17,000 Shutter Count in 2 Months Bad?

I average around 1,000 a month now. When I First got my t3i(first camera) I did 10k in 4 months. I've calmed down alot.

mwsilver wrote in post #14842511
Takes as many as you want, but I wonder how much time it takes to shoot and review, on average. over 280 pictures every day. When do you review them? How many do you discard? Do you do any post processing? I assume you're using high speed continuous a lot. When I first got into this I was taking over 2500 per months, but much of that was experimentation. I'm now much more selective when I'm out and about and shoot around half as much as I did before. Of that I keep maybe 20% or less and discard the rest. Periodically I purge even more. Don't know how I would manage 17K pictures in 2 months.

That's exactly it, I think i'm still in the "experimentation" Stage. I haven't really been selective yet when shooting. But i'm getting there.

1Tanker wrote in post #14842513
It will be, i fill ~2 x 2TB drives/year (1 is a backup)..although i shoot RAW+jpeg. I shoot 40-45k pics/year, so ~3500/month.

I Shoot RAW than use Photoshop to convert to JPEG, I Only save the RAW Files for Event Days like Birthdays, Weddings, Sports, Etc. Everyday Pictures however, I convert to JPEG from RAW.

I took 6,000 in a year with my T3i, which was an upgrade from my XT that I had for several years. If you're happy, then keep clicking away.

I took over 10k at an 14 hour event in one day when I first got my 7D. Just shoot and enjoy.

sempaidavid wrote in post #14842604
I took over 10k at an 14 hour event in one day when I first got my 7D. Just shoot and enjoy.

Almost 12 photos a minute. You must've gone through some batteries and memory cards.

DJHaze596 wrote in post #14842587
That's exactly it, I think i'm still in the "experimentation" Stage. I haven't really been selective yet when shooting. But i'm getting there.

Hope you didn't take it as a criticism. Take as many as you want. Its your camera and your time. Just enjoy it and try to learn from it.

OP: Ask yourself this; "Would you ever consider NOT pressing the shutter because you were worried about your shutter count?" If your answer is "No", then this thread is moot. If your answer is "Yes", then you probably shouldn't have been that camera because you couldn't afford it.

If you using every click to learn something new it is OK.
If you using it as machine gun it is not OK.

sempaidavid wrote in post #14842604
I took over 10k at an 14 hour event in one day when I first got my 7D. Just shoot and enjoy.

OK. I'm usually very accepting, but that's plain weird. I hope you're kidding.That's 714 snaps an hour for 14 straight hours or 12 shots a minute, or one every 5 seconds for 14 hours! That's almost a physical impossibility. The per hour rate would be even greater if you spent time talking to anyone, eating food or went to the bathroom At that point why not just take video.

whmeltonjr wrote in post #14842623
Almost 12 photos a minute. You must've gone through some batteries and memory cards.

How did he have even have time to change the batteries and the memory cards?

mwsilver wrote in post #14842712
OK. I'm usually very accepting, but that's plain weird. I hope you're kidding.That's 714 snaps an hour for 14 straight hours or 12 shots a minute, or one every 5 seconds for 14 hours! That's almost a physical impossibility. The per hour rate would be even greater if you spent time talking to anyone, eating food or went to the bathroom At that point why not just take video.

Me thinks he'll be buying a 1Dx, for the 12 fps!

whmeltonjr wrote in post #14842623
Almost 12 photos a minute. You must've gone through some batteries and memory cards.

My Grip last me all Week & 32GB + 16GB is plenty for me

1Tanker wrote in post #14842739
Me thinks he'll be buying a 1Dx, for the 12 fps!

I can't believe he could have taken many composed shots. He certainly wouldn't have had too much time to play around with shutter speed or aperture or other camera settings. Knowing what the event was could shed some light, but I'm trying to imagine what he got out of it.

had my 7d for 5 month and i have 6,500 shots

mwsilver wrote in post #14842731
How did he have even have time to change the batteries and the memory cards?

It would've been very difficult to do. If each photo was 18MB (I think 7D files range 17-22MB or so) then he would've needed at least 175GB of cards. Plus the battery lasts around 800 shots, so 13 batteries would've been needed. A very tough task to pull off.