Rated actuation's?

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Hi guys,

My D7000 is approaching 120K actuations and from reading up on various sources online, the camera should be serviced between 100K to 150K photos, which to me sounds like a significant margin to be correct.

I've not ran into any problems other than the mirror motor sounding a little clunky from time to time but I'm hoping some of you might be able to help shed some light on good servicing practices and how many snaps I *should* be able to get before having it serviced.

Thanks
 
until it breaks?
I had a 40D with less than 30K images taken when the shutter broke
I had a 50D with around 80K+ images taken with no issues
I now have a 5D mk3 with around 100K images with no issues.

If it's working OK, why mess with it?
 
Byker28i said:
until it breaks?
I had a 40D with less than 30K images taken when the shutter broke
I had a 50D with around 80K+ images taken with no issues
I now have a 5D mk3 with around 100K images with no issues.

If it's working OK, why mess with it?
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Not sure what you're on about, he's asking when to get it serviced.


I would phone the Nikon service agent nearest you and ask them but I think for the cost of a service I would just get it done. :)
 
I'm just a little concerned as I currently don't have a backup and I'm a part time photographer so a section of my income relies on it working.

My short term plans involve getting a D7100 as a new primary and use this as a backup but I'd rather service it before it breaks/runs into shutter problems rather than get caught off guard and have it break at a time that's inconvenient.
 
The general consensus here is that shutter life ratings don't mean that much, some break very young and others go on forever so you may as well wait for it to go wrong before you service it.

If you are in a situation where you NEED to have a body available you are likely to have two bodies anyway.

I also belong to the 'if it ain't broke' camp.

Edit, beaten to it.
 
My plan is to purchase a backup in the next few weeks as I have a few festivals lined up and it saves me having to swap lenses around.

Thanks guys
 
bigian88 said:
I'm just a little concerned as I currently don't have a backup and I'm a part time photographer so a section of my income relies on it working.

My short term plans involve getting a D7100 as a new primary and use this as a backup but I'd rather service it before it breaks/runs into shutter problems rather than get caught off guard and have it break at a time that's inconvenient.
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I think I'd probably bring the new purchase forward a little then send the older body off for a service OR retire the old body and get a pair of new ones, selling the old one to help finance the new ones.
 
Good condition D7000's are only worth around £200, keep that in mind before you spend much on servicing.
 
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