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Back to the original question, although no longer relevant, I always look for a camera with a moderate shutter count. I am suspicious of counts which are too low. I mean, if the body looks like its done 50k but the count is only 3k what is going on with it? And why would a camera which is say, five years old, only have 3k images on it. Even as a back up you'd shoot more than 3k in 5 years. I can shoot that in a couple of weeks without really trying.
I would avoid very high counts though for the simple reason that there is a good chance that you are going to need to pay to replace it. Although I imagine most manufacturers life time figures are probabaly erring on the side of caution.
A camera used for extensive video use is more likely to have sensor issues than shutter ones, although holding the shutter open cannot be good for it, I suppose. I don't like seeing video use on DSLRs because I'm old fashioned, and because it opens up a whole lot of questions on life spans.
I think that the condition of the body and the accessories tells you as much about the life the camera has had than anything else though.
Depends on your methods and shooting style.
Landscape photographers can have a very low shutter count on the body.
I know from experience that my German friend shoots probably 1/4 the number of shots that I take. His pictures are very good. I personally tend to take less shots these days.
My XT2 which is my main Fuji has a shutter count of approx. 7000 and it is one year old.
The XT1 has only 8600
XPro1 a mere 4900
XE2 only 1600
XE1 only 3000
X100 has 10018
X100T only 5200
X30 only
D300 has 14500
D300S has 11340
D3S only 7200
D500 only 2000
D600 only 6200
D700 only 8000
D800 only 3200
D850 just a month or so old, 260
My D3 that I sold to Robert two/three years ago (?) had only 48000 exposures in 7 years. I can bet he has probably added several tens of thousand already!!
I always work with two cameras and sometimes three.
BTW all these cameras are used as and when and chose for appropriateness for the job.
So you can see that while I make a fair number of images, not as many as a working professional and also my picture taking has been somewhat curtailed this last year.
My camera are what I call low use.
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