5D1 - Shutter Actuations - how?

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Hi everyone,

I have just bought a 5D1 as back up and am keen to find out how many shutter actuations it has - the file numbers are in the low 300s- the previous owner did say it was not used very much - but only 300 or so?

How do I find out for sure?

thanks

TEHI:bonk:
 
theeyeshaveit said:
Hi everyone,

I have just bought a 5D1 as back up and am keen to find out how many shutter actuations it has - the file numbers are in the low 300s- the previous owner did say it was not used very much - but only 300 or so?

How do I find out for sure?

thanks

TEHI:bonk:
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As far as I know you can't without sending it to Canon.... Or only Canon know!
 
^^ The original 5D doesn't save any shutter count information in any of it's files; it's an internal camera file which is inaccessible unless you're canon or you're prepared to hack it yourself.
 
Wait until the mirror falls off. Send it in for a free repair. Ask them to give you the shutter count on the return form.
 
thanks!

myshuutercount does not support canon Raw files, so no further along - ah well.

TEHI
 
Gavin hoey had this to say about shutter count if it's any good to you.

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Shutter Failure


They say nothing lasts forever and so it is for my much loved Canon 40D. It’s with much sadness that I have to report that my trusty war horse has taken it’s last shot. Over the past 4 years my Canon 40D has been in my camera bag for every shoot I’ve been to, it’s been the star in many of my photography videos and is my “go to” body when shooting sports.
So what’s caused the sudden demise on my 40D? The shutter has failed which causes the dreaded error99 every time I press the shutter.
However even with it’s last gasp the 40D didn’t disgrace itself. It could have failed on a pro shoot or whilst I was on holiday, but luckily the failure occurred during a practise session in my studio.
According to Canon the shutter on a 40D is expected to last (on average) for 100 000 photos. Now I knew my 40D has taken a large number of photos but had it exceed 100K? No, not even close.
In fact Canon 40D shutter failed after 61800 actuations… I’m not impressed.
Is your number up?
So how many photos has your Canon taken? To find out you’ll need to grab a free copy of EOSinfo from Astrojargon. Plug your Canon camera into your computer via the USB cable and switch it on.
Paste your shutter count in the comments below. Can anyone beat my count? I really hope so.



UPDATE: Further testing has shown all is not lost as I can still shoot in Live View mode. A repair is also possible but at around £250 with no guarantee that something else won’t fail next week of course.
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I'm not sure who Gavin Hoey is, but he's showing a fundamental misunderstanding of shutter "life".

100,000 is mean time to failure. Some will fail sooner, some later. And of course how the camera is used can materially affect this.

Some much better figures here http://www.olegkikin.com/shutterlife/canon_eos5d.htm suggests he was slightly (but not very) unlucky to have one fail at 61K.

Interestingly, camera makers don't appear to take shutter life into account for their warranties. If it fails within warranty you should be covered, if it fails outside then you're presumably not regardless of the number of clicks.

Just go take some pictures.
 
I think too many people worry about shutter life. The only time I would be concerned is if it looks like a pro has used it.

What I will say, is that Gavin has proved the point that back up bodies are essential!
 
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