Do D-SLR's wear out?

Jeff Lynne · 15 Sep 2009 at 00:28

Might be a daft question but I've had lots of use out of my 40D but it seems to be slower and producing really disappointing images despite the good light that we've been having recently.

My 50D seems to react much, much quicker when tested with the same lenses.

Raymond Lin · 15 Sep 2009 at 00:38

The only thing that "wear out" is normally the shutter, which has a lifespan.

Raikiri · 15 Sep 2009 at 00:39

Beaten to it, the shutter being the main mechanical part is the only thing that really has a life span, 40,000-60,000 on basic DSLRs and 100,000 on your 40D.

Jeff Lynne · 15 Sep 2009 at 01:06

Raymond Lin said:
The only thing that "wear out" is normally the shutter, which has a lifespan.

The button itself? If it is I think I'm reaching the end of it, it's just so slow to react.

Raymond Lin · 15 Sep 2009 at 01:18

Jeff Lynne said:
The button itself? If it is I think I'm reaching the end of it, it's just so slow to react.

The shutter button CAN break, i've seen it, but it is rare though.

Peter-B · 15 Sep 2009 at 01:42

the shutter being the main mechanical part is the only thing that really has a life span, 40,000-60,000 on basic DSLRs

Thats a bit worrying, my D60 has nearly 43k in just 14 months use :eek:

hope you're wrong.

Jeff Lynne · 15 Sep 2009 at 01:50

Raymond Lin said:
The shutter button CAN break, i've seen it, but it is rare though.

It's not broken, it's just like I'll compose a shot, press the shutter and theres nothing. Sometimes it's just plain slow too.

rG-tom · 15 Sep 2009 at 01:53

Raymond Lin said:
The shutter button CAN break, i've seen it, but it is rare though.

not rare at all, 20 and 30d have an epidemic of shutter button switch failures

my 20D being one of them

Mark A · 15 Sep 2009 at 02:05

How do you find out how many pics you have taken?

asim18 · 15 Sep 2009 at 02:08

Mark A said:
How do you find out how many pics you have taken?

DSC_9707.NEF - If you haven't reset the counter, Which I have never reset.

Peter-B said:
Thats a bit worrying, my D60 has nearly 43k in just 14 months use
hope you're wrong.

Whoa. My d40x has 9707 in just under 2 years.

Kenai · 15 Sep 2009 at 02:14

You can check the number of shutter actuations a Nikon camera has made using a tool such as this, no idea if it works for other makes

Mark A · 15 Sep 2009 at 02:29

I import my photos with Lightroom and it appears to reset the counter randomly :confused:

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The tool Kenai posted is awesome, thanks.

4436 pics taken since Dec 08. I think i need to get snapping, thought it would have been more than that

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Raikiri · 15 Sep 2009 at 02:39

Peter-B said:
Thats a bit worrying, my D60 has nearly 43k in just 14 months use
hope you're wrong.

I thought I was bad with 17k in 18 months :eek:

I think both my 400D and your D60 are rated for 50,000 actuactions, of course this doesn't mean they'll suddenly die at 50,001. It's just a minimum that's expected from them.

-TA- · 15 Sep 2009 at 08:25

my 20D button went too!

peterattheboro · 15 Sep 2009 at 08:53

I've recently lost my second shutter unit in under 6 months. I suspect when it was repaired that they fitted a dodgy one.

Raymond Lin · 15 Sep 2009 at 08:58

asim18 said:
Whoa. My d40x has 9707 in just under 2 years.

That's not that many, i can shoot 2,000 in 1 day. :eek:

xolotl · 15 Sep 2009 at 10:48

Peter-B said:
Thats a bit worrying, my D60 has nearly 43k in just 14 months use
hope you're wrong.

A 100 photos a day, every day, for fourteen months? That's some serious shooting.

VeNT · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:00

how easy is it to get them replaced?

Raikiri · 15 Sep 2009 at 12:27

VeNT said:
how easy is it to get them replaced?

That depends, how easily are you parted with your cash?

Jeff Lynne · 15 Sep 2009 at 13:12

I've just managed to find the number of clicks on my 40D. In a smidgen over two years I taken 73580 shots!

Do D-SLR's wear out?

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