DSLR Shutter expectancy life

[juan_parm_nides]

Is there a web site where I can find a data base with model and or

manufacturer?

Thanks in advance.

[ShunCheung]

In Nikon's recent announcements, the D300 is rated at 150K actuations and the D3 300K.

 

Generally speaking, for the so call "prosumer" DSLRs like the D200 and D300, you can expect 100K to 150K and for the pro ones: D1, D2, and D3, 200K to 300K. For the consumer ones, maybe 75K to 100K.

 

These are all estimates, anyway.

 

I have heard of a case that some guy broke the shutter on his Canon 20D after about 80K actuations. He managed to do that in 8 months of ownership, and Canon fix it under warranty. Keep in mind that is just one particular case.

[bill_keane2]

I would think 100K actuations done over 5 years is quite different than, say, 100K done at 5PS all at once. I might also assume that Nikon makes estimates assuming certain parameters for a given model. A D3 is more likely to get heavy continuous actuations under difficult conditions than a D40.

[juan_parm_nides]

Thanks, Shun, Bill. Its a good expectancy, isn?t it?

 

Regards

[bill_keane2]

Let's see, I've had my D200 since February, and have shot just over 4,000 images... So let's say I shoot 16,000 a year. Let's say 20,000... That's 5 years! Keeping in mind also that I'd NEVER have shot that much with a film camera.

 

So, to me, 100K is awfully good.