Certain pro cameras have a designed life cycle of 100,000 or 150,000
actuations on the shutter (Like the EOS 1's, EOS 3, F100, F5, F6 etc).
This doesn't mean that cameras with 'lower-end' shutters aren't capable
of that, just that the pro bodies are designed to go that far and keep
ticking.
-Adam
Jens Bladt wrote:
I recall having read the cameras are designed for 100.000 exposures.
My D did 20.000 the first year. Without any problems what so ever. Good
stuff!
I'd say the offered DS may have 75%-90% left - that is 30.000 - 90.000
exposures before it eventually dies.
2300 on the clock - probably meaning 12.300 shots (9999 counter limit on the
D).
Regards
Jens
Jens Bladt
http://www.jensbladt.dk
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Fra: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 6. februar 2006 04:05
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Emne: 10,000 exposures on an istDS
I was offered a used istDS today, and the camera has 10,000+ exposures on
it. Seems to me about average for a 1yo camera - yes, no? What percentage
of the camera's useful life may gone. Is there some number that Pentax
uses for the camera's life expectancy? Is the istDS one of those 50,000
exposure wonders, or can one reasonably expect 100,000 or more exposures?
Does anyone have close to 100,000 exposures on their Pentax DSLR?
The other thing is that the owner says it only shows 2300 or so exposures.
How can that be? Is there a way to reset the exposure counter, such as
when the camera is being repaired (perhaps if something was replaced or
damaged) , or by the user when fooling around with things?
Shel
