Originally posted by TourDeForce Yes, they can with a K100D anyway.
AND DON'T ASK ME HOW I KNOW THAT !!
(Felt like quoting myself. Topic is K100D service menu, and the "makes-no-sense" shutter wear-out function.)
Originally posted by KjetilH Probably useful for the situation where you are married, and your wife doesn't understand why you have to buy another camera, when the old one still works.
On topic: I would not be bothered much by a somewhat high shutter count, it would depend more on its owner. Most people treat their cameras good. Even my K100D, which turned 11.000 before I gave it away, looked pretty much new.