glenroy Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Hi there all, I was wondering if anyone has had an EOS Digital body "expire" on them.I have the 10D and the 20D, and the recomemded shutter cycle is stated at 15000 cycles.I have shot about 100000 on each camera and there seems to be little damage done. So my question is, has anyone had a Prosumer EOS Digital body give up on them mechanically, and if so, what were the first or main symptoms. Thanks GlenRoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyDigs Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Don't sweat it. A new shutter is only about $175. Sounds like your time is near. Sometimes the light’s all shining on me. Other times I can barely see. - Robert Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.kivekas Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Where did you get that 15000 figure. I've understood that prosumer bodies are rated to 100 000 and pro-bodies up to 200 000 or 250 000? Can't remember though where I've got my figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_jovic Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I've replaced a shutter in a 20D. AUD350. I think the life is about 50000, not much really for any pro. JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryUK Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Canon's White Paper on the 30D says "New, professional-quality shutter rated to approximately 100,000 cycles". This implies that the 10D and 20D life is shorter. Without, however, saying whether this is the MTBF, or L10 (life which 90% exceed), or what, means this figure is actualy meaningless. I do wish Canon would define the meaning of this figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatkins Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Canon have said the 20D shutter life is twice that of the 10D, and Canon reps have implied that the 10D life is around 50,000 on average. The "conventional" wisdom based on this is 50,000 for the 10D, 100,000 for the 20D and also 100,000 for the 30D. Canon have not specifically said anywhere (that I know of) that the 30D shutter has a longer life than the 20D shutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delwyn_ching Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Bob Atkins is correct, my 20D has a shutter life of about 100,000 cycles, according to Canon's Spec sheet. I read somewhere in a 20D brochure that it was approximately double of the 10D when they made the comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.W. Wall Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Way past 15,000 and still clicking. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon wilson Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Hi. I work at a camera repair service center...the 10D and 20D shutter assembly is identical. The part numbers are different but every component to the naked eye is the same and 96% plastic. How it could ever last twice as long as a 10D shutter is non-sense and hearsay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_vidal Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I must have been the odd one out. I had a 10D shutter go on me in June at 100,000 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergey_oboguev Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Of course, my 10D shutter quit at ~ 5K frames. After all, somebody has to make left side of the statistics curve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl_weller Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Um... everyone has actually missed the question. Glen really wanted to know if there are any early warning signs that your shutter is going to fail. Not an expert, but I would think it would just plain fail with very little warning. What everyone seems to be saying is that, irrespective of Canon's numbers, the thing goes until it dies, whenever that is :) regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 A friends 10D had the shutter give up at around 10k exposures. The only good thing was that it was not too expensive to have the shutter replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_reese1 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 A friend of a friend of mine who's friend of a pro shooter told my friend he had got 269,000 exposures out of a 10D before he junked it. He also claimed he got 598,000 exposures out of a D100 before it went the same way. I cannot verify the truth of these statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_jovic Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 "Hi there all, I was wondering if anyone has had an EOS Digital body "expire" on them. I have the 10D and the 20D, and the recomemded shutter cycle is stated at 15000 cycles. I have shot about 100000 on each camera and there seems to be little damage done. So my question is, has anyone had a Prosumer EOS Digital body give up on them mechanically, and if so, what were the first or main symptoms. Thanks GlenRoy" Did he sit there holding the shutter button down whilst counting the exposures and watching Oprah? I can't see how he got any work done AND kept track of how many exposures his bodies have shot. I have absolutely no clue how many frames I've shot, other than that I've worn out at least one shutter. JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_thornton1 Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Hello. I have not had that on go on me but I know with my really old EOS elan it sounded slightly different was all and then the exposures started to come out strange. Some times it would be lighter on the top and then it when to the point I would have a third or a half of the frame darker. I have heard the same from many other people that it just will show up in the pictures before it completely fails Good news its not too much to replace it and that number is just an approximant so you may have many many shots left just enjoy shooting Good luck Justin Thornton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray_lord Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I had a shutter fail on a 350D while it was under warranty. At least that's what Canon told me they replaced, and it is working perfectly well now. But I had absolutely no warning. Took a photo, as normal, and when it came time to turn the camera back on an hour later there was no life at all. I am skeptical why a failure of a mechanical part would seem to cause complete electrical failure, but I guess shutters are electronic so it's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_humphrey Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 <p>According to my conversation with Canon Customer Services support for particular models is planned for 7-10 years with some parts limitations starting after 5. So the shutter may last ages but if somethig goes wrong (as my 10D did) Canon's advice was 'buy a new one'.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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