camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I have over 50 years shooting film and digital and NEVER I had a camera to die on me. Any camera today is capable of at least 100k shutter actuations which means that 30 or 40 k actuations actually means nothing in the life of the shutter.
Now most cameras are rated for 200k shutter actuations or even more.

charles brown Loc: Tennesse

Have never had a mirrorless, a DSLR, a SLR, or 35mm film camera die. Many years ago had a couple of the old kodak P&S film cameras give up the ghost. My dad's old Kodak camera from the 1930s still works.

Pix59 Loc: Ohio

Hi, I still have my Brownie camera that my Dad gave me when I was 5. I have been shooting photos ever since, for 58 years. I’ve owned numerous cameras through the years. Only recently had the Nikon D750 recalled for the shutter. Which was not broken, but they replaced it. With new technology coming out, I upgraded a lot. Usually due to more MP. Recently bought a Nikon Z7ii. (I love it by the way) hopefully that’ll be my last camera purchase for awhile.

delder Loc: Maryland

Yes, film was so last century!
I started with my Dad's Box Kodak,
Progressed thru a Yashicaflex to a New Fujica SLR. That was upgraded to a N4004 and my last film shots were in 1999.

Moved on to a series of Digital Pocket Cameras and finally got a used D3100 from Service Photo a couple of years ago in hopes of using my existing Quantaray glass.
@ today's prices, I can't afford film anymore.

jack schade Loc: La Pine Oregon

I have been photographing for 60 years with film, DSLR's and now mirrorless and have never had a camera die on me or a shutter fail.

jack

Tigger1 Loc: Surrey, BC Canada

Got rid of a Sony because the shutter quit (died) and the local repair shop said it was not worth repair/replacement. Got rid of a second Sony because the battery died and a replacement was no longer available.
Got rid of a Canon because the internal non-replaceable battery died.

All three of the above cameras were relatively inexpensive point-and-shoot type cameras, assuming $500.00 is an inexpensive camera which is approximately what each of the three cost me at the time of purchase. My next camera was a Nikon DSLR Model 5100 complete with an 18-55mm kit lens which cost me $750.00, bought in 2011. Still have the model 5100 and it still works flawlessly with just over 102,000 shutter actuations. My Nikon D7200 with 131,000 shutter actuations continues to work flawlessly, both great cameras in my humble opinion. However, my Olympus OMD EM5 Mark 2 is my camera of choice now because of its superior 5-axis in-body image stabilization.

Do not assume that I am knocking either the Sony or Canon camera brands, I am NOT! I have a Sony video camcorder which although 5 years old works flawlessly and I continue to use my three-year-old Canon video camcorder which also works without issue.

chrissybabe Loc: New Zealand

Just throwing this out there....
And I haven't read all the entries in this thread BUT there are many fewer Nikons reported as failing compared with Canon and other brands. Should I read anything into this ?

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Canon is roughly 45% of the global market vs 20% for Sony and 18% for Nikon. If all camera brands fail roughly equally, that's 5 reports for Canon for every 2 from Sony and 2 from Nikon. Although companies #2 and #3 have changed relative positions over the past 10-years, Canon has been about half the global market going back to the late 1990s.

There's really nothing more to read into these market size facts.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

The only camera I ever had that was no longer usable was also one with a battery issue, it had a mercury button battery that was no longer available. Even that one was actually usable since I could have used another model battery with an exposure correction or use it fully manually. All cameras were replaced for additional features.

Strix1 Loc: Michigan

My much-loved, well-used Nikon D7100 succumbed to the ‘green light of death’, and is unable to photograph anymore. It was replaced with a D500, which I am very happy with. Strix.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

Well that explains it. Canon has the lions share of sales due to the replacements for all those that failed! 😜😜

btbg

I've replaced shutters three times and had two cameras die. One from a rock climbing fall and the other from water damage. No, I don't wait to replace my cameras until they die. Both cameras that died were backups at the time and were being used just in case they might get damaged in what I was doing.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

You must be a politician!

John H. Loc: Central Washington State

I dropped a camera from about 3 feet. It landed on the lens and that broke.
The camera was, and still is, fine. It is an older Nikon, about 15 years old.

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Its just your imagination, but you should DEFINITELY read someting into that.

I happen to see mostly Nikons failing, so I read plenty into that !