2nd hand DSLR

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isofa wrote: »

Only high end professional bodies properly record shutter actuations, in prosumer and many entry level pro cameras there is no such recording device. Most of the "free" software "claiming" to do this, just looks at the image count id/naming, which can be reset to zero in any of the menus.
Well documented on professional sites such as DPReview...

I'd personally be looking at finding something like a Canon xxD (e.g. 30, 40 or 50D on eBay), these are superb cropped frame semi-pro cameras, but if your budget won't stretch, go for a xxxD instead.

I have a D5100 and if I look at the EXIF data for my pictures, there is a field called "Shutter Count". Is this not a proper record of shutter actuations?

Actually, it seems to be called "Shutter Count" if I've processed the pictures in Picasa, but "Image Number" if I've done them in Lightroom. I've never noticed that before.