Shutter Count 5D?

[canoli]

Hi All -


I'm curious if anyone knows a way to get the shutter count out of the 5D; the actual number of activations. (the 5D original)


I do not want to return this beauty (it's in superb condition - love you Canon owners![Y]) but B&H gives you 2 weeks to return practically anything you buy from them. So it would be nice to know how many activations this body has, to complete the evaluation before the 2 weeks is up...


In any case - man oh man what a difference from the 40D! Naturally there's good and bad but the good is so good...the VF is shockingly bright and the 17-40 - I nearly dropped the camera when I saw what 17mm really looks like.


Now if I can just learn to make good pictures I'll be all set. [:P]


Thanks for any thoughts you care to share...!


(btw there's a great program for the 40D if anyone needs that - it works
perfectly on mine - but unfortunately it's not able to get the 5D
shutter count. Here's the link for the 40D app: http://astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx
There's also a Mac version.)

[canoli]

well it's been a day - no replies. But it doesn't matter. I think you could tell me this body had a million activations and I still wouldn't return it...


now I finally get to see what this L glass can really do...

[Mark Elberson]

Hey canoli,


A while back this question was asked and I don't remember anyone having an answer back then either. Enjoy your "new" 5D :-)

[btaylor]

I think if you cut shutter button in half and count the number of rings you'll be able to tell how many actuations there have been. Kind oflike an old tree [:P]


Have fun with the new toy, the 5D's still a fantastic camera.

[neuroanatomist]

I think if you cut shutter button in half

...you'll remove half of the actuations on the camera. Kind of like rolling back an odometer. [:P]

I'm curious if anyone knows a way to get the shutter count out of the 5D; the actual number of activations. (the 5D original)


So it would be nice to know how many activations this body has, to complete the evaluation before the 2 weeks is up...

The only way to determine the number of actuations on a 5D MkI is to take or send the lens in to a Canon Service Center - they have software that can pull that info from the camera. There's one in Jamesburg, NJ.

[Sean Setters]

This thread was the catalyst for me spending about 25 minutes of combing the internet for the answer. I came up with nothing. From what I can tell, no one found a way to calculate shutter actuations on the original 5D.

[Mark Elberson]

This thread was the catalyst for me spending about 25 minutes of combing the internet for the answer. I came up with nothing. From what I can tell, no one found a way to calculate shutter actuations on the original 5D.
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A while back this question was asked and I don't remember anyone having an answer back then either.

I told you ;-)

[Keith B]

(btw there's a great program for the 40D if anyone needs that - it works
perfectly on mine - but unfortunately it's not able to get the 5D
shutter count. Here's the link for the 40D app: http://astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx
There's also a Mac version.)

Thanks for this info. I was wondering what the count was on my 5DII.


31,456. I thought it was going to be 40k+.

[Chuck Lee]

In any case - man oh man what a difference from the 40D! Naturally there's good and bad but the good is so good...the VF is shockingly bright and the 17-40 - I nearly dropped the camera when I saw what 17mm really looks like.

Congrats on the new purchase. FF is a whole new world to enjoy for someone coming from ASP-C. I did the same thing. Bought a used 5D in the fall of 08 and absolutely love it. The clean low light stuff is what takes it over the top for me. I'm actually thinking about selling my 40D. There's no Langley Air Power Over Hampton Roads this year. That's the last time I used my 40. It makes my 70-200 a bit longer.


Enjoy!!

[canoli]

Ya - I hear ya Chuck. I go out to the U.S. Open (tennis) every year and the 40D / 70-200 gives me really nice reach everywhere but the stadium. I want to keep it for those 2 weeks when a 1.6x is a real advantage.


I wonder if those 2 weeks will be the only time I use the 40D anymore...