What DSLR

[Sportsman]

Well, I have bought the Fuji for better or worse.

Thanks for the advice and here hoping I don't need the warranty.

The seller claims it has had very little use and he is either telling the truth or he takes very good care of his kit as it look new.

I can't wait to get out and try it but the only thing that hasn't turned up is the compact flash card, so I'm sort of stuck.

Re the batteries : it does seem sort of strange, but the camera is a bit of a hybrid anyway, Fuji electronics in a Nikon film body, either a horrible compromise or the best of both worlds. I'll let you know in a day or two but at the moment it is looking good.

[Chippy]

If I remember rightly, you can actually just use the camera on the AA's and forget the CR2's. I believe the CR2's just provided power for the metering and when they are missing it draws the power from the AA's.

 

When you get it, you could take a jpeg and open it in a program (freeware) called Opanda EXIF. It'll bring vast amounts of EXIF data up, but somewhere (near the bottom of the list) it'll also give you the exact shutter count. This cant be reset by a devious owner as it takes the data out of the cameras internal counter.

Edited December 8, 2008 by Chippy

[Sportsman]

If I remember rightly, you can actually just use the camera on the AA's and forget the CR2's. I believe the CR2's just provided power for the metering and when they are missing it draws the power from the AA's.

 

When you get it, you could take a jpeg and open it in a program (freeware) called Opanda EXIF. It'll bring vast amounts of EXIF data up, but somewhere (near the bottom of the list) it'll also give you the exact shutter count. This cant be reset by a devious owner as it takes the data out of the cameras internal counter.

 

Thanks for that Chippy

Be interesting to find out.

As the main use for the camera is indoors I paid an extra £10.00 for an AC power supply so shouldn't have to bother too much about batteries.