Camera Replacement
Feb 28, 2023 09:11:55 #
I've noticed some folks say that they only replace their cameras when they die, which got me to thinking...I've never had a camera die. How about YOU? How many of you have replaced a camera because it died, and out of curiosity, what brand was it? Got tired of it maybe...or wanted IBIS or better focusing...better battery life...but DIE ? How about shutter life? We make a big deal of shutter life (I realize that It's important) when purchasing a camera, but how many of you got to the point where your shutter died? Did you replace it or get a new camera? Just curious here.
Feb 28, 2023 09:21:34 #
I have been shooting for over 50 years, film and digital, and have shot with many camera brands. I have never had a shutter issue, but Hoggs are continuously worried about shutter counts nevertheless.
Feb 28, 2023 09:37:23 #
Ava'sPapa wrote:
I've noticed some folks say that they only replace... (show quote)
My AE-1, Ftb, and Mat-124 still work, but they are in the curio cabinet.
For me, the technology "died". I haven't done film since maybe 1997.
Feb 28, 2023 10:31:29 #
I've had a proprietary battery die, and ebay from Turkey was the only source to find that 12+ year old model. That got me a new camera in a shorter turnaround than 2+ months for the battery to arrive to confirm where the problem was occurring. Otherwise, I've never owned a camera that fully died beyond repair while I was still the owner. I've paid to repair light leaks in multiple AE-1s, maybe the closest to a camera failure that should just have generated giving up on the body.
Feb 28, 2023 12:47:31 #
Feb 28, 2023 14:21:11 #
Guess Im the first. My Nex-6 throws an error message after every shot requiring a power off and back on. Reloading with latest FW didn't help.
I believe that qualifies as dead.
I believe that qualifies as dead.
Mar 1, 2023 05:12:34 #
cmc4214
Loc: S.W. Pennsylvania
I've never had a camera die, the closest was a light meter failure on a 20 year old Pentax K1000.
Mar 1, 2023 06:57:10 #
I had my Canon T1i shutter fail. I get an error message and instructions to turn it off and back on. After 10 or twenty tries it works again for a few pics. Shutter sticks. Canon said it was too old to repair.
I bought a new Canon t8i to replace it. Love the camera and all the improved features…just after the warranty period was up the shutter failed and I was always getting half of a frame. Canon repaired it for $283 bucks. Sure glad to have it back.
I have a T6 for backup which works fine no problems ever. But I long for another T8i for backup.
In defense of the shutter failures I shoot high speed continuous and the T8 failed around an estimated 60,000shutter counts.
In retrospect I think it was faulty from the beginning but I never knew what expect nor was able to recognize it while under warranty. I am learning by shooting lots at different settings to see for myself the effects and have had a great time doing so. Walt
I bought a new Canon t8i to replace it. Love the camera and all the improved features…just after the warranty period was up the shutter failed and I was always getting half of a frame. Canon repaired it for $283 bucks. Sure glad to have it back.
I have a T6 for backup which works fine no problems ever. But I long for another T8i for backup.
In defense of the shutter failures I shoot high speed continuous and the T8 failed around an estimated 60,000shutter counts.
In retrospect I think it was faulty from the beginning but I never knew what expect nor was able to recognize it while under warranty. I am learning by shooting lots at different settings to see for myself the effects and have had a great time doing so. Walt
Mar 1, 2023 07:03:04 #
My first DSLR was a D200. I got tired of the low light performance after a couple years and got a D3. So it was technology improvement, not camera failure. Used the D200 when I wanted off-camera flash until I got a second speedlight. Gave it to a local kid after that.
Mar 1, 2023 07:44:42 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Ava'sPapa wrote:
I've noticed some folks say that they only replace... (show quote)
My Nikon's never died, my Canon's never died, and my current Sony's have not given up the ghost.
Now, what is interesting I use the electronic shutter on my Sony, so who knows how long that shutter will last.
However, most of my camera's that I have sold had no more than 175,000 shutter counts. So who knows.
But replacing a shutter on a camera is really not that expensive, so even if your mechanical shutter goes, you can replace it for a fraction of the cost of a new camera.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.
Mar 1, 2023 07:50:16 #
I had a Kowa 35mm in the 1960s that quit - shutter totally FUBAR. I understand their medium frame bodies were pretty good, but the 35s were not. They didn't make them for long. I guess buying a camera from J C Penny wasn't the best idea.
Mar 1, 2023 08:03:56 #
I had a 1970 vintage Mamiya Sekor SLR shutter failure. The cloth focal plane got out of its track somehow.
From what I read here about some photographers storing multiple terabytes of images and the difficulties of managing those many files, shutter count could be an important consideration. "Spray and Pray" seems to be a common technique.
From what I read here about some photographers storing multiple terabytes of images and the difficulties of managing those many files, shutter count could be an important consideration. "Spray and Pray" seems to be a common technique.
Mar 1, 2023 08:21:22 #
LXK0930
Loc: Souh Jersey
Depends on your definition of "dead".
Mine is when a repair is needed that costs about the same as (or more) than an equal or better replacement.
Mine is when a repair is needed that costs about the same as (or more) than an equal or better replacement.
Mar 1, 2023 08:37:16 #
Ava'sPapa wrote:
I've noticed some folks say that they only replace... (show quote)
I had a Canon S2 IS which had to have its shutter replaced (free of charge) after about a 1/2 year of shooting. The next time the shutter failed, I replaced it with a Cannon XTi (my first DSLR) which is still being used by a school girl for her photography class.
Bud
Mar 1, 2023 08:51:12 #
All of my compact cameras have died before being replaced: a Samsung, two Canons, and a Sony RX100 mark 1.
My Sony A6500 has a button on the D-pad that works intermittently, which makes placing the focus area difficult. I still use the camera (manual focus and autofocus nodes that don’t require placing the focus area work fine), but it did prompt the purchase of a used A9.
My Sony A6500 has a button on the D-pad that works intermittently, which makes placing the focus area difficult. I still use the camera (manual focus and autofocus nodes that don’t require placing the focus area work fine), but it did prompt the purchase of a used A9.
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