assessing used DSLR

Tully Albrecht wrote:
>
> On 2008-02-26 06:59:35 -0700, John Turco <jtur.DeleteThis@concentric.net> said:

<edited for brevity>

> > For what it's worth, the Nikon D200 has a stated shutter life of
> > 100,000 actuations.
> >
> > Good luck and happy hunting!
> >
>
> Thanks, John. And thanks to all who offered the benefit of experience
> and opinions in this thread. The choice was never between a D200 and
> some other body. I did a cold-blooded eval. of finances and decided to
> put off buying the D300 for perhaps a year, possibly even following the
> "18-mo. rule" =^)
>
> The 200 is one I always admired. I long ago decided it's not practical
> for me to lug more than two cameras at any one time. I just recently
> decided NOT to give up film entirely, so the load will be one film (F2)
> and one digital (for now, D200).
>
> The input I was looking for was: take a chance on used w/o warranty, or
> go with a refurb with a 90-day Nikon + a dealer warranty for the
> balance of a full year, (or alternatively, a local buy from someone who
> would stand behind a "lightly used" D200).
>
> I'm still shopping, but leaning in the direction of the refurb, since
> that's where my D80s came from and they were fine.

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Hello, Tully:

Well, all that fancy Nikon gear is far out of my league. I'll just have
to be satisfied with my lowly Pentax K100D, which may be the lone DSLR
I'll ever be able to afford. :-J


Cordially,
John Turco <jtur.DeleteThis@concentric.net>