How long should a camera last for?

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Im quite new to this all and i keep reading in different post "Shutter count 24987 etc etc

So what does this mean. After a certain amount of shots the camera will stop working

Sorry thats sounds such a silly question but i would like to know.

Thanks
 
a 1000d should last for a MTBF of 100,000 clicks, but this can cary depending on how its used and treated, it may well last for 300ooo clicks...

Canon has recently disclosed the Rated Shutter Life for all EOS models:

Model - Rated Shutter Life
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS / 1000D - 100,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i / 500D - 100,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi / 450D - 100,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 400D - 50,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT / 350D - 50,000
Canon EOS 50D - 100,000
Canon EOS 40D - 100,000
Canon EOS 30D - 100,000
Canon EOS 20D - 50,000
Canon EOS 5D Mark II - 150,000
Canon EOS 5D - 100,000
Canon EOS 1D Mark III - 300,000
Canon EOS 1D Mark II N - 200,000
Canon EOS 1DS Mark III - 300,000
Canon EOS 1DS Mark II - 200,000
 
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Think of it like mileage on a car, some last/go longer than other because of build quality! Simples!
 
Mclovin101 said:
Im quite new to this all and i keep reading in different post "Shutter count 24987 etc etc

So what does this mean. After a certain amount of shots the camera will stop working

Sorry thats sounds such a silly question but i would like to know.

Thanks
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Beaten to the punch by Wontolla ...what he said!
 
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A shutter doesn't mean the end of a cameras life necessarily anway. It's a pretty simple replacement of a one piece drop in mechanism probably costing 200-300 quid. The fact that most of us part with the camera long before that though shows the shutter life is more than adequate for most of us, although like anything mechanical they can fail prematurely or go on long beyond the anticipated number of cycles.
 
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Mclovin101 said:
Ok so say i hit 100,000 shots on my 1000d what will happen

Will it stop working ??? the photos are not as good.
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Nothing will happen necessarily, the photos wont be affected unless the shutter is faulty in some way.
 
nah it should carry on all being well, but as with all cameras/electronics/cars they have a life span and may require a 'service' at that point... i have a 1000d and im upto 45k clicks with not one failure yet... if at 100,000 it stops working ill send it off for service/repair and at that point see if its worth the cost or just buy a newer model...

chances are, you will have upgraded before it wears out
 
Put it on single shot permanantly and it will last longer! :D
 
Reading other threads have given me a program to see how many shots its done EOSinfo is that the best one. Done get me wrong ive only had the 1000d for not even a month yet so no chance of it going wrong but put a few shots that ive havent keeped due to getting the hang with it
 
Does it work with the 1000d?
 
shutter count is only an estimation.. if yours is 100k it could stop at 10k or 200k


canon average around 250 quid for a replacement depending on model then your good to go again :)
 
Mclovin101 said:
Does the same rules apply to lens or do they just go on for ever
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Well, modern lenses have all sorts of electronics in them, so they can and do fail from time to time. For instance, we have about 250 Canon lenses and last year we had 3 autofocus mechanisms fail. But they cost about £100 each to fix, which isn't too bad for a £1000 lens worth (typically) £1000.
 
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yeah it works with the 1000d, same as above, anything with moving parts can fail at any point, its nature of the beast...
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Absolutely. The shutter on my 7D has just been replaced at 10k acts (along with two circuit boards) and fortunately within warranty. It's a bit like car engines; some go on for ever and some pack up early, and just like them people tend to bin cameras way before their end of life.
 
Sorry to Hijack the thread but just down loaded that program ESOinfo and plugged in my 50D and it says the shutter count is 6646 but just took a pic and the camera says the pic is number 8756 so there is a considerable difference or am I missing something??

Oh the shutter count went up by 1 aswell.

spike
 
Mclovin101 said:
Im quite new to this all and i keep reading in different post "Shutter count 24987 etc etc

So what does this mean. After a certain amount of shots the camera will stop working

Sorry thats sounds such a silly question but i would like to know.

Thanks
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I wouldn't worry about it as you probably won't see it through till 100000 clicks, you'll probably be on your fifth upgrade by that number of clicks:)
 
Mclovin101 said:
Ok so say i hit 100,000 shots on my 1000d what will happen

Will it stop working ??? the photos are not as good.
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It'll blow up. Massive boom. Children will run to their parents as a result.....;)
 
SpikeK6 said:
Sorry to Hijack the thread but just down loaded that program ESOinfo and plugged in my 50D and it says the shutter count is 6646 but just took a pic and the camera says the pic is number 8756 so there is a considerable difference or am I missing something??

Oh the shutter count went up by 1 aswell.

spike
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the camera adopts the highest number the memory card has seen, for example if you started using a second memory card it would start at the number of shots your upto not 0001. either your memory card has been in something else or somebody else has put their card in at some point and it has adopted another cameras number plus whatever you've put on since. ;)
 
Ah that might explain it then, the memory card that i first used in this camera was from my old 400D.
The 50D was second hand and i know it only had just over 5k pics taken and i knew i had taken a few but not that many.

Thanks
spike
 
My 1D mk2 is currently at a few shots under 99,000 and it could go tomorrow or last another 5 years, bought it 2nd hand a year ago and i love it dearly (i can't currently use it as i've screwed up my back and can't carry anything) but according to the lists it is half way through its 'expected life'.

going by these things my nikon D50ir is only on 4,000 i can only use it on sunny days because infrared is a bummer like that and i'm not buying IR flash gear, i should by the numbers get another 20 years out of it.. :D

the more you worry the less likely you are going to use it, now go and play :thumbs:
 
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