When should you start looking for a new camera body

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After checking my camera shutter count tonight I saw that it's around 42,000. These cameras are good for 100,000, so I'm told. However the higher the count the harder it is to sell plus it can easily knock down the price. I paid £420 for my 40D in 2009 and of course the price of these camera's have dropped and seem to now be averaging around £360 - £380, and these seem to have a low shutter count on them.

I would like to change to the Canon 1D MK 2n but that's a different story. :) But when do you think I should make the change, should I Leave it till its a lot higher, say 70-80k? What is your opinion on this?
 
I sold my D300 with 42k on it and it made about a £30 difference over what a 10k example would have sold for, draw your own conclusion.
 
It depends on the buyer. Whether its 10k or 50k wouldn't make a difference to most people as long as the body was in good order and excellent condition.
 
I don't think that you should use the shutter count as a factor for changing your camera body. If it does what you want it to why worry?:shrug:
 
artyman said:
If it does what you want it too then I see no reason to change, chasing the latest isn't always neccessary for good shots.
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Wookee said:
I don't think that you should use the shutter count as a factor for changing your camera body. If it does what you want it to why worry?:shrug:
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Have to agree with both comments. Thinking about when to sell so you get the best return is the wrong way to go about it in my option. I bought my camera for ME and me alone, when I've finished with it I'll sell it for what ever it's worth. What I'm not going to do is buy a camera and then think when the second-hand market drops to a point that my camera is worth 50% what I paid, that this become the time to sell.

In other words sell when your done with it and not when it drops to a set value.
 
If you want to see it financially a new body would depreciate in a year a lot more than your 40D will. You might lose 50£ if you sell it next year but a new 60D will depreciate by twice as much at least and the 7D even more so since I doubt it will be long before Canon replaces it.

If you really needed something that the 40D does not have then sure change it otherwise keep it.
 
Ok I'm gonna do it.

I think you should sell the D40 and put the money towards a 7D, same MP as the 60D but better in every other way and it takes the same cards as your D40 so you won't need to buy new ones, so that's a saving right there. It will also last you for many years to come where as you will get more and more frustrated with the D40 as time goes on and it's value drops even more


How was that? I can think of more excuses if you like
 
Without knowing my background or what i shoot you cant really comment if i need to upgrade or not, although thanks for posting. For the users that answered my question i think i understand that unless its a very high shutter count then it wont knock down the price to much. Thanks guys.
 
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