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350D Life Time

Started Mar 25, 2015 | Questions thread
imqqmi Veteran Member • Posts: 8,639
Re: 350D Life Time

Doug Pardee wrote:

There's no reliable way to determine the shutter count. But then, it really doesn't matter. The shutter will last for however long it lasts.

Unless you're planning to be very hard on the shutter, like time-lapse movie making, it's unlikely you'll see a shutter failure. Most DSLRs die from something else (like being dropped). I've been reading photo forums since I got my XT/350D ten years ago, and I've never read of an XT/350D suffering shutter failure. I'm sure it happens, but so does getting struck by lightning.

Agreed, I dropped mine but the shutter has never failed. I think I did about 100.000+ shots with it before I sold it. I've heared from others that they did similar amounts of shots without failure. There were more bent pins in the CF card slot though, I'd look for that when buying second hand.

On the 40D, I owned two and on both the shutter failed. One at around 15.000 shots and the other around 25.000. After they were fix under warranty, no problems, even after 50.000+ each.

If the camera looks beat-up and worn, it's probably seen a lot of use. If it doesn't, it probably hasn't. That's your best indicator. (The coating on the grip area deteriorates over time, not necessarily with use, so don't go just by that.)

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