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I need to know how long is a Canon (40d in my case) life, I mean how many shots can take in its life.
The camera broke down: the main circuit is totally damaged (unknown reason).
If its main circuit is repaired (very very expensive: euro 300), does
the camera's life start from zero again? It becomes "new" again?
Any technical help and advise is much appreciated.
Sorry for my non-technical language and poor English.
Thank you.
Cristina
Well, the 40d is "rated" to 100,000 shots, but it sure can take more than that in its lifetime! Repairing the main circuit wouldn't make the camera "new", to do that would require replacing the shutter unit (and also depends on what physical wear there is to the camera), which is significantly cheaper. But I suggest you do replace the circuit.
BTW, Welcome to the Forum!
brendan
Thank you, Brendan, for welcoming me and your kind and quick reply.
The body Canon 40d was already used (bought in 2007 but I don't know how many shots were taken with it) and out of warrenty when a kind guy gave me that as a Christmas gift at the end of December 2009.
Just after one month and half the camera stuck on "busy" on top display and nothing were working except the autofocus! I'm "obliged" to replace all the damaged main circuit.
I didn't know about the shutter unity. Thank you so much.
I've always had a manual Canon AE-1. Since February 2006 I've been using a Nikon coolpix S1.
This Canon 40D is a giant step for me! I'm always so excited when I can use it.
I'm an absolute beginner and everything to learn.
Many thanks,
Cristina
When you take a picture I believe it will be named IMG XXXX. That number is the shutter number, which is how many actuations (pictures) the shutter has taken. Maybe you could try that?
Hmmm... that sounds very clever if the photo counter cannot be modified ;-)
You mean that it starts from zero up to 100,000 (for example)? And when that no. is reached? It goes back to zero again?
Anyway I must wait for the camera got repaired to check it.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Cristina CP
The 40d is "rated" to 100,000 shutters. That means that the shutter is "guaranteed" to work properly until at least 100,000 actuations. Usually, nothing happens after 100,000, it's just a rating, just as a car has a ten-year warranty. I know photographers who have 250,000 actuations on their cameras; most shutter units don't break after their rated mark, but many people replace their shutter units once they reach their rated limit. But I will say very few photographers will reach 100,000 shutters. I'm averaging about 2,000 actuations/month so I would have to use my 7D for more than five years at this rate before I would have to worry.
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Originally Posted by Cristina CP
I think on the 40D the file number goes up to 9,999 then starts at zero again. I've done this 6 times now so I'm up over 60,000 shutter actuations and my 40D is still going strong.
The size ofits sensor hasn't grown yet though... maybe I need to give it some sort of growth hormone [:P]
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Originally Posted by Cristina CP
If you set file numbering to Auto Reset and format the memory card the image number goes back to 001. There is software you can download to see more EXIF data that will show you the shutter count.
Mark
Many thanks Mark - clemmb, can you tell me kindly the software name to download to see the shutter count?
I'm eating bread and water to be able to get my camera repaired ;-) I'll check it when I can have my loving baby in my hands. I do hope very soon as I've been missing it for one month and a half by now...
@ btaylor: for the hormones I think it's harder to get them ;-)
I thank you all. In just one post I've learnt a lot!
Welcome to the Forums
Since your camera is at Canon, you can call them up and ask them to check the shutter count for you. They can do that. The file number is not accurate, if you use a memory card that was previously used on another Canon body, the file number on that camera could be transfered to your 40D. Regarding the shutter, yes, it is rated at 100,000 actuation, but shutters do fail early. Mine did at around 30,000 clicks, Canon fixed it for free even though the camera was 3 months out of warranty. Shutter can fail anytime, if you shoot anything that is very important, bring a backup body![:)]
Many thanks for your reply, Sinh Nhut Nguyen!
Canon assistance has just told me that the
shutter unit works if the main circuit works. As it is totally damaged,
the technician cannot have the real numbers of shots made by the shutter
unit.
Problem. I don't have the palest idea about the shots taken by the
camera since the beginning to calculate its life. It was a friend who gave me that after using it from February 2007. (A shutter unit is
much more than 100 euro that I cannot afford now). Cards or the last
shot taken is not trustable at all I was told.
The technician cannot get the answer from the damaged circuit. He has already tried twice. Impossible.
Second problem for me, until today 30th March the new circuit hasn't arrived yet
to Canon assistance centre and on 2nd April I'll be leaving abroad
again (in a place without any close Canon assistance centre of course).
So on the Fool's day I must get my baby back repaired or not and leave
it alone at home while I'm away. I must wait for November 2010 to get
it repaired when I'm back home... if everything goes well with my life
of course...
I'm very irritated...
I've heard of a 40D that lasted 4 million shots!!![:O]
Not to say that your's last that long, but shutters can sometimes last WAY past there rated life span.
John.
Thanks, John.
The main problem with my Canon is that is totally dead because the main circuit is totally damaged. I cannot use it. Dead.
To discover its life (as I was given it already used by a kind friend) was the shutter unit which is unreadable without a working main circuit. Anyway this is a second matter.
The Canon assistance took more than 15 days to get a new main circuit to replace and now I'm leaving again abroad. They knew that!
I feel very irritated... ppfff... I used Canon only one month and a half... Unbelievable. Bad luck.
Cristina
I wouldn't worry about the shutter count. It will most likely last longer than you own the camera, regardless of it's current shutter count. Of course, it could go out at anytime. But I wouldn't worry about it.
That really stinks that it seems you will be without your camera until November (if I am reading your post correctly). Cross your fingers and hope they get the board in and get your camera repaired before you leave.
Thank you, TucsonTRD.
Yes, my priority is to get my Canon 40D repaired before leaving.
I brought it to the Canon assistance on 17th March and up to this afternoon they didn't have received yet the new main circuit to replace !! Unbelievable!
I'm quite furious. The camera stuck and broke down suddenly at mid-February (while I was in France) and I couldn't repair it there.
I do hope to receive good news :-) otherwise I must go on shooting with my very basic Nikon coolpix S1... (I did miracles with it anyway).
Hi Christina,
I did not see where you got the answer to the software which gives you shutter actuations. The program I use is EOSInfo. I find it to be accurate. I have a 50D I purchased new and the counts given always look correct to me. The website describing it and to download it from is:
http://astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx
I hope this helps you.
Chris
EDIT: I do not use it to track how many clicks I have left, but rather as a reference to how many shots I am taking in a given time frame. I choose to reset every folder and I use different folders for different events, so I lose track and do not want to tally all my folder counts. As has been previously noted, some get more and some get less. Canon makes a good product, but everything has a failure rate. My real motive is to take enough photos to convince my wife I really -- really -- need a 1D Mark IV. [:D]
I want to thank you all for your kind and valuable replies.
I got my Canon 40D back yesterday. The damaged main circuit couldn't allow the technician to discover how many shots the camera took. I'm not worried about the shutter unit. I simply go on in shooting :-) I'm happy to have my baby back. Now I can leave (today) !
There is no Standard life for a Digital Camera. They are very complex, and there are many mechanical and electrical things that can happen. If you buy a used one, the seller may be dumping it because it intermittently has problems, or is on the verge of a breakdown. Even if it has no problems, it might die tomorrow.
I sold a 9 month old 30D when I bought my first 40d. The 30D was still under warranty and perfect. The buyer called me a few days later, and said the camera had died. It turned out that the buyer had used the compact flash I sold with the camera for a few days, and then inserted a CF card he already owned, and it had a short and fried the camera. Canon fixed it under warranty, and hopefully the CF card went under a hammer. You can never tell what will happen.
You can purchase 3rd party insurance, at leasthere in the USA that would cover repair.