Mark1948

I'm looking at a used Canon EOS rebel T6S software w/a shutter count of 7K. Although that kind of sounds like a lot, I wanted the input of the group. Thanks all.

Grizzly Loc: USA

IMO 7K is a very low shutter count. 77K could be defined a a lot, but may well be functional. I think 100K is a high shutter count for a Canon Rebel camera, but not for a Professional level camera. I think this camera will provide excellent service for years of amateur use.

You may want to validate your price by checking prices on EBAY and Amazon.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I would guess that the Canon T6s is good for at least 100K shutter clicks. So, 7K is less than 10% of its lifespan.

jethro779 Loc: Tucson, AZ

Canon says it is good for at least 100,000 shutter clicks, so you are looking at a 7% used shutter.

Mark1948

Thanks for the quick reply.

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

Sounds OK to me if the price reflects a not (like new) camera. I bought a used Pentax K-5 that turned out to have 42K shutter accusations on it. Though I did not know that initially until I had the camera. Seems the previous owner liked to photograph flying Eagles and Hawks! A very different shooting approach to my Flowers and Landscapes! LOL. Camera is still going fine, though since I like it so much I wish I had purchased new and not dread the day the shutter dies.

You might consider stepping up to a XXD model Canon, if you have the correct lens series, or none. Many friends have them. You probably only need a APS-C (DX / CF) sensor (like the Rebel's size). Ask as you probably have Canon owners about compatibility issues. I have not memorized Canon's lines. Have fun with photography.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

7K is pretty low.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

That's not a lot of actuations. If the camera is in good condition, I wouldn't let that worry me.

jim quist Loc: Missouri

I had a rebel that was rated for 100,000. sold it at 110,000 and still shooting good. That was several years ago.

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

MT Shooter posted today about getting in a Canon Rebel with a shutter count of 300,000.

Walt

Larrymc Loc: Mississippi

Dang that old K-5 sure liked to accuse folks....42K!

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

A good point, but it's like any other situation, there are extremes at either end of the curve. We never used to worry about shutter life because it couldn't be measured. However a Nikon F or Canon F-1 was typically around 100,000 MTBF I believe. A modern DSLR is typically between 100,000 and 200,000 MTBF which is a lot unless you are of the spray and pray mentality, which makes sense in some but not all scenarios. I have 1970s and 1980s era cameras that are still working well.

If you use it a lot, repair it or buy a new one, but anything can fail earlier than it should.

My house was built in 1938 and still has it's original furnace that had a design spec of 60 years. It is certainly not as efficient as a modern furnace, but is still going strong. My Honda vehicles (stick shifts) have all exceeded 150K miles on the original clutch. My Subaru needed a new clutch at 30K miles, a manufacturing fault, but even with extended warranty the company would not accept liability.

Do we really need to obsess over these things?

The math is simple, how many pictures do you take a day, a week, a month or a year? Just multiply it out. For most people here it's probably less than 20,000 a year, and after five years the tech will have moved on enough to justify a new camera. Lenses typically last a lot longer, even those that are sometimes classified and derided as 'kit lenses'.

Larrymc Loc: Mississippi

the Pentax K-3 and K-3ii are rated for 200,000 shutter count so 7,000 on a Canon is probably not a high number.

Mark1948

Thanks all. Can't imagine how I missed UH for all these years!

Mark1948

Thanks all. Can't imagine how I missed UH for all these years!