open_door_policy t1_j4nno2b wrote on January 17, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Reply to comment by Unkie_Fester in TIL Generally, hobbyists or casual photographers can expect their digital cameras to last five years, as determined by the shutter count or number of digital images a camera can take before the shutter stops working by Ok_Copy5217

Enough that it's usually not worth it in a body that's also taken the years of use.

It's been a hot decade, but I think it cost $300 for Nikon to do substantial repairs to one of mine. And I think replacement cost was in the $500 range. Typical I think is in the range of 1/4 to 1/3 the cost of replacement for the whole camera... and if you like the model you've been using you can usually get a "used" model that has a double digit shutter count for around that same price by the time you've worn one out.