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D3s price,good,bad?

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p.1 #1 · D3s price,good,bad?

i have found a D3s with 2348 clicks on it.has 3 nikon batteries with it and everything in the box.asking price is 4000 and not going to move any on price.long story behind the low clicks.no marks of any kind on it.anything i need to look at on this?i know it works from the pictures sent to me.just from looking on here it sounds good.

Feb 10, 2013 at 10:56 PM

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p.1 #2 · D3s price,good,bad?

Meh, we have on for sale on the boards with 3 batteries now for $250 cheaper.

Feb 10, 2013 at 10:59 PM

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p.1 #3 · D3s price,good,bad?

I don't think its a bad price. However, for another grand, you could pickup a used D4. Not that its a better camera just newer. At the end of the day it doesn't matter what anyone here thinks about the price. The only thing that matters is how much its worth to you and what you are willing to spend.

Feb 10, 2013 at 11:02 PM

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p.1 #4 · D3s price,good,bad?

robby521 wrote:
i have found a D3s with 2348 clicks on it.

At $4k, it's a little high, but not ridiculously high. Prior to the tsunai, a new D3s was $5,200.

Do be aware, however, that:
-Unscrupulous sellers can still find ways to reset the shutter count to zero. They then put it on cH for a few minutes, and *poof*, a D3s w/ worn out/sticking buttons has a "low shutter count"...

-Shutter count, albeit relevant to price, means almost nothing as far as wear & tear on the camera. Either it works or it doesn't, and it usually either fails within the first year or goes for several years.

Feb 11, 2013 at 03:51 AM

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p.1 #5 · D3s price,good,bad?

4k is high.

The current used market price range for the D3s is 3 to 3.5k

Feb 11, 2013 at 08:31 AM

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p.1 #6 · D3s price,good,bad?

robby521 wrote:
i have found a D3s with 2348 clicks on it.has 3 nikon batteries with it and everything in the box.asking price is 4000 and not going to move any on price.long story behind the low clicks.no marks of any kind on it.anything i need to look at on this?i know it works from the pictures sent to me.just from looking on here it sounds good.

That seems a little high. I've seen the go from $3500 and sometimes lower.

Feb 11, 2013 at 05:53 PM

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p.1 #7 · D3s price,good,bad?

Maybe a tad high, but not too bad for an 'as new' camera with extra batts. If you value the extremely low clicks you won't find many with that few.

Feb 11, 2013 at 10:09 PM

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p.1 #8 · D3s price,good,bad?

well good news,i did get it lower to 3800.one good thing i like is i can meet the person and hold it and try it out and check everything on the laptop.

Feb 11, 2013 at 10:20 PM

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p.1 #9 · D3s price,good,bad?

Do it!

Feb 11, 2013 at 10:48 PM

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p.1 #10 · D3s price,good,bad?

DorkSterr wrote:
Do it!

+1

Feb 11, 2013 at 11:05 PM

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p.1 #11 · D3s price,good,bad?

once you get your hands on one there's no letting go

Feb 12, 2013 at 01:49 AM

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p.1 #12 · D3s price,good,bad?

Shutter count is lower than a lot of refurbs.

Feb 12, 2013 at 01:58 AM

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p.1 #13 · D3s price,good,bad?

I picked one up off CL for local pick up with 5200 clicks full history of shots and the guy even had the Nikon bag from local B&M store for 2950. Used it at the Fiesta Bowl and worked perfect. It is an amazing body.

Feb 14, 2013 at 08:48 PM

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p.1 #14 · D3s price,good,bad?

Wickedfn4u wrote:
I picked one up off CL for local pick up with 5200 clicks full history of shots and the guy even had the Nikon bag from local B&M store for 2950. Used it at the Fiesta Bowl and worked perfect. It is an amazing body.

That...is a heck of a deal!!

Feb 14, 2013 at 09:48 PM

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p.1 #15 · D3s price,good,bad?

What? 2340 clicks on a pro body? Gotta say I am skeptical. How are these shutter count software in terms of accuracy?

Feb 14, 2013 at 09:56 PM

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p.1 #16 · D3s price,good,bad?

M Lucca wrote:
What? 2340 clicks on a pro body? Gotta say I am skeptical. How are these shutter count software in terms of accuracy?

Could be a back up camera or bought by a hobbiest who didn't use it much.

I have a D700 I bought new in 2008 and it only has 8K on it.

Feb 14, 2013 at 10:17 PM

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p.1 #17 · D3s price,good,bad?

he had gotten it and used for his job and ended up leaving the job and put it back in the wrapper and box and put it up and changed jobs and never touches it.i will be getting it next week.he has sent me 3 different sites showing the shutter count.

Feb 15, 2013 at 01:40 AM

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p.1 #18 · D3s price,good,bad?

I bought a D3s with only about 700 clicks on it, so finding one with a low shutter count isn’t necessarily unusual.

Feb 15, 2013 at 09:25 AM

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p.1 #19 · D3s price,good,bad?

The guy I bought it from shot jets and for a very limited customer (base) and had a
5DMk3 and used both. Not everyone rattles of 3000 shots in a weekend. My guy never gets on here or really other sites so did not really follow pricing. I know I would never find another that good but they do come up. I would have been expecting to pay around 3300-3500.

Feb 15, 2013 at 05:08 PM

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p.1 #20 · D3s price,good,bad?

I picked one up for 2500 but that was a steal, I'd hesitate to spend over 3500

Feb 17, 2013 at 08:30 PM

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