number of clicks??? (Page 2): Very good point. Yesterday, I went around town taking shots, and I came home with 135. Of course they weren't all perfect. I had to discard three of them.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

nikon_jon wrote:

Back in film days when everyone pinched pennies because of the cost of film and processing, it was more common to be very careful with what you shot, but with digital you can shoot and delete, so shutters are given a work out.

Very good point. Yesterday, I went around town taking shots, and I came home with 135. Of course they weren't all perfect. I had to discard three of them. (I wanted to put a winking smiley face here, but it went to the bottom of my post.) In the days of film, I might have taken that many on a two-week vacation.

Shutter Count
* 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.
* 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):For Canon users, try this: http://www.astrojargon.net
* For Nikon users check this: http://drchung.new21.net/previewextractor/
* http://www.astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

RedIris Loc: MN, USA

G4 wrote:

And speaking of clicks, does anyone on this forum know anyone ( non professional shooter) who simply wore out a shutter mechanism on a digital body?

I have a 35mm film Canon in the closet..........

I'm still using a Canon Power Shot G3 I got in 2003. I just replaced the Time/Date battery and it's going fine. It's a bit outdated with only 4MP, but it still takes great 'small' photos.

I've taken thousands of photos with it.

Hypno Loc: Miami

I have three Nikons and each manuel says that the picture count has 999 files, each file holds 9999 pictures. When you get to the last file and last picture (that would be the 999 file with 9999 picture or 999 X 9999 pictures) you need to reset the picture count. If that does not work will the warranty still cover or do I need to buy another camera after 10 million pictures.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Hypno wrote:

I have three Nikons and each manuel says that the picture count has 999 files, each file holds 9999 pictures. When you get to the last file and last picture (that would be the 999 file with 9999 picture or 999 X 9999 pictures) you need to reset the picture count. If that does not work will the warranty still cover or do I need to buy another camera after 10 million pictures.

10,000,000 is a good round number, and it's what I always use to decide when to replace a camera. As for the 9999 count, that refers to the SD card, I believe, not the camera body.

Hypno Loc: Miami

After the total numberof files reach file number 999 or 9999 in number 999 the shutter-release button will not function. you must reset the file number to 1 and format the sd card. pg 157 in V1 manuel

madcapmagishion

http://www.camerashuttercount.com

madcapmagishion

Hypno wrote:

I have three Nikons and each manuel says that the picture count has 999 files, each file holds 9999 pictures. When you get to the last file and last picture (that would be the 999 file with 9999 picture or 999 X 9999 pictures) you need to reset the picture count. If that does not work will the warranty still cover or do I need to buy another camera after 10 million pictures.

Let's say you take 500 pictures a day with a camera life expectancy of 10,000,000 shutter acuations. It would take you 20,000 days to reach 10 million photo's, or a little over 54 1/2 years!

Hypno Loc: Miami

madcapmagishion wrote:

quote=Hypno I have three Nikons and each manuel ... (show quote)

So the warranty would expire. The question is who or what would expire first, the warranty or me. LOL

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Nikonian72 wrote:

quote=Canoe50d what is considered a high shutter ... (show quote)

Canon only half as good? Now you're just being plain mean and trying to cause trouble. :lol:

nice-diver Loc: oregon

flickr.com
in the exif data on an individual picture is how I find my count at the time of that picture
my D80 is now at 36,500

birdpix Loc: South East Pennsylvania

Canon gives the "Shutter Tested To" info on their website. It is buried in the features section for each camera. The 5D mark III is tested to 300,000 actuations. The 7D to 150,000. I have a 7D that is still going strong at 186,709! It is now my back up.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

pounder35 wrote:

Canon only half as good? Now you're just being plain mean and trying to cause trouble. :lol:

Who, me? Nah!

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Nikonian72 wrote:

pounder35 wrote:

Canon only half as good? Now you're just being plain mean and trying to cause trouble. :lol:

Who, me? Nah!

Where do you get that kind of info? I can remember when you either had a Copal Square metal or horizontal cloth. Then Titanium in the F1 Canon. Then honeycomb in the Nikon's and faster sync speeds. Curtains for doing repairs got very expensive by then. And stocking all the damn repair parts got to be a pain when users couldn't keep their fingers out of the blades when loading the camera. Made me a lot of though replacing blades. :thumbup:

ijustshotu Loc: Northern California

Thanks! I just the count on my K20D.

Nikonian72 wrote:

FAQ: What is my "Shutter Actuation" count?
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-26506-1.html

Jackinthebox Loc: travel the world

birdpix wrote:

Canon gives the "Shutter Tested To" info on their website. It is buried in the features section for each camera. The 5D mark III is tested to 300,000 actuations. The 7D to 150,000. I have a 7D that is still going strong at 186,709! It is now my back up.

Canon 60D is listed at 100,000. Where can we find a program to check the shutter count on a 60D. It seems to be excluded from all the listed programs in this threat.

100,000 at 200 shots a day seems like a little over oneyear. Is that right or where can we find more info for the 60D?