warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

Try it. https://www.camerashuttercount.com/

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Yes, that's the first one I tried. Then I discovered others.

http://www.camerashuttercount.com/
http://kentweakley.com/blog/photo-tip-photos-camera/
http://regex.info/exif.cgi
Get Irfanview (free) and also get the plug-ins for it. Start the program, open a photo, click on Image > Information > Exif info. Or you can just press I and/or E to get lots of info.
Get ExifInfo - also free. Unzip and get the icon onto the Desktop. Find a photo and drag it onto the icon. A window will open with loads of info. Look down the list for Shutter Count (or whatever they call it).
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com
http://drchung.new21.net/previewextractor/
http://www.astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
http://www.nikonshuttercount.com/
http://myshuttercount.com/
http://www.picmeta.com/products/picture-information-extractor.htm

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

For what purpose? Why do you need to know?

whitewolfowner

Yor link only shows cameras tested but no link to the diredctions.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Upload a recent SOOC image (on the webpage), and the program will tell you the shutter count of that image.
My results today:

D800e shutter count 10-14-16

whitewolfowner

Thanks, it worked. Nice to able to keep track of the shutter count.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

It works for very few Canon cameras. Canon doesn't normally put shutter count information in the EXIF image meta data. For Canon users EOSMSG is free and does the job well, as do some other applications.

The lens data is a little odd, but that's because the lens on the camera at the moment is an old Russian Helios 58mm 44-2 f/2 manual focus lens and I haven't bothered to program the chip on the adapter to show the actual focal length.

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Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

So shutter count is in Exif info, but accessible only through other programs, as demonstrated. Do any of these other programs also read Nikon, Fuji, Sony, Leica, or other manufacturers?

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Have I answered that sufficiently now? Software that interrogates the camera when connected via USB. Magic Lantern also does that for several EOS DSLRs, and CHDK works on many Canon P&S cameras. I don't have other brand cameras to test, but EOSMSG claims to support other brands. If others want to try, that may be helpful to other Hogs.

Motorbones Loc: Fair Oaks, CA

My D5200 shows 10103 (over 3yrs, 3 mos) and most of those are on my computer. Since I'm retired I believe it might be time to do some photo organizing and housekeeping. Imagine the cost had all these pictures been taken with film and lab processed....

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

10,103/36 exp/roll = 281 rolls of film X $.00/roll = $1,123
Processing 281 X $8.00 = $2,248, for a total of about $3,171.

whitewolfowner

A few things need to be clarified if you want to compare costs of digital vs film. First of all, depending on who does the developing determines the cost. I worked at a photo processing lab as I went through high school. 36 exposure rolls brought into their pro store cost up to $13.00 to have done; while if you took the same roll to a drop off photomat, the cost was around $4-5. All film was processed together, the same exact way and the printers who printed them printed all the same way, not caring less which store they were dropped off at; so so much for you get what you pay for! So the cost of printing here is not set in stone. So the total cost of 281 rolls of film could have only been: 281 X 5 = $1405.00. Now look at what we spend on gear to do the digital processing. Our cameras alone are costing in the thousands, compared to a few hundred for film cameras. lenses are more expensive to save the lazy on post processing. Now add in the cost of your computer (how many of you out there would have one if you did not do photography and if you did, would you have the model you got now?). Add in the cost of all the extra (and the large one in the computer too) hard drives we buy for storage and the cards for our cameras. Now consider, for those of us old enough to have shot film; how many more times we freely trip the shutter now with digital, where with film we were more cautious to shoot.

In all honesty, film was cheaper when consider all the factors and made better photographers out us; we knew what we were doing or didn't get the shot; now anyone with a good camera can get the shot without understanding what they are doing and how the camera and lenses work. Digital has given us a freedom to fire, we never had with film. Digital has given us control of our processing, we never had with film. To be honest, I quit shooting color film because I could never find a lab that could print the photos with color corrected; many had colors off by 40 or more units and tried to sell me that were correct. The only time I shot color film was when I worked at a lab where I could print them myself. In my book, for shooting color, digital is the way to go without a lab at ones disposal for processing and printing and the costs incurred are well worth it, for the versatility it brings and the fact that I can print a photo if I desire and have it done right. For B & W, I dream of the day I have a place where I can reset up my darkroom which sits in boxes in my hallway, and be ale to shoot with my Ilford HP5 film again.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Now, Ale and HP5 I can definitely relate to! Thanks for a good chuckle!

whitewolfowner

Wasn't meant as a chuckle; just an honest comparison between the two. Bottom line, we are spending more on our color photos but for the difference we have gained so much. But also, we cannot count out that very serious photographers, especially many pros will still use film. RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) still teaches film in their courses for several reasons. By the way, if anyone is looking for special papers or supplies, especially for darkrooms, RIT's bookstore is excellently stocked and they will ship. The attendees, are photography students and if their time is not being demanded at the counter, most are more than happy to assist and advise. Film is making a comeback so we may see the photo shops start to stock more and better items for this very reason.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

OK, I was being playful. Good beer and good film, both have a role to play. Probably why I have several SLRs still and only one DSLR in some regards. Now the DSLR gets much more use to be honest, but my two Canons and the Contax have film in them!

Cheers.