Is there a limit on how many exposures/photos a camera can take before it goes "dead"?
JohanBorjesson Member  187 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2013 Location: Sweden More info | Apr 13, 2013 17:40 | #1 |
2n10 Cream of the Crop More info | Apr 13, 2013 17:43 | #2 Many cameras have shutters that are expected to handle a set number of activations before they fail. Many times the shutters can be replaced several times before the camera fails. Depending on the camera the shutter is expected to fail after 100,000 activations or more.
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maverick75 Cream of the Crop More info | Apr 13, 2013 17:47 | #3 Depends on your definition of Dead, your sensor can malfunction or your shutter or a mirror assembly,processor,etc... Some are easily replaceable while others aren't and there's no way of knowing when one will fail. It can fail in 300 shots or 300,000, so it's a good thing to get insurance. It's cheap anyways...plan for the worst. - Alex Corona Sony A7, Canon 7DM2/EOS M, Mamiya 645/67
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TSchrief Goldmember  2,099 posts Joined Aug 2012 Location: Bourbon, Indiana More info | Apr 13, 2013 21:15 | #4  Permanent banThat is like asking how many slices of bread you can toast before your toaster burns out. It varies. A good estimate is somewhere between 1 more and 1 million more shots than are already on it.
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Apr 13, 2013 23:14 | #5 Some cameras can have unexpected long shutter life and others not so. The rental shop I use has a 5D-C with 220K actuations that is still in rotation.Typical users will get bored of the camera before it wears out or meets with some demise :water, impact...
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Apr 14, 2013 08:47 | #6 JohanBorjesson wrote in post #15824403  Is there a limit on how many exposures/photos a camera can take before it goes "dead"? 627,421 then it dies. Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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philwillmedia Cream of the Crop 5,253 posts Gallery: 2 photos Likes: 25 Joined Nov 2008 Location: "...just south of the 23rd Paralell..." More info | Apr 15, 2013 03:06 | #7 hollis_f wrote in post #15826035 627,421 then it dies. Well, give or take half a million or thereabouts. Sorry Farnk, you're wrong. Regards, Phil
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LeeRatters Cream of the Crop  More info | Apr 15, 2013 04:13 | #9 If City Link deliver it, then it could be zero.....
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Apr 15, 2013 04:45 | #10 philwillmedia wrote in post #15828968 Sorry Farnk, you're wrong. It's 627,422 Sheesh!...I can't believe you got that so wrong. Ah! I was quoting the number of shots before it died. I believe that you're quoting the shot number at which it dies. So we're both correct! Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist
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Apr 15, 2013 05:16 | #11 LeeRatters wrote in post #15829028 If City Link deliver it, then it could be zero.....
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tdodd Goldmember  3,733 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2006 Location: Essex, UK More info | Apr 15, 2013 07:05 | #12 36.
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msowsun "approx 8mm"  More info | Apr 15, 2013 07:23 | #13 tdodd wrote in post #15829262 36. Mine usually stopped at 24, but if I was careful when loading it I could get 25 or 26. Mike Sowsun / SL1 / 80D / EF-S 24mm STM / EF-S 10-18mm STM / EF-S 18-55mm STM / EF-S 15-85mm USM / EF-S 55-250mm STM / 5D3 / Samyang 14mm 2.8 / EF 40mm 2.8 STM / EF 50mm 1.8 STM / EF 100mm 2.0 USM / EF 100mm 2.8 USM Macro / EF 24-105mm IS / EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS Mk II / EF 100-400 II / EF 1.4x II
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apersson850 Cream of the Crop  More info | One of my 150000 exposure (expected life) 7D cameas shows a shutter failure now and then (Error 30). It's done about 35000 exposures. Anders
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