Myth: “If the camera was in service, no one will buy it”

Many sellers are embarrassed to admit in the advertisement that the carcass underwent maintenance at a service center. It seems as if the buyer will be scared and think:“The camera was being repaired, so it was broken!”. Actually In fact, in the professional market it’s exactly the opposite.

As a service engineer, I say: **honest replacement of the shutter or regular cleaning of the matrix in the service is a huge plus when selling!**

Why is a confirmed shutter replacement beneficial for the seller?

• If a Canon 5D Mark III shoots 220,000 frames, its price tends to go down due to the risk of an early breakdown.
• But if 15,000 frames ago a **new original shutter block** was installed in the official service, and you There is a document (certificate of completed work), the situation changes.
• The buyer receives a legendary case with **virtually a new shutter**, the service life of which has been reset mechanically! This is a reason to sell the camera at the top price level.

How to check the mileage after replacing the shutter?

Depending on the model (Nikon, Canon, Sony), when replacing the shutter in the service, the counter in EEPROM is either reset to 0 adjustment program, or continues to count from the old number. The service report helps to deduct the old mileage and prove the honest production of the new block.