Re: Shutter lifetime?

Hi

I understand that.
I don't really know what the compacts have, but they are probably not made
to last that many shots.
You could use board level cameras instead (USB controlled cameras (similar
to web-cams) but for taking pictures), but it depends on what you're after.


As for the D7000 we ran 4-5 cameras until they broke and all survived that
amount of images.
I'm a bit sceptical to that way of measuring the lifetime, as using a
camera by draging it around, in different climates, etc, is completely
different to mounting it in a controlled room
We run ours mounted in the same place and looking at the sky.

Cheers

Pål


On 15 February 2017 at 11:16, pprovaz <[email protected]> wrote:

> :) 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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