Re: Shutter lifetime?

:) I'm not that rich to put spare A7s's in photobooths :)

Well, I am not sure what kind of a shutter is used in compacts like Canon
Powershots, for example. If there is a mechanical one, or if it's based on
electronical timing only. Has anybody a clue? Something is still heard
during the shot, so there may be some moving part.

I think that you were extremely lucky with your D7000. There are no
statistical data for this model yet, but when looking on the D5000 data here 
http://www.olegkikin.com/shutterlife/nikon_d5000.htm
.. the most usual lifetime is 10 000 to 20 000 shots only (= in average).

So for me (and also for most of the people out there), if there is a need
for some camera to withstand several years of automated shooting for a
reasonable price, the compacts are the only option. My Canon SX100 does
surprisingly good and sharp job when looking at the image quality (mainly
when a $20 price paid for it is taken into consideration)

I wish the gPhoto to be able to control Olympus micro4/3's soon (like E-PL1,
E-PM1 or so), because they can be purchased for a few bucks these days, and
the picture quality is quite nice for the purpose. 






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