lets see, just on this camera, i got it in january, and my oldest image has a shutter count of 6468
the latest one i edited shows a shutter count of 12432
i have been abusing hi+ mode to take pictures of dogs running, and probably 100 blurry bird photos lately with a mirror lens that's manual focus only on this camera
but i haven't bought 6000 or $6000 of lenses, and i only read about gear when i get into an OCD funk where I have an overwhelming urge to find a way to make my shit cheaper without making it worse (never do this, you always make it worse)
you can minimize your time spent reading about gear by realizing the only review site worth reading is
kenrockwell.com 