Shutter actuation finding web site

[Ari]

A useful web site, if you upload a recent photo it'll tell you instantly how many photos you've taken with your camera.

www.shutteractuations.com

I've just passed 35,000!

Crikey.

Edited by Ari on Friday 12th April 20:35

[crmcatee]

All your bases belong to us it seems.




"Your File Don't have Shutter Count Info"


Having said that it was a Canon file

[LongQ]

crmcatee said:

All your bases belong to us it seems.




"Your File Don't have Shutter Count Info"


Having said that it was a Canon file

I wonder what info it does have though - maybe some that cannot be seen in the regular Exif viewers?

[GetCarter]

Camera Model Name : NIKON D3
Serial Number : 2074773
File Create Date : 2013:04:11 17:21:30
Shutter Count : 47103

[ian in lancs]

Camera Model Name : NIKON D3
Serial Number : 2030xxx
File Create Date : 2013:04:12 17:46:47
Shutter Count : 11744

Camera Model Name : NIKON D700
Serial Number : 2291xxx
File Create Date : 2013:04:13 14:51:54
Shutter Count : 47844

Edited by ian in lancs on Saturday 13th April 17:12

[99hjhm]

Spotted a thread like this somewhere, people worrying about 20-30,000, one guy tried his Nikon D2 and it was well past 600K on its original shutter!

[LongQ]

ian in lancs said:

Camera Model Name : NIKON D3
Serial Number : 2030xxx
File Create Date : 2013:04:12 17:46:47
Shutter Count : 11744

Camera Model Name : NIKON D700
Serial Number : 2291xxx
File Create Date : 2013:04:13 14:51:54
Shutter Count : 47844

Edited by ian in lancs on Saturday 13th April 17:12

I thought the Nikon values were always available in the Exif info anyway. Not so?

So, Ian, have you just bought the D4 or are you trying to protect its value by using the D70 instead?

You know that would not be very logical don't you? So I assume you just prefer the D700

[ian in lancs]

I have two D700s the two year old one listed and another with about 25k. The latter I bought from a friend who was upgrading to a D800. I did consider trading the two D700s for D800s but can't be doing with the big files and the storage overhead.

So I have my workhorse D700; as listed, a lower count D700 I'm about to list on eBay and the D3 which I prefer using to the D700s. The D3 was recently sourced from SRS microsytems and was a great price for the low shutter count and is mint condition. The D3 / D700 sensor is more than enough for me and the work I do.

I also have a D300s, two F5s and a F100.

Edited by ian in lancs on Saturday 13th April 21:58

[CommanderJameson]

If you have Magic Lantern on your Canon, this is one of the myriad pieces of information it gives you.

[LongQ]

ian in lancs said:

I have two D700s the one listed and another with about 25k. The latter I bought from a friend who was upgrading to a D800. I did consider trading the two D700s for D800s but can't be doing with the big files and the storage overhead.

So I have my workhorse D700; as listed. A lower count D700 I'm about to list on eBay and the D3 which I prefer using to the D700s. The D3 was recently sourced from SRS microsytems and was a great price for the low shutter count and is mint condition. The D3 / D700 sensor is more than enough for me and the work I do.

I also have a D300s, two F5s and a F100.

Edited by ian in lancs on Saturday 13th April 21:45

Ah, he. I meant D3 of course - my typing ability is rapidly declining it seems ...

However my recent observations suggest that there are, probably, a heck of a lot of "higher end model" camera bodies from most manufacturers that are purchased but hardly used before hitting the 'pre-loved' marketplace.

One might imagine that there are many lower end bodies that are purchased on a whim, sit in cupboards and drawers hardly used and eventually appear for sale on eBay or similar. It was ever thus in the days of film but then the cost of film processing was a valid excuse. That sort of excuse for a digital world is less convincing but I doubt the real world usage of cameras across the market sectors has changed much. Even if the average punter shoots 5000 digital shots over a 5 year ownership period rather than 500 analogue film images it is hardly a heavy workload.

Bargains to be had if you can spot them.

Where it gets truicky is the 'only used as a second backup' and 'hardly ever left my camera bag' when the photos clearly show a lot of wear and tear in areas that are subject to handling degradation.

I bought my Canon 1D3 about 2 1/2 years ago with an estimated 5k images shot in its previous 3 years or so of existence. It looked as new at the time. Chap also had a 1Ds3 which he suggested he used most of the time and I have no reason to doubt him.

Now, apart from a couple of tiny paintwork nicks where it rolled over onto some tarmac, it still looks much the same though I would estimate I have probably added around 90k shutter actuations. Maybe more. So what do you have to do to wear the paint off the body around the shutter button before claiming that the thing has been used for about 10k frames?

Fidgety finger I assume? Or very rough skin ...

One needs to be wary of usage claims for used kit but, in terms of usage vs designed life, there seem to be a lot of good buys available in the used market. IMO.

[ian in lancs]

That's why I bought from SRS. 14 day moneyback gtte and 12month warranty. Yes the D3 was mint++ as described and I'm very happy.

The D700 I bought from a friend was also mint, I knew it had been cared for. All that was missing was the hot shoe cover, Although I have a bag of them anyway I never use them.

[Torquemada]

Website is only showing 9,146 actuations for my D80, but I have over 17,000 images in LR4. Anyone know if the D80 resets to zero after 10k? ie true actuations should read 19,146?