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Old 09-10-06, 16:50
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I am not sure if I have imagined this but I understand it is possible to interrogate a camera for the exact number of shutter actuations amongst other things.

I am looking at purchasing a used body but with low use. Software of this type would be very useful to prove low use.

Can anyone vouch for my understanding and point me in a direction where I can find such software.
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Old 09-10-06, 18:12
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Very good idea.
Seems possible with higher end bodies but no readily available by supplied software with the usual and common ones.
I believe it is possible to find it easy if you give the camera to manufacturer's repair center, so a call to local on may be of help. But I am sure someone has made a software for such check using cameras usb cable for communication. Will look and if find one, will post it here.
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Old 09-10-06, 21:04
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I am sure you are right Stephen. Due to rain tomorrow so time for a web trawl.

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Foxy Bob, while waiting for another break in the clouds I am doing a search. My assistant is on cloud watch

One possible so far http://drchung.new21.net/previewextractor/

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I hope your assistant is wrapped up nice and warm!

I downloaded preview-extractor and it sure works. Looking at the end of RIAT the 'mileage' on my D2X was approx 13500 some 400 higher than the filename I set to consecutive after a few hours of ownership.

My fathers D70 had taken an amazing 600 I reckon 150 of those were from me!

This little utility is going to come in handy
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Old 09-10-06, 22:08
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I hope your assistant is wrapped up nice and warm!
Stevie has a bottle of wine so she is fine. Reporting in is an excuse for a fill up

Does not look too good for a moon pic tonight at the moment.

I am still trawling, but glad that link provided something useful.

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Old 09-10-06, 22:26
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Interesting bit of software, its showing 16,511 images and the last photo taken at Dux yesterday was number 15,911.
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I downloaded preview-extractor and it sure works. Looking at the end of RIAT the 'mileage' on my D2X was approx 13500 some 400 higher than the filename I set to consecutive after a few hours of ownership.

My fathers D70 had taken an amazing 600 I reckon 150 of those were from me!

This little utility is going to come in handy
I have just downloaded and run it too. I have a count 62 higher than image file name. Probably 30 of those were in store demo's to others so not too bad.

Just the thing if you are looking at a used Hs

Your father will start charging mileage on his D70

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Your father will start charging mileage on his D70

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I feel I cannot ask him as I seemed to have it most of the summer for one reason or another. I am quite bad an giving things back that I borrow within the family. Still, my father is using my 28-200 f3.5-5.6D loaned him in 2004!

Very useful utility to confirm use. I can ask for a recent photo from any seller to check date and time and shutter use before I explore any sale further.

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Old 10-10-06, 11:33
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Just having a play with it.

No need to ever shoot RAW + Jpeg as it will extract all the jpegs for reviewing of images taken in a trice. Not much use for me as I do not fill 4 x 2gig cards at an airshow.

Very useful for dealing with Stevies pics though. She is not up with NX and on return from a do can now spin through her pics in PSP8 in no time. Prior to today I had to convert them to Jpegs individually as I have not worked out how to batch process.

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