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I got to thinking last night, my R7, that I've owned for almost 4 years now, has just ticked over 10k shots, most of those on the electronic shutter. At a guess, I'd say maybe 4k are on the actual shutter.
Then my R5ii, I've owned that since September last year and that's not done 1k yet and all on the electronic shutter.
I dread to think what my 350D has, my first DSLR and then a 40D after that, back in the days when I just took photos, without any thought. Both those will be 100k plus.
There's cameras on used gear sites with 500k(or more).
I don't set out now unless conditions look good or as in the case of wildlife, I go out at least once a week but often, that's just learning a place or species and when I do settle down, I can be sat for hours and not take a single image.
I'm guessing pros take a lot more compared to a hobbyist but it did get me thinking, what might be considered average for a hobbyist? Genre might dictate this too, I'm lucky if I take 10 wildlife images a week and even when I do set out for a landscape, I might not even take my camera out of the bag.
There's a certain joy to taking a photograph, all the thinking and considerations involved but sometimes, it's just nice to pocket my little M5 and just take photos on a walk round the village for example and just take photos. There's something satisfying in taking photos, the sound of the shutter etc but I feel I'm missing out on that, as when I set out for my genres, as mentioned, I may not take an image.
So, how many do you take over a given period of time?
Then my R5ii, I've owned that since September last year and that's not done 1k yet and all on the electronic shutter.
I dread to think what my 350D has, my first DSLR and then a 40D after that, back in the days when I just took photos, without any thought. Both those will be 100k plus.
There's cameras on used gear sites with 500k(or more).
I don't set out now unless conditions look good or as in the case of wildlife, I go out at least once a week but often, that's just learning a place or species and when I do settle down, I can be sat for hours and not take a single image.
I'm guessing pros take a lot more compared to a hobbyist but it did get me thinking, what might be considered average for a hobbyist? Genre might dictate this too, I'm lucky if I take 10 wildlife images a week and even when I do set out for a landscape, I might not even take my camera out of the bag.
There's a certain joy to taking a photograph, all the thinking and considerations involved but sometimes, it's just nice to pocket my little M5 and just take photos on a walk round the village for example and just take photos. There's something satisfying in taking photos, the sound of the shutter etc but I feel I'm missing out on that, as when I set out for my genres, as mentioned, I may not take an image.
So, how many do you take over a given period of time?
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