How long the shutter last ?

i heard that the canon rebel shutter can only lasted for 50,000 shut. i am wonder wether the nikon can last longer or more durable. i hope i can have a DSLR for whole my life.
i really need some advice here.

i wonder wether i have to choose the olympus E-300 because of higher resolution or not?
Which is better nikon D70 or olympus E-300
Which last more longer ?
Thanks for your advice

Do some calculations such as how long will it take for you to do 50,000
shutters.
Have you thought about extended warranty ?

Cheers
CD

yon325 said:

i heard that the canon rebel shutter can only lasted for 50,000
shut. i am wonder wether the nikon can last longer or more durable.
i hope i can have a DSLR for whole my life.
i really need some advice here.
i wonder wether i have to choose the olympus E-300 because of
higher resolution or not?
Which is better nikon D70 or olympus E-300
Which last more longer ?
Thanks for your advice

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yon325 said:

i heard that the canon rebel shutter can only lasted for 50,000
shut. i am wonder wether the nikon can last longer or more durable.
i hope i can have a DSLR for whole my life.

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I doubt this is realistic. Do you still ride or horse to go to work ?

yon325 said:

i really need some advice here.
i wonder wether i have to choose the olympus E-300 because of
higher resolution or not?

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Resolution is not everyhting even though sales guys tries to sell pounds of pixels ;-)

sensor technology (CMOS or CCD) is something to consider and optics is another one. I used to make better picture with a 3.3mp than some cheap 8mp with cheap optics...

yon325 said:

Which is better nikon D70 or olympus E-300

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no clue. What I know is that I chose Nikon because :

• I had a nikon in the past and NEVER had any problem with it.
• the sync speed and Nikon flash systems. SB-800 is ... a dream
• Nikon optics

yon325 said:

Which last more longer ?

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Well, I think the following is true for many things :

• it depends on how many pics a day you take
• it depends what you do w/ it (family shots or you hang around in the jungle ?)

yon325 said:

Thanks for your advice

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Well, I know that picking a $1000 camera can be a big deal. I decided to go for the D70+SB800 and I can tell you that, compared to my CP995, it... opened my eyes !

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No advice about the Oly, I have never used one.

I seriously doubt that 120,000 is a "normal" number of shots, but this individual almost got there.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=10782671

He used the D70 essentially as a 3fps movie camera, shooting hundreds and hundreds of images per day, every day. However, I have also heard that some dRebel users got up to 120,000 as well.

The shutter is a machine. It lasts as long as it lasts. Maybe it will break on the third shot you take, and perhaps it will go to 300,000. It does not magincally stop working at a preset number of actuations.

Buy the camera that feels best in your hands, takes the picture that look best to you, suits your wallet best. If the shutter breaks outside of warantee, get it fixed. If it can't be fixed, then you'll need to buy a new one. - just llike a car, washing machine, VCR, ....

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yon325 said:

i heard that the canon rebel shutter can only lasted for 50,000
shut. i am wonder wether the nikon can last longer or more durable.
i hope i can have a DSLR for whole my life.
i really need some advice here.
i wonder wether i have to choose the olympus E-300 because of
higher resolution or not?
Which is better nikon D70 or olympus E-300
Which last more longer ?
Thanks for your advice

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How much does a shutter repair cost, inside and outside of warranty?

Madelien

The cam in 5 years will be cheaper to replace than the shutter, but if so a guess is 300cad maybe more. The next generation cams will come in cheaper and much more res, and way less noise, more and more dynamic range, so to say we would keep a dig for life is really like my daughter saying she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. No pun just reality.

Well, I don't want it to last for my entire life, but four to five years would be nice, yeah.

... but at the rate I'm going now, I don't see it lasting over a year or two.

m.

Well I here it is one tough cam, try extended warranty, I have a friend that shoots at least 50-250 a day,and into the night, he swares its the best cam on the market, he has d2h d1x 20d he should be a cam tester but he makes to much at what he does, so if thats worth anything to you you can ask Nikon but I am sure the answer would be the same. For the dollor I am starting to believe him.

Hi Yon,

Things are changing in digital much to fast for that kind of thought. I had that thought 30 years ago when I bought a Canon AE-1. I still have that camera and I used it for a long time, but who wants to shoot film today? There are huge advances in digital technology every year that will work to make ANY camera you purchase today obsolete so think in terms of something that you will use for the next 3-5 years and get great photos. The D70 fits that bill.
Regards,
Sol

yon325 said:

i heard that the canon rebel shutter can only lasted for 50,000
shut. i am wonder wether the nikon can last longer or more durable.
i hope i can have a DSLR for whole my life.

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the way u vanished makes me guess that,

yon325 said:

i heard that the canon rebel shutter can only lasted for 50,000
shut. i am wonder wether the nikon can last longer or more durable.

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it depends from cam to cam and sometimes depends on the use.

if u are lucky it´ll last till 100,000, try an insurance as usual if u dont wanna waste ur money, a new sensor+service costs more that d70´s current market price , i believe nikon havent announced the number anywhere .

yon325 said:

i hope i can have a DSLR for whole my life.

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please think of a FM3 or so. it´ll come handy to even ur next generation .

yon325 said:

i really need some advice here.
i wonder wether i have to choose the olympus E-300 because of
higher resolution or not?

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havent touched an oly 300 , so cant write anything for experience.with it´s smaller sensor , the noise at iso´s more than 800 may go worse.and it has only basic 100-400 iso ratings ,the rest u have to push in custom settings)

yon325 said:

Which is better nikon D70 or olympus E-300

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depends on what u want from the cam, speed (startup and shooting )go for d70 among 2.

yon325 said:

Which last more longer ?

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depends on use .drop it , it might be the same result for both

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yon325 said:

i heard that the canon rebel shutter can only lasted for 50,000
shut. i am wonder wether the nikon can last longer or more durable.
i hope i can have a DSLR for whole my life.
i really need some advice here.
i wonder wether i have to choose the olympus E-300 because of
higher resolution or not?
Which is better nikon D70 or olympus E-300
Which last more longer ?
Thanks for your advice

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Got my camera on May 1st 2004 and I'm well over 33k. I'll probably be doing around 40k a year I guess, maybe less. But I have a five year extended warranty through Bel-Air Camera in Westwood, CA.

So as Barry White said... whatever, whatever. By butt is covered.