Shutter Count for Canon 5D

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I would like a Canon 5D as a spare body and have been offered one at what seems a good price. Does anyone know if I can check the shutter count myself, or does this need a specialised piece of kit?
 
Can't be done i'm afraid unless you send it back to Canon and welcome to the forum
 
You need to take a shot with the camera and upload to a site such as THIS Welcome to the forums by the way.
 
Seems my link isn't working, Google, "shutter count" and the instructions given will help.
 
You need to take a shot with the camera and upload to a site such as THIS Welcome to the forums by the way.
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Sticking with it cannot be done, tried that link with my 5D and basically said no
 
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I've been told you can use a site called eoscount or something similar but not tried it myself, I tried a couple of sites with my 5d mk11 but couldn't get a count to work
 
as far as im aware the 5d has to go to canon to get the shutter count
 
Try this. http://shuttercounter.com. Take a RAW image and see if that will upload, failing that then try a .jpg. You don't have to send anything to Canon to get a shutter count, it's included in the EXIF data on each image.
 
Simon Jenkinson said:
Try this. http://shuttercounter.com. Take a RAW image and see if that will upload, failing that then try a .jpg. You don't have to send anything to Canon to get a shutter count, it's included in the EXIF data on each image.
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Only Canon can get a shutter count from a 5d classic and even then it's only an approximate count, this is what Canon themselves told me, unless you know different...
 
Swissy said:
Only Canon can get a shutter count from a 5d classic and even then it's only an approximate count, this is what Canon themselves told me, unless you know different...
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Agreed. As a previous 5D owner a few years ago, you can't get the count yourself.
 
As stated it's about the only Canon body you can't get a shutter count for. Going rate for a 5D is about £350 incidentally.
Welcome to the forums William.
 
alan t said:
I've been told you can use a site called eoscount or something similar but not tried it myself, I tried a couple of sites with my 5d mk11 but couldn't get a count to work
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for the 5Dii just use this app
astrojargon.net/eosinfo.aspx

no such luck for the 5D mk I

1.0) Will this show the SHUTTER COUNT on my 1D*/5D/10D/20D/30D/40D/50D/300D/350D/400D/450D/500D/1000D?
The shutter count information is available *only* on Canon DIGIC III/IV DSLRs *except* the 1D* series. This means that EOSInfo will display the shutter counter for the 40D, the 50D, the 450D, 500D, and the 1000D. It will also show the shutter counter for the 5DMkII, but the camera must be power-cycled before the value is updated. The shutter counter will not be displayed (or will be displayed as "0") on the 1D*, 5D, 10D, 20D, 30D, 300D, 350D, and 400D. It's not that I have anything against the owners of those cameras, but simply that the Canon SDK does not support retrieving the shutter count for them. UPDATE (08/06/2009): Apparently, Canon has removed the facility for checking the shutter count on the 500D. More news when I learn something.
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as many have already stated, you can't - you'll need to send it to Canon

I used to have one and have tried but there is a positive, because of paranoia over shutter count it means that a great camera such as the 5D (and this is coming from a Nikon guy) can be had for an unrealistcally low price

Bear in mind that the 5D is certainly no high speed sports camera and I can't imagine any use where such a camera would have lived in burst mode so your fairly safe to assume that if it's had a hard life (and as such has a high shutter count) then this will be evident by the general state of the body - look for general wear and tear, buttons with the print worn off etc.
 
williamrowntree said:
I would like a Canon 5D as a spare body and have been offered one at what seems a good price. Does anyone know if I can check the shutter count myself, or does this need a specialised piece of kit?
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To be honest i wouldn't worry - shutter lives by count are only an estimate /average anyway - a shutter thats rated for 150,000 shots can fail after 20 thousand, or go on to 200 thousand without a problem.

If it seems to have been well cared for and is in good condition then buy it - if you are unlucky and the shutter fails, replacing it will only cost a couple of hundred quid
 
big soft moose said:
If it seems to have been well cared for and is in good condition then buy it - if you are unlucky and the shutter fails, replacing it will only cost a couple of hundred quid
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Just got mine done for 200 quid exactly including a full service, calibration and sensor clean.
 
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