D70 Shutter Lifespan

BradfordBenn

Howdy All-

I am thinking about purchasing a used Nikon D70 that has about 10K pics on it. After my shutter stopped working on my PowerShot (yes, I know different class of camera) at 12K. I have learned to think about that issue. So my question is, does anyone have a life expectancy of a D70 shutter? Overall life expectancy?

The seller is pretty reputable to me, he is my brother

-=Brad

SloYerRoll

I own a D70 w/ 45k+ clicks. It can be a hit or miss thing though. I'd say 10k is fine though to buy. I have a D50 that has 25k clicks and it's still cruising. The D50 was definitely not built was well as the D70.

YMMV

Is it the D70 or D70s?

Seymore

My D70 (Dec 04) has 49k and I believe the shutters are rated for 100k. 10k is nothing! Go fur it!

BradfordBenn

Thanks for the info. Next question for those inclined... fair price? I have seen ones for $600 on eBay and over at House of Nikon but also see $325

SloYerRoll

DISCLAIMER:
This is just what I would do if I were you. Take it at face value only.

I'd answer that by asking if you already have Nikon glass.
If you already have glass that you're happy w/. Then I'd say not a penny over 500. This is only because your getting into the D40x (body only) brand new for a little bit more.

If your looking for a whole package. You might go a bit higher. But I'd say 550 from a reputable seller.

BTW:
The price fluctuation usually is driven by what the body is attached to. What's your brother throwing on the D70 to sell it.

Usually when a person doesn't release shots of the gear and they are in a photography forum... That's a small red flag in my book. You get what you pay for.

1pocket

Okay, I have a D70 -- how do I know how many actuations I am up to??

Seymore

1pocket wrote:

Okay, I have a D70 -- how do I know how many actuations I am up to??

Using an unaltered shot (straight from the camera), I use Opanda IExif to view the EXIF data on a PC. Let us know what you find out, or share a shot and we can assist.

1pocket

Seymore wrote:

Using an unaltered shot (straight from the camera), I use Opanda IExif to view the EXIF data on a PC. Let us know what you find out, or share a shot and we can assist.

Alright, how do I share a shot? I just turned down the quality to "basic" and shot myself in the mirror, but I believe the file is still too large to upload here. Tell me where to send...

SloYerRoll

Upload to your SM gallery and give us the link to the image.

HarveyMushman

1pocket wrote:

Alright, how do I share a shot? I just turned down the quality to "basic" and shot myself in the mirror, but I believe the file is still too large to upload here. Tell me where to send...

Sounds like you are trying to attach an image, which isn't the ideal method.

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=117

SloYerRoll

HarveyMushman wrote:

Sounds like you are trying to attach an image, which isn't the ideal method.

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=117

No he just wants us to look at the image so he can see how many shutter clicks in on his camera.
THat's a good link though!

1pocket

Here is a link to SmugMug -- I did absolutely nothing to the photo -- which is a nothing photo, to boot

Unedited D70 pic

ziggy53

1pocket wrote:

Here is a link to SmugMug -- I did absolutely nothing to the photo -- which is a nothing photo, to boot

Unedited D70 pic

I show 14193 "Total Number of Shutter Releases For Camera".

1pocket

ziggy53 wrote:

I show 14193 "Total Number of Shutter Releases For Camera".

Thank you -- I guess it has a good bit of life left in it! Now why did I buy that d300, which I cannot figure out how to use anyway??:D

Seymore

Yep... Zig is spot on! Enjoy the new toy...