Apollo13 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1899 times:
Hello!!
So I was using my Canon xsi yesterday at SFO and I took about 600 shots with my camera. I used up almost three 2GB SD Cards in the course of 4.5-5 hours. Is this excessive? Does this mean that I can expect my camera to fail soon? What does it mean for my shutter life? I take a lot of photos with my camera. A LOT!!! Since I got it in June, Ive taken about 3,500 photos.
I want my camera to last me at least three years? What can I do to make sure its always in its top condition? I take care of the lenses, and I will soon take it in to Best Buy for a warranty service. Other than that, any suggestions? Am I screwed?!?
Plainplane From United States of America, joined Mar 2008, 804 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1893 times:
Based on a lot of reviews I have seen on the internet, Best Buy might first break the camera.
I don't know much about how cameras work but I have taken about 1,000 photos during a trip to Kennedy once.
Apollo13 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1885 times:
Quoting Plainplane (Reply 1): Based on a lot of reviews I have seen on the internet, Best Buy might first break the camera
HAHAHA Yeah the nice thing aout that is if they break it while its under its 4yr warranty, they are liable and would face a lawsuit either that id bash their skulls in
Cpd From Australia, joined Jun 2008, 4879 posts, RR: 44 Reply 3, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1851 times:
Quoting Apollo13 (Thread starter): I want my camera to last me at least three years? What can I do to make sure its always in its top condition? I take care of the lenses, and I will soon take it in to Best Buy for a warranty service. Other than that, any suggestions? Am I screwed?!?
I think you need to worry less.
I've taken huge amounts with my Nikon D80 and it still seems to perform like a charm. I hope I'm not jinxing it though - because I've got quite a high value target to snap tomorrow.
I'd only worry about it if you notice some strange things happening with your camera.
Agreed, get out and enjoy your camera. Any failure figures you may find on the internet are just averages and not the actual failure point of all cameras. Some will last far in excess, other not so.
Fergulmcc From Ireland, joined Oct 2004, 1916 posts, RR: 54 Reply 6, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1830 times:
Quoting Apollo13 (Thread starter): So I was using my Canon xsi yesterday at SFO and I took about 600 shots with my camera. I used up almost three 2GB SD Cards in the course of 4.5-5 hours. Is this excessive? Does this mean that I can expect my camera to fail soon? What does it mean for my shutter life? I take a lot of photos with my camera. A LOT!!! Since I got it in June, Ive taken about 3,500 photos.
If it aint broke, don't fix. Worry about it when it fails. It's not a major job to replace the shutter. On a good day at a wedding I'd shoot about 1000 photos. A lot of I use as backgrounds as I know what I want each image for in the album. Airside, on a good day would be about the same. I have about +10 2G CF cards and about 3 4G Cf cards.
Dazbo5 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2005, 2580 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1792 times:
I think you'll be upgrading your camera before the shutter gives up the ghost! I've been using a Canon 350D / Rebel XT for the last 3.5 years with well over 20,000 photos on the clock and it still works as if it was new. As long as you look after it (ie don't drop it!), it'll last you. I was using it in -15 celcius last week and still no problems. As much as I love the 350D, I get my new 50D delivered next week so I hope that's as reliable.
Darren
Equipment: 2x Canon EOS 50D; Sigma 10-20 EX DC HSM, 50-500 EX APO DG, Canon 24-105 f/4 L, Speedlite 430EX
Dvincent From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 1719 posts, RR: 12 Reply 8, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1792 times:
The Rebel series do not have a rated shutter. Most estimate its life at around 50,000 frames (or less). You probably won't hit that. Just keep happily snapping away.
Moose135 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 2009 posts, RR: 12 Reply 9, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1768 times:
As Dvincent said, Canon did not publish a shutter rating for the XSI/450D. The earlier Rebels, 350D and 400D, were rated at 50K actuations, but this is only an estimate. I have a friend who had a 350D, and he had well over 100K on it before the shutter button (not the shutter itself) failed.
Don't worry about shooting 600 shots in one day - although if that was an afternoon of spotting, you might want to be more selective - at an airshow, I'll easily shoot 1,000 or more in a full day of shooting, and I've done that with a 300D, 30D and now a 40D.
JakTrax From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 4741 posts, RR: 8 Reply 10, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 1726 times:
Estimates rate the shutter life of the 450D/XSi somewhere in the region of 60,000 actuations. Signs to look for if you're worried about a shutter failure are dark streaks across the image which become increasingly imposing.
Phoenix9 From Canada, joined Aug 2007, 2546 posts, RR: 8 Reply 11, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1670 times:
Talking about actuations....is there a way on Rebel XT to check how many actuations you have had? I know EXIF data from some Nikons gives that info...but so far I have not been able to get that number for my Canon.
Life only makes sense when you look at it backwards.
Phoenix9 From Canada, joined Aug 2007, 2546 posts, RR: 8 Reply 13, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1654 times:
Quoting Dazbo5 (Reply 12): You can check with the file numbers it produces, eg IMG_0001 is the first through to IMG_9999, then it starts again
Thank you for your reply...however the file number has been reset several times and for me it would not give me any useful information. I have tried different software to get EXIF information (Picasa, photoshop etc.) but no luck. I've gone through several online sources but no luck.
Life only makes sense when you look at it backwards.
JohnJ From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1620 posts, RR: 3 Reply 14, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 1633 times:
My 2003-vintage Rebel 300D I'm sure has north of 25,000 shutter movements on it and it keeps working fine - the only issue I've had thus far is some hot pixels, even after it's been dropped and similarly abused. It's not much to look at but it keeps taking the pictures. Of course, the 4-shot buffer and incredibly long time to write the buffer to the card when shooting RAW has kept my total number of pictures way down. I'm almost (not quite) hoping for a major failure to help justify a new camera, but with the way the economy is right now cameras aren't high on my priority list.
San747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4936 posts, RR: 13 Reply 15, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 1604 times:
I've been using my Canon Powershot S2 IS since April 2006 and have taken about 8400 shots on it and it's still working fine. Like the others said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it (or worry about it)...
Yankeezephyr From Australia, joined Sep 2008, 12 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (4 years 4 months 4 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 1593 times:
Hi
The best software I have found to show actuations is PhotoME
Search for 'photome' in google, and it should be the first entry in the results
It has a lot of information, some useful, some not so...
However, look for 'Shutter Count', it's between 2/3 and 3/4 the way down, depending on the info your camera produces
There is also a search function, if you know what you are looking for
It may show the count to be a little higher than you think it should be, but popular opinion has it that this is due to the testing of the shutter and mechanism at the factory before it is shipped
76794p From United States of America, joined Apr 2008, 341 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (4 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1467 times:
to add to this topic what is the average lif of a nikkor lens?
Sluger020889 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 456 posts, RR: 2 Reply 19, posted (4 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 1436 times:
AAGOLD From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 542 posts, RR: 52 Reply 21, posted (4 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1385 times:
I've got Nikkor lenses I bought in the 70's and 80's that I pop onto the D100 once in a while and they work just fine. Of course there are no automatic features, but the pics turn out fine if you've made the appropriate settings. I don't do this on an everyday basis, only on certain occassions when I need a particular focal length.
As far as shutter life, I'm still using a D100 which has over 40,000 accuations and a D200 with about 30,000 accuations. Knock on wood no problems yet.
AKE0404AR From United States of America, joined May 2000, 2534 posts, RR: 50 Reply 22, posted (4 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1379 times:
Sluger020889 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 456 posts, RR: 2 Reply 23, posted (4 years 4 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 1358 times:
Quoting AKE0404AR (Reply 22): Quoting Apollo13 (Thread starter):
yesterday at SFO and I took about 600 shots
Holy sh..., did you cover the whole United fleet?
Indeed, I don't even come home with that much after an airshow.
I would love to fly a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong!
Apollo13 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (4 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1298 times:
Quoting Sluger020889 (Reply 23): Quoting AKE0404AR (Reply 22):
Quoting Apollo13 (Thread starter):
yesterday at SFO and I took about 600 shots
Holy sh..., did you cover the whole United fleet?
Indeed, I don't even come home with that much after an airshow.
I guess im just sort of a "shutterbug" I love my camera nad all that it does. On saturday I am heading back out to the park near SFO but this time ill have to try to be a bit more conservative with my photos.
Dazbo5 From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2005, 2580 posts, RR: 2 Reply 25, posted (4 years 4 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1294 times:
Practice makes perfect as they say. You'll find after a while you'll not take as many photos as you perfect your technique and nail more shots first time. As long as you enjoy your day out, that's all that matters.
Happy New Year!
Darren
Equipment: 2x Canon EOS 50D; Sigma 10-20 EX DC HSM, 50-500 EX APO DG, Canon 24-105 f/4 L, Speedlite 430EX
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