep your thoughts and opinions coming though, the more I have the easier it will be to make up my mind.
 
7000 isn't alot. Depends if you know the person and how well they look after their equipment. £150ish is still a decent saving to be honest.
 
£150 isn't a lot over an £800 body, but it's a reasonable amount over a £400 body. I'd go second hand (and indeed have), the £150 can go towards a lens or go on batteries/memory cards.
 
Even an entry-level should get you 100,000 or so before you can expect problems.
 
Some confusion about shutter counts and "life"

The figure quoted by manufacturers for shutter life is actually a "mean" figure.

What this means for a shutter expectantcy of say 100,000, is that some some could fail on1 click (or any other number upto the 100,000 and some could fail on any number over that. It works out to the average figure quoted.

Now this will happen with both new and second hand cameras. The advantage of new is of course that if it happens in the warranty period, you get it fixed for nothing. Outside the warranty you pay the cost of repair.

So it comes down to your own comfort factor when buying.
 
madmardle said:
I have the chance of getting a D90 with 7000+ actuations for just over £400,is this too many to risk buying, or should I save another £150 and get a new one. Apart from the shutter count this one sounds good.
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did 7000 in a day once :lol:
 
7000 is nothing at all, but for the sake of £150 id prefer the new camera
 
I would go second hand as long as it looks like it has been cared for. Use the other £150 to put towards a decent flashgun if you don't already have one or towards saving for some good glass.
 
If the difference is 150quid I rather go for new. If you don't 7000 still isnt much acctions and as longest the body is in perfect condition as it should be, you could get that and buy your self nice piece of glass or flushgun.
 
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