I've used several brands of cameras; Mamiya, Pentax, Linhof, Canon, Nikon.

For years I shot Canons, both rangefinder (Yeah some of you young folk may have to look that up. LOL) and SLRs.

When I started my Masters studies at a small school, the school hired me to be the staff photographer. They had Nikons and my boss liked Nikons (His main job was at CBS Sports.) So I got to use their Nikons even off-campus to shoot weddings. I have never gone back to Canon,though I did buy a Mamiyaflex and a Linhof 4x5 for personal use.



I just hope both companies get off the dime and build some worthy mirrorless. I'm not a fan of Sony, but they are the only quality game in town. Whichever of the two comes out with an APS-c or FF mirrorless will get my next camera money.

If I thought that 10,000 is to high a shutter count then I would advise you to buy new . Because 10,000 is very low , it would be hard to find lower . It can be done but it would be hard . Some pro's put that on in a month , that's only
28 clicks a day to do that in a year . Or 333 a day to do it in a month . How many will you be taking . Ten a day is only 3560 pic a year . I would not be
Put off by a camera that had 60000 actueations on it if the price was right .it still has 20,000 pictures a year left for five more years. Before it gets any where near to what it has been tested for .

I am considering moving up to a D7200 from my D90. The refurb is under consideration.

I haven't checked lately but I believe Cameta is the one with several extended warranties, and you get a full YEAR from them, not the factory refurb 90 days as standard. I found ONE complaint online from some years ago about Cameta with a problem with a refurb. I think that at least Adorama has add on warranties as well.

Just last week I helped convince a friend who is moving up from his canon T1 and urged a 70D and Canon USA refurbished. He recieved the camera, and noticed that the sensor cleaning function didn't work. He got an authorization and shipping labels, and the camera currently is at Canon. Just an inconvenience but left a bad taste in his mouth. (other than that, he LIKES that camera and is happy with the deal.)

Nikon shutter count is included in the EXIF data. I usually use Irfanview but there are freeware EXIF programs available. Canon is not so easy. I believe you have to obtain special software to read the shutter count. Not sure if that is reliable in that case.

By the way - what makes me hesitate to continue with NIKON is discovery of a problem with 3rd party lenses and some newer Nikon bodies. When you fine tune the lenses there is an index of stored lens adjustments. I think 10 or maybe even 20. Seems that Nikons aren't distinquishing different 3rd party lenses, apparently you can only store one non Nikon, and thats all. I will do some searches on that and post an inquiry separately here. I am wondering if it is CANON time for me!! New 3rd Party lenses for Canikon are being released like mad lately and in the future I intend to take full advantage of them

I recently bought the Canon SX50 from Canon USA Refurb for $169!. It SEEMS to be okay so far, I have not run through every single setting yet, and wil be using the camera in a week or two a lot. We shall see.

If one is considering a refurb, I would think one should familiarize themselves with the body as best as possible, so the camera can be run through for all the settings right away to make sure. 90 days goes fast around here. As for lenses I am going to familiarize myself with lens testing to make sure I get a good copy. I am paranoid about someone getting a coke bottle and returning it, hence it goes to refurb. I wouldnt trust that they would necessarily recalibrate the lens. If am going to spend money on glass I want the best possible example.

CANON USA REFURBISHED SITE HAS SX50 FOR $149 AS OF LAST FRIDAY! You can't go wrong at that price!!! Run, don't walk!

Over the years I have purchased several used Nikon camera bodies from one of the two big camera stores in NYC. If I purchase used it HAS to be a unit that was refurbished by a Nikon factory. Although some of the cameras had a higher "click" count (maybe 4000-7000) every one of them is still going strong. If the life expectancy of a camera is 150,000 exposures what's 4 or 5000 actuations? By all means consider buying a refurbished unit from Nikon or a reputable Nikon dealer. You won't be disappointed and will same money to boot.