> > From: Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/01/22 Mon AM 10:47:27 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: A little *ist D statistics > > I have no idea how I can check the exact amount of shutter actuation > which occured from my D. Is there an EXIF tag somewhere ?
Unlike everything else, the number you are looking for is 41. > > 2007/1/22, Toine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I didn't do the math on my D. If I would I should also calculate the > > costs of my Lens Buying Addiction which exceeds the istD price. > > The D was the primary infection resulting in my LBA :) > > > > Toine > > > > On 1/21/07, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello All > > > Since I am soon to receive my K10D, which will partly replace my *ist D, I > > > guess a little statistics is in it's place. > > > > > > I had it for 29 months. > > > I did 45000 shots > > > I paid app.. 1180 USD incl. CF-cards, for it. > > > That's the total cost - just about. > > > > > > That's in average 52 shots every day. > > > Each shot cost me 0,4 USD or 4.4 cents > > > That's 2.3 USD every day. Something like 5 cigarettes every day (Danish > > > price level). > > > I don't smoke BTW. > > > > > > If I had used film and my MZ-S this figuring would have been very > > > different: > > > > > > I would have taken only 33 % of the number of shots = 15.000 shots > > > I would have been able to use the camera for 29 more months before it got > > > obsolete, reducing the cost of the camera to 50%. > > > I would have used 417 films at a total cost of app. 6000 USD > > > Each shot would have cost me app. 0.5 USD, which is about 10 times the > > > cost > > > of a digital shot !!!!! > > > In total I would have spent app. 7000 USD. > > > > > > About selling photographs: > > > I believe the *ist D did pay for itself - a couple of times actually, > > > during it's 29 months of hard labour. > > > If I had used film I would have lost money - I guess I would have spent > > > perhaps 3000-4000 USD, that no one but me, would have had to pay. > > > No wonder digtal cameras are so popular. > > > > > > Soon I will (almost) retire the *ist D. > > > It will serve as a back-up body - or my wide angle body, when ever I use > > > two > > > bodies simultaneously - one wide angle lens and one tele lens. > > > > > > The final economics of the K10D will no doubt be even better than > > > described > > > above, since the camera is less expensive and more ressourcefull > > > (67% more pixels in each shot and Shake Reduction will probably mean, > > > that I > > > will sell more photographs). > > > The only REAL BIG DOWNSIDE: I will certainly miss TTL-flash!!! > > > > > > Regards > > > Jens > > > -- > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.1/640 - Release Date: 01/19/2007 > > > 16:46 > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > > Thibault Massart aka Thibouille > ---------------------- > *ist-D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
