How many shots per camera life?

[swoop1156]

I have an odd question, possibly.

I recently came over to the SLR world of Digi-Photography from a P&S Sony F-828. I am wondering, how long does the internals of the camera usually last? 8,000 actions? 10,000?

I have owned it for around 2 months and have around 1,300 on it. I don't know if that is usual, too many, or what. I don't want it dying on me, but I hope that by the time it would -- it'll be time for a new body anyhow.

Any opinions?

[Jesper]

For the pro bodies (1D, 1Ds, 1D Mark II, 1Ds Mark II), the specifications are between 100,000 and 200,000 shutter actuations before the shutter wears out. For the non-pro Canon DSLRs, there are no official specifications, but you can reasonably expect a 10D or something similar to last 50,000 actuations.

This is not as big a limitation as you might think. You can have Canon replace the shutter for you, which will cost a few hundred dollars, but you don't need to throw your expensive DSLR out with the garbage when the shutter breaks.

[Simon Harrison]

My 10D took around 65,000 shots before the shutter packed in and the dreaded error 99 arrived. The shutter has now been replaced (for about 10% of the cost of the camera new) and it is as good as new.

Cheers,

Simon.