Id hate to think what it costs to have the shutter repaired/replaced in a DSLR but it does bring up a good point, exposures on a DSLR are not really "free". although the cost per exposure is very very low, I wouldn't want the premature downtime needed to have the camera serviced due to a worn out shutter due to excessive wasted "over" shooting. Not only that, the more you "over" shoot, the more time you waste reviewing and comparing all the exposures later...
JCO -----Original Message----- From: Graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 10:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: *-ist D and NiMH battery life I kind of though shutter MTBF was rated at about 50K cycles on amateur cameras and 100-150K cycles on serious pro cameras. Of course MTBF (mean time before failure) like most statistics has no meaning when applied to an individual camera. Nor does it say anything about when the shutter will wear out as that is controlled a lot by how often the shutter is serviced. I would guess a properly maintained shutter would have a life (worn beyond repair) of better than one million cycles, and a lot less if not serviced at all. -- Steve Desjardins wrote: > This is an interesting point. I thought these shutters were rated for > about 100,000 or so. You could reach that a lot quicker with a DSLR. > > > Steven Desjardins > Department of Chemistry > Washington and Lee University > Lexington, VA 24450 > (540) 458-8873 > FAX: (540) 458-8878 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/13/2004 1:21:56 AM >>> > > I am more worried about Camera Life. > I have shot 5000 shots in the 47 days, I have owned the *ist D. So, > I'm keeping up my "100 shots a day" rate in average. I sometimes > wonder how long > the camera will keep up :-) > > Jens > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 9. oktober 2004 22:06 > Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Emne: Re: *-ist D and NiMH battery life > > > Wow. That might get me to break my lithium habit. Very good. Thanks to > you and Mark. paul > On Oct 9, 2004, at 3:55 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: > > >>Over a 10 day shooting period in Alaska last month, I shot over 1400 >>images with the *ist D and only changed the 4 NiMH 2000ma Ray o Vac >>(15 > > minute > >>charge time) batteries once @ around 1000 images. I never used the >>flash but I did used the LCD at the end of the day to edit the obvious >>out. > > Some > >>auto >>focus but mostly manual focus. Temperatures ranged from a low in the >>20's >>(F) to no higher than low 60's (F). >>I am very happy with that battery performance - Thank you Mark > > Cassino! > >>Kenneth Waller >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Neil Shipp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>Subject: *-ist D and NiMH battery life >> >> >> >>>I picked up a *ist D last weekend, and am unsure of the battery > > life > >>>for >>>NiMH batteries. The store I bought it from sold me a 4 pack of >>>Quantaray 2300mAh NiMH batteries and according to the user manual > > for > >>>the camera I'm supposed to get a few hundred shots out of them. I >>>don't have the extra battery pack option, and I'm lucky if I get 30 > > shots. > >>>The Panasonic lithium CR-V3 batteries that came with it are still > > ok. > >>>So, I'm wondering if I either have defective batteries, a defective >>>charger (I have a sony NiMH/NiCd charger that does up to 4 AA or 2 > > AAA > >>>batteries at a time, and during a charge the batteries get quite > > warm > >>>but not hot), if I'm reading the manual incorrectly or if the user >>>manual is just wrong. >>> >>>When the batteries start to die, the battery indicator still shows > > a > >>>full charge, but the camera sounds like it raises and lowers the >>>mirror a couple times like it was taking two shots at the same time, >>>and > > then > >>>locks solid. None of the buttons work, and it won't turn off. I > > have > >>>to take the batteries out to reset the camera. >>> >>>Neil. >>> >> > > > > -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com/graywolf.html
