My New Nikon D3200. VERY LOW SHUTTER COUNT!

ChristianVan · 2026-10-07T22:21:25-0500

So I wanted a DSLR and decided to pick up the Nikon D3200. I found on eBay in great condition. and Its fully working so far! here are some images.

(Note the cheat sheet cards did not come with the eBay listing, and I printed and laminated them myself. also, It came with a 2GB card not shown in my images.)

low shutter count:

F.O.V. · 2026-10-08T01:04:04-0500

Charge the battery, fire it up and go shoot…

Jeff15 · 2026-10-08T01:41:48-0500

Happy new camera ..... :encouragement:

ChristianVan · 2026-10-08T01:42:52-0500

F.O.V. said:
Charge the battery, fire it up and go shoot…

I have today. It's been doing great

cgw · 2026-10-08T06:52:47-0500

Sweet little camera, somewhat underrated when it landed but a bargain now. Many only lightly used. Look into the very affordable Nikkor G series lenses(35/40 Micro/50/85mm). Have fun!

IpseLux · 2026-10-08T08:23:12-0500

Congratulations! Now the challenge will be not buying too many lenses for it. There are tons of great ones.
A solid performer I wished I had purchased, instead of multiple others, is this: Nikkor AF- DX 18-200/3.5-5.6 IF ED-VR. It's generally available in excellent to good condition for less than $100. (It's on MPB now.) Not that you need it. But when you do, keep it in mind. Great Nikkor optics, VR to compensate for the slow aperture, and a whopping 300mm (since the DX small sensor) apparent focal range for your airplane shots.
Enjoy!

benhasajeep · 2026-10-08T08:32:50-0500

Congrats. Glad the purchase worked out for you. Enjoy.

denum · 2026-10-08T08:58:50-0500

Cool! Hope it helps you in your journey to become the photographer you want to be. Now, let's see some awesome images

.

Hardus Nameous · 2026-10-08T09:44:37-0500

That thing will also use any of the old manual focus Nikon F mount (non-AI and AI-S) lenses from the film SLRs if you put it in manual mode. The exposure indicators won't work but I just snap a shot and glance at the histogram on the back.

greybeard · 2026-10-08T10:28:25-0500

Congratulations, enjoy.

24megapixseal · 2026-10-08T15:53:11-0500

Add a Nikon AF-S 70-300 VR to go with that lens on the camera, AND YOU ARE SET .....for YEARS of fun!....everything from macro to wildlife

https://www.mpb.com/en-us/product/nikon-af-s-nikkor-70-300mm-f-4-5-5-6-g-if-ed-vr?page=2

Go to my IG account, most of my photos are with the little Nikon entry level cameras and kit plastic lenses....started with the D3500 (for years) only recently upgraded to the swivel LCD d5500/5600....all with the similar 24mp sensor as your D3200....And you can even use all the pro glass with it too....I bought a Nikon AF-S FX 500PF VR...it takes phenomenal photos with that...