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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / March 2006Canon 20D, how many pictures before end of life ?
Hello, I bought a used Canon 20D it shot around 7500 photos with the previous ouner. Are they a lot of photos ? just to have an idea I Ask, which is the number of photos such a camera can take before saying it's goign end of life ? thanks Rick > just to have an idea I Ask, which is the number of photos such a camera can > take before saying it's goign end of life ? Since you've already bought the camera, what possible difference does it make? It'll die when it dies -- (www.google.com: canon 20D shutter life) -- and you can then fix it if you like. The shutter is rated at 100,000 activations if that helps - but even after that amout you could still have the shutter mechanism replaced - so all in all, you're doing just fine. > The shutter is rated at 100,000 activations if that helps - but even after > that amout you could still have the shutter mechanism replaced - so all in > all, you're doing just fine. I don't think the 20 has a 100,000 cycle shutter. That was one of the upgrades on the 30. Rob Galbraith site has a detailed list of differences. Here's a link. http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-7891-8214 > > The shutter is rated at 100,000 activations if that helps - but even after > > that amout you could still have the shutter mechanism replaced - so all in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Here's a link. > http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-7891-8214 It's a bit confusing. I saw a comparison that specified 50,000 -v- 100,000, but that particular one was 10D -v- 20D. I found the following comparison for the 20D with the 350D, and 100,000 is mentioned there ... http://bobatkins.photo.net/photography/digital/eos_digital_rebel_xt_vs_20d.html > The shutter is rated at 100,000 activations if that helps - but even after > that amout you could still have the shutter mechanism replaced - so all in > all, you're doing just fine. 50,000. But the shutter don't stop working when shooting picture # 50,001...  SignatureJørn Dahl-Stamnes http://www.dahl-stamnes.net/Foto/ > > The shutter is rated at 100,000 activations if that helps - but even after > > that amout you could still have the shutter mechanism replaced - so all in > > all, you're doing just fine. > > 50,000. But the shutter don't stop working when shooting picture # 50,001... I did a lot more research yesterday trying to clarify the issue. Officially, Canon have said "twice that of the 10D" - and best figures for the 10D point to 30,000 to 50,000. Other comparisons between the 20D and 350D have also mentioned 100,000. So who the heck really knows. What would be helpful is the ability for us to get at the count ourselves. >> > The shutter is rated at 100,000 activations if that helps - but even > after [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > the 10D point to 30,000 to 50,000. Other comparisons between the 20D and > 350D have also mentioned 100,000. So who the heck really knows. When Canon announced 30D, they said that it had 2x 20D when it comes to shutter counts. And for 30D it is 100,000 > What would be helpful is the ability for us to get at the count ourselves. No problem. Set in in serial mode and shoot... SignatureJørn Dahl-Stamnes http://www.dahl-stamnes.net/Foto/ > >> > The shutter is rated at 100,000 activations if that helps - but even > > after [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > When Canon announced 30D, they said that it had 2x 20D when it comes to > shutter counts. And for 30D it is 100,000 Do you have a reference for that? The press release as put up on the bobatkins site is saying "A rugged new shutter fully rated up to 100,000 cycles" for the 30D, but nothing about it being "2x 20D" http://bobatkins.photo.net/photography/digital/canon_eos_30D_press_release.html Whereas a review of the 20D -v- 350D has the 20D at 100,000 http://bobatkins.photo.net/photography/digital/eos_digital_rebel_xt_vs_20d.html > Hello, I bought a used Canon 20D > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Rick Well a lot more than 7500 that's for sure my 350D is just past 9500 in 9 months of usage and is still going strong. SignatureNeil Website: www.photographer.myby.co.uk ICQ No# 22584584 Remove you know what to get the e-mail addy "... I will face my fear... and it will pass through me... and when it's gone there will be nothing... only I will remain..." > Hello, I bought a used Canon 20D > > it shot around 7500 photos with the previous ouner. > Are they a lot of photos ? Yes and no. > just to have an idea I Ask, which is the number of photos such a camera can > take before saying it's goign end of life ? Probably a hundred thousand or more. When the shutter wears out just get it replaced. When the battery dies, buy a new one. When the circuits cease to function - the camera will be long obsolete - buy a new one. :) What does tend to happen in finely tuned devices such as cameras is degredation of the calibrated mechanical bits. IOW - you set the shutter to 1/10s and it will probably be right on or close enough, but set it to 1/2000s and it might be off enough to significantly affect your exposure. I had an old Canon AE-1 that could expose correclty above 1/125s, but no faster. Sometimes you can get the camera tweaked - depends on how many years it sits in a suit case in your closet in humid Florida. ;) SignatureMark Mostly photography... http://www.marklauter.com |
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