2MM actuations on 1DMkIV

[Joel Eade]

When I saw the thread title I thought it must be someone doing time lapse. That is an amazing number ..... it would take 1000 sessions shooting 2000 frames each session ...... that

[Alan]

The 3000 number is accurate, but I should have mentioned that weddings are 4000-5000!

[btaylor]

Wow - that

[clemmb]

I shoot between 100 and 200 for a portrait session and 1000 for a wedding. The most I have ever shot at one wedding was 1500 and that was an east Indian wedding, two cameras going the whole time. The time on the computer afterwards was a killer also since I am a part time photographer. I usually have 3 to 5 almost identical frames for set up shots. Candids are what burns most at a wedding.


Mark

[bob williams]

First, I

[Kayaker72]

I think I may be approaching 2 million actuations after all these write rate tests


Seriously that is impressive....I

[Alan]

Back to the question---I shoot between 1500 and 2500 frames when I shoot a 2 hour football game.

Bob, I could understand this. When I've been at an airshow, which can last for 4 or more hours, I'll shoot as many as 2500. But, for a senior portrait, where the subject is stationary, it's ridiculous. Even with a change of clothes or two, 3000 shots is well beyond what is needed to capture the person. This is particularly true for a studio environment. Then, the processing! Yikes. And, storing the files. Yikes, Yikes!


It's spray and pray gone/run amok.