How realistic are the suggested shutter life expectancy

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I see that there are several 5Ds for sale some with a shutter count of up to 60,000. These are rated for upto 150,000. Some of the lower end cameras (rebel type) are rated at about 50,000. How realistic are these figures?

If I buy a 5d and the shutter dies at 120k (if it makes it to 120k) can I send it back and claim that the item is not as described ? :)
 
Pretty meaningless really.

The figure quoted is a "mean figure" so for a 150,000 life the same amount will fail below that figure as exceed it.

Down to how lucky you are in buying.
 
All it means is that what they are tested to by the manufacturer.
I expect they test several and take the average figure.
Its not a guarentee.
You could buy a brand new camera and have the shutter fail on the first click, and there are many cameras out there that have done hundreds of thousands over what the shutter was rated to.
 
The wording is in the rated up to,but i think you would have a very good case on a new camera,if it failed well under even out of g/tee :)
 
How much does a new shutter cost?
 
jimmy83 said:
How much does a new shutter cost?
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In February last year Canon UK charged £156.50 for replacing the shutter assembly of a 40D. That was to fix a camera lockup but I can't imagine it makes any difference.
 
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Someone posted a site here a little while back that allowed people to post their model number, current shutter count and whether it was still good or not. It let you see what other people were getting. It might be of use to some people.

I can't find the link any more though :)
 
I'm not sure how you work out how high your shutter count is but at least it's a relief to know that replacing the shutter isn't nearly as expensive as having to purchase a new camera.
 
IamAshlyRose said:
I'm not sure how you work out how high your shutter count is but at least it's a relief to know that replacing the shutter isn't nearly as expensive as having to purchase a new camera.
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Download a program called eosinfo, might not work for macs though. There is a website somewhere where you can upload a photo and it tells you your shutter count at that point
 
Thank you both for your suggestions, I'll try it out as soon as I'm home {I'm always amusing myself on here whilst on the train to/from work}.
 
How long is a piece of string?


Also, I don't think that website can be trusted, there are more than a few suspicious entries by the same people or differnt people with the exact same shutter counts.
 
IamAshlyRose said:
Thank you both for your suggestions, I'll try it out as soon as I'm home {I'm always amusing myself on here whilst on the train to/from work}.
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:eek::naughty::lol: Ashly ,choice of words can be paramount on this forum......:lol:



My shutter count (just checked ) 8800, way to go.....
 
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IamAshlyRose said:
I'm not sure how you work out how high your shutter count is but at least it's a relief to know that replacing the shutter isn't nearly as expensive as having to purchase a new camera.
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Another option for you is to upload Magic Lantern to your camera if you dare (I assume you are on about your 5D MKII). It lets you see a breakdown and total of your shuttercount in-camera.

I don't think you'll have much luck with myshuttercount.com, don't believe it's supported.
 
I wouldn't worry about it. Things eventually break/wear out, but there would be a lot more complaining on forums if premature shutter failures were a common problem.

I have wondered about the longevity of the shutters in the old, mechanical, SLRs. People didn't shoot nearly as many images in the film days, but how many of them actually wore out, and at what point?
 
MartynK said:
I have wondered about the longevity of the shutters in the old, mechanical, SLRs. People didn't shoot nearly as many images in the film days, but how many of them actually wore out, and at what point?
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Mmm, thats interesting, I wonder if mechanical Film SLR's can potentially outlive DSLR's?
 
I've heard the 50,000 figure a lot for film camera shutter expectancy. I would expect leaf shutters to be even more reliable, and rangefinders without moving mirrors also.

50,000 is nearly 1400 rolls of film - and I reckon that with fully mechanical cameras, servicing could extend that upwards easily.
 
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