Cheap D700s at MPB

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Battered and shutter counts into the hundred thousands, but the prices are good!
 
£699 425,000 clicks to £879 200,000 clicks with some in the middle,but like you say they're cheap and come with 6 months warranty
 
Bought one of these as soon as they appeared. Seems okay so I am more than happy with it. I will only give it light use so won't be adding much to the 400k it already has! Excellent service again from MPB with quick delivery.
 
Saw these last night, I noticed the price first and though "Eh, whats wrong with those" :lol:

Wonder where they came from.
 
itsdavedotnet said:
wow, they are very cheap, and VERY beat up...
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I guess only time will tell how cheap they are, with 400k clicks on a shutter tested to 150k it could be considered that they are on borrowed time and prove to be an expensive investment :shrug:
 
gramps said:
I guess only time will tell how cheap they are, with 400k clicks on a shutter tested to 150k it could be considered that they are on borrowed time and prove to be an expensive investment :shrug:
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I think it would be pretty amazing if the one I bought had got to 400k without a new shutter. I don't know what the record is for a D700 shutter but it seems as though 150k to 200k before failure is not unusual. So it could be that mine has had one replacement and is due for another anytime. That is fine with me as I'll enjoy the borrowed time and when that runs out send it to Nikon. If anybody is wondering - the tippex comes off very easily.
 
Wow - I'm intrigued to know where they came from, to have millions of clicks between the set of them...
 
I seen these as well they all seems to have tipex numbers on them so is it possible there a batch lot from a photograph training place or maybe used for a business somewhere?
 
MDR said:
I'm sure MPB would tell you if you asked.
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I'm fairly certain they won't, first rule of business , don't divulge trade secrets
 
wack61 said:
I'm fairly certain they won't, first rule of business , don't divulge trade secrets
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They had loads of Nikon 35mm f/2s a while back, and they informed people about their source (some sort of lab if I remember rightly).
 
wack61 said:
I'm fairly certain they won't, first rule of business , don't divulge trade secrets
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I am sure they would not reveal actual names of previous owners/companies if that is what you meant originally. I can't see any harm in telling you a little about the source as in the case of the 35mm F2s "from a lab" (a bargain by the way - the one I got is like new).

The D700 I bought from this batch isn't the prettiest in the World although maybe one of the hardest worked. Everything seems okay with it though which shows just how good Nikons are.
 
Some cheeky beggar has listed 3 of these on eBay I think. No actuations mentioned but look battered and at least one had the tipped on it. Trying to sell for £1100.
 
cambsno said:
Some cheeky beggar has listed 3 of these on eBay I think. No actuations mentioned but look battered and at least one had the tipped on it. Trying to sell for £1100.
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Well if anyone buys without checking the actuations they'll be in for a shock. If the seller hasn't bothered to replace the rubbers or clean the marks off and expects to make a good profit they are very lazy. Must say after buying mine I am tempted to buy another so I hope MPB sell them all before I weaken! I must have a look on EBay to see if I can see them as it will be interesting to see if they sell and then the comments from the buyers!

Edit - can't find them on Ebay. I suppose they could have bought them from the same source as MPB - was the tip-ex in the form of F and a number like the MPB ones?
 
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I noticed there are a load of equally battered 24-85 lenses on there as well, with the rubber zoom rings missing, presumably came off the D700s.
 
MDR said:
Ah yes found them and the D700s. It could be they came from the same source as MPBs - the markings and wear would indicate so.
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I like the way the seller is trying to wriggle out of his obligations under the DSR by selling them for spares :lol:
 
Worth noting that shutter replacement from fixation is £150 for the part and £150 labour. Plus vat, delivery, and anything else that's broken / gone wrong.
 
i was wondering if these would turn up on ebay!

have to say was tempted for a moment when i was offered a reasonable part ex with my d300s, but as it would be for my own use, a better condition would be nice.

i wonder how much d700 prices will fall following the d800 launch?
 
itsdavedotnet said:
Worth noting that shutter replacement from fixation is £150 for the part and £150 labour. Plus vat, delivery, and anything else that's broken / gone wrong.
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Wow, if that the case I wouldn't mind doing a part exchange for it :D
 
you can regularly buy minty D700 bodies in the classifieds on here for £1100...

£800 camera + 350 repairs inevitably needed =..... :) not such a bargain.
 
itsdavedotnet said:
you can regularly buy minty D700 bodies in the classifieds on here for £1100...

£800 camera + 350 repairs inevitably needed =..... :) not such a bargain.
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Oh I don't know, £800 with 6 month warranty V £1100 with no warranty.
 
Looks like they have all gone now. They have a D3 listed which states it had a new shutter at 60K - a bit short of the 300K then. What can cause a shutter to fail early?

Glad I got my D700 when I did - I have given it a thorough test at the weekend - nothing at all wrong with it (didn't even need a sensor clean) other than the cosmetics (which I could not care less about - call me Mr Scruffy camera gear if you like ). It won't get heavy use so the shutter may not need replacing (having said that it will probably fail next time out!) - it could even have had one or more during the 400k and with any luck that was recent. Wish there was a way to find out but I guess not.

Anyway good luck to any on here who bought one of the others.
 
Looks like a bargain to me.. must add that I have Canon stuff so not really applicable to me but am unsure how much a new shutter costs on Nikon but I got mine replaced a while back and it cost £165 which still brings the D700 in much cheaper than paying £1100 plus and still not knowing the shutter count

How much is a shutter replacement on a D700
 
Buttkicker said:
Worth noting that shutter replacement from fixation is £150 for the part and £150 labour. Plus vat, delivery, and anything else that's broken / gone wrong.

Reason Alone to ditch that Nikon Rubbish and buy a Canon LOL
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I realise this will be an alien concept to you, being a Canon shooter, but quality always costs more ;)
 
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