The obvious problem (I'm not the first to think of this) is that you fire the shutter A LOT MORE with a DSLR than an SLR. If the camera wears out based on shutter firings, then 50,000 is not that big given how many pics folks are taking.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/18/05 1:53 PM >>> That site refers to the number of cycles "before the electronics and mechanisms...wear out beyond repair." I don't think that is correct. The reliability of devices such as cameras is usually scored as "mean time between failures" (MTBF), without regard for whether or not the failure is repairable. IIRC, most "amateur" and "prosumer" cameras have mechanisms rated at 50,000 cycles MTBF; the F-series Nikons have been rated 150,000 cycles since at least the F3 (maybe before), and the Canon EOS-1 was 100,000 cycles (though the 1N went to 150,000). FWIW anecdotally, my PZ-1 just had its film winding mechanism replaced; it broke after 11 years at 50 rolls/year = ~20,000 cycles. It shouldn't have done that. Rick --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FWIW, the EOS 1D is rated at 150,000 shutter cycles. > The 1Dm2 and 1Dsm2 > are rated at 200,000. EOS-3 was rated at 100,000. > > BTW, some interesting reading on camera longevity > (inc Pentax) here: > > <http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/fototech/help/howlong.html> > > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
