REFURBISHED NIKON SHUTTER ACTIVATIONS?
May 9, 2012 08:47:20 #
Does anyone know if the number of shutter activations on
a Nikon DSLR is reset as a normal part of refurbishing the
camera?
a Nikon DSLR is reset as a normal part of refurbishing the
camera?
May 10, 2012 06:02:17 #
May 10, 2012 07:37:19 #
If you have purchased a refurb, I can direct you to a program (free) that will tell you the # or actuations. Or, if considering, I'd ask someone at B&H.
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May 10, 2012 08:02:08 #
sah2o wrote:
If you have purchased a refurb, I can direct you to a program (free) that will tell you the # or actuations. Or, if considering, I'd ask someone at B&H.
I'm curious about that program. Can you post the link?
May 10, 2012 15:01:21 #
May 10, 2012 15:17:29 #
yooperfalls wrote:
Does anyone know if the number of shutter activations on
a Nikon DSLR is reset as a normal part of refurbishing the
camera?
a Nikon DSLR is reset as a normal part of refurbishing the
camera?
I recently bought a Nikon refurbished D5100 from Robert's on ebay. It came packaged like new, except that the Nikon box was a different color, and it had "Refurbished" written on it. I took a photo and checked Exif data. It had 1,868 shutter actuations.
When I buy a used camera, I always ask about the number of shutter clicks.
Shutter Count
* http://www.camerashuttercount.com/
* http://kentweakley.com/blog/photo-tip-photos-camera/
* http://regex.info/exif.cgi
* Get Irfanview (free) and also get the plug-ins for it. Start the program, open a photo, click on Image > Information > Exif info.
* Get ExifInfo - also free. Unzip and get the icon onto the Desktop. Find a photo and drag it onto the icon. A window will open with loads of info. Look down the list for Shutter Count (or whatever they call it).
* http://www.cambridgeincolour.com):For Canon users, try this: http://www.astrojargon.net
* For Nikon users check this: http://drchung.new21.net/previewextractor/
* http://www.astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
May 11, 2012 07:58:25 #
I recently purchased a Nikon refurbished D7000 from Ritz Camera and found the shutter count to be 1315, so apparently Nikon doesn't reset the count.
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May 11, 2012 08:37:38 #
goldy47 wrote:
... so apparently Nikon doesn't reset the count.
I'm glad they don't reset. That would be like buying a used car with zero miles showing on the odometer.
Mar 11, 2013 08:55:52 #
Thanks for the websites..just took a look at my Nikon D90 which I've had for a couple years now and its just over 10,000 clicks....says thats about 10% of the camera life...Woooooo hoooooooo I love this camera so I don't have to worry about swapping it out anytime soon....
Mar 11, 2013 10:03:11 #
Mar 13, 2013 16:05:21 #
yooperfalls wrote:
Does anyone know if the number of shutter activations on
a Nikon DSLR is reset as a normal part of refurbishing the
camera?
a Nikon DSLR is reset as a normal part of refurbishing the
camera?
I don't know but I suspect it is. My refurb D7000 came with a shutter count of zero. I think they need to check the shutter as part of refurbishing so I am not a believer it isn't reset.
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Mar 13, 2013 16:08:44 #
MtnMan wrote:
I don't know but I suspect it is. My refurb D7000 came with a shutter count of zero. I think they need to check the shutter as part of refurbishing so I am not a believer it isn't reset.
yooperfalls wrote:
Does anyone know if the number of shutter activations on
a Nikon DSLR is reset as a normal part of refurbishing the
camera?
a Nikon DSLR is reset as a normal part of refurbishing the
camera?
I don't know but I suspect it is. My refurb D7000 came with a shutter count of zero. I think they need to check the shutter as part of refurbishing so I am not a believer it isn't reset.
Interesting. I've bought several refurbs, and they've all had very low counts. Maybe this "refurb" was a body that no one actually used, but the box was opened? Of course, if Nikon were to check the camera, they would have to test the shutter at least once. The next thing you know, we'll see companies selling software for resetting the shutter count.
Mar 13, 2013 16:26:52 #
I think if they replaced the shutter...it would come back as zero...just a thought.
Mar 13, 2013 16:28:09 #
Bret wrote:
I think if they replaced the shutter...it would come back as zero...just a thought.
Good point.
Mar 13, 2013 18:01:52 #
Bret wrote:
I think if they replaced the shutter...it would come back as zero...just a thought.
It might but I'd think even in that case it they would have checked it.
The thought that somehow they knew it didn't have to be tested is possible, like an unopened box return, and might explain the zero initial count (I actually took three pics before checking it...and the count on the third pic which was the one I used to get the count was 3). It came in a box that said refurb but even the enclosed manual was brand new: it obviously hadn't had a page turned.
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