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Canon 1D with 180,000 actuations--what to do?
John David Emmett, Photographer
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Dallas | TX | United States | Posted: 9:27 PM on 06.02.05 |
| ->> I thought about selling my camera on ebay but don't know what it would be worth with that kind of usage. Shutter life is supposed to be 200,000 or so, right? |
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Pablo Galvez, Photographer
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Calgary | AB | CANADA | Posted: 10:49 PM on 06.02.05 |
->> 1D is rated for 150,000 actuations... mine has about the same as yours does. I'm going to keep using mine until it dies and then I'll probably replace the shutter and keep using it some more.
The 1D Mark II (now my primary camera) is rated for 200,000 clicks.
What to do? You will get maybe $1300-$1500 on ebay if you're lucky and the camera is in good shape cosmetically. Be honest about the shutter count (Canon will reset it with a clean/check) and see what happens.
OR... keep it - use it for a remote camera or for more "hazerdous" shots. It's still a great camera! |
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Greg Ferguson, Photographer
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Scottsdale | Az | USA | Posted: 2:16 AM on 06.03.05 |
->> My 1D doesn't have near that number of shots, but I find it to be a perfectly good camera, even in comparison with bodies with twice the number of pixels. The RAW images are gorgeous and enlarge nicely.
When the shutter finally blows it'll be cheaper to replace the shutter than buy a new body. Unless you need lower noise for shooting in low light levels, or a bigger sensor size, the 1D is very capable. |
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Eric Jones, Photographer
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Ayden | NC | USA | Posted: 8:22 AM on 06.03.05 |
->> What is the cost for replacing the shutter?
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Greg Ferguson, Photographer
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Scottsdale | Az | USA | Posted: 12:14 PM on 06.03.05 |
->> I've seen different answers for how much a shutter replacement costs. I think it depends where its done (Canon or an authorized repair shop), and whether it fails from being worn out or failed prematurely while under warranty. I've seen $300 and $800 and prices between.
Either way, anything below $1000 is going to return a pro-camera to service for a lot less than a used version of the same body or for a new one. |
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Brett Flashnick, Photographer
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Columbia | SC | United States | Posted: 2:00 PM on 06.03.05 |
| ->> These cameras will work well past their rated number of actuations. I have a D30 that was purchased on the original release date and has more than 350,000 actuations on it... I have beat the hell out of that thing and it keeps coming back for more. I've only had to replace the shutter one time (due to my improper cleaning techniques) and that cost me about $340 bucks through CPS. It has paid for itself many many many times over. So I wouldn't be too concerned about 180,000 on a 1D. |
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Garrett Hubbard, Photographer
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 3:03 PM on 06.03.05 |
->> brett-
350! wow, thats huge!
do you guys remember that article a few years ago in News Photographer (I think) about the F5 that had well over 1M shots on it. and they calculated that if left on 8 fps and fired continually it would take days or weeks to reach that count. its always nice when the gear works like its supposed to!
-g |
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Randy Janoski, Photographer
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Adam Hemphill, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Willimantic | CT | US | Posted: 3:50 PM on 06.03.05 |
| ->> 350,000 actuations on a D30? That's. . . Strange, to say the least. I've killed so many of those things. |
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Vern Verna, Photographer
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Greenville | SC | United States | Posted: 10:09 PM on 06.03.05 |
->> my d30 basically died at 52,000. the flash quit working, both the on camera and the sync plug in, the motor drive outlet quit working. the shutter didnt break but i sold it as is. by the way the d30 is rated at 36,000 frames.
my original 1d got stolen around 230,000. never had a problem with it except some water damage at 4months old. the shutter never died etc.
the problem is that at that life span the shutter goes, it is not long before the board goes etc. and they get expensive to repair especially when u see them going for 1200 now with less frames. sell it and buy a mark ii and if u cant afford that get another used 1d with less frames. i am thinking about selling my 3 and upgrading them to mark ii. most of them have less than 60000 as they r remote cams for most of their life. |
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Jeff Stanton, Photographer
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Tucson | AZ | USA | Posted: 4:27 PM on 06.04.05 |
| ->> $1,300-$1,500 for a 1D with that many releases I believe is a stretch. If I were to buy a camera like that, i would have to consider the worst case scenerio as far as shutter replacement cost. I've seen 1D's selling for $1,500 to $1,800 with 10,000 to 45,000 releases. |
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Dave Kennedy, Photographer
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Nanuet | NY | US | Posted: 4:41 PM on 06.04.05 |
->> To stray off topic just a bit...how do you know how many actuations a camera has on it? Is that information anywhere where I can get at it or do you have to send it to Canon to have them figure that out.
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Vern Verna, Photographer
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Greenville | SC | United States | Posted: 10:13 PM on 06.04.05 |
| ->> canon can tell u or u can get a program to do it by looking at a pix u have taken. obviously the last pix u took is the number of actuations. mine is called exif viewer, have no clue where i got it but it was from a link to a thread on here or fredmiranda.com. |
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Pablo Galvez, Photographer
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Calgary | AB | CANADA | Posted: 10:29 PM on 06.04.05 |
->> I mentioned this on another thread, but be cautious of all these programs and even the numbers you get straight from Canon.
Last time I took my 1D to canon for a clean/check, they reset the actuations. No, not the counter, the actuations. I have two programs - Exif Reader and that one from Germany (can't remember the name and it's on my laptop which I don't have with me) - that both read the number of actuations on a 1D but mine now reads something like 5,000 actuations when it actually had over 180,000!
Something to keep in mind when you're buying those ebay specials with low actuations. There really is NO WAY to guarantee the shutter count on a 1D.
-Pablo |
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Pablo Galvez, Photographer
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Calgary | AB | CANADA | Posted: 10:33 PM on 06.04.05 |
| ->> Oops... sorry, not Germany - Denmark! http://www.soens.de/ |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer, Photo Editor
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New England | | USA | Posted: 12:01 AM on 06.05.05 |
->> 1D shutters seem to keep going, in my experience. One of my original 1D bodies (1D-1) has around 250,000 actuations. I got the number when the camera was serviced. I don't recall the numbers of the other body (1D-2) but it was like 90,000 frames less.....anyone else ever not notice favouring one identical body over another?
1D-1 is going strong, not a hick up (I need to go knock on some wood heavily while tossing salt over my shoulder and spitting in four directions) |
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