retired Dog
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Anybody see the numbers from Nikon on the expected life of the shutter on the D500?
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Shutter life for D500?
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Michael Kaplan
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200,000
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200,000 SL.
retired Dog
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That sounds about right considering the frame rate.
Mike H
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200,000 actuations @ 10 fps = 20,000 seconds = 333.334 minutes = 5.553 = hours
Jeez who wants a camera that will only last a little over 5.5 hours!
Why that means it would wear out at the rate of $363.64 an hour!
Its crap Im sending mine back!
Jeez who wants a camera that will only last a little over 5.5 hours!
Why that means it would wear out at the rate of $363.64 an hour!
Its crap Im sending mine back!
Bill Dewey
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ruined my whole day. If this is like a Car Warranty I killed mine two days after I got it:
"200,000 shutter clicks or 5.5 hours, whichever comes first!"
Sheesh, what a racket. That was like my "100,000 miles or 10 years" on my Kia, ended that puppy in 3 years ;-)
My first day out with the D500 and trying to shoot some water sports I went through over 2000 shots within a few hours 
at that level of usage thats only 100 days before I'd hit the 200,000 number that the shutter is rated for. Does not sound like a lot! back to single shot with me ~B
at that level of usage thats only 100 days before I'd hit the 200,000 number that the shutter is rated for. Does not sound like a lot! back to single shot with me ~B
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ericbowles
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The 200,000 figure is a technical rating - not average or maximum. The distribution of failures typically shows many cameras last far longer. It's other features that tend to fail or wear out.
The Shutter Assembly replacement is not terribly expensive - $300-400 or less.
To save the life of the shutter, use it for taking photos - not testing. It's a computer - just a tool. If you wear it out in 150,000 frames or 300,000 frames - just enjoy it and don't worry.
The Shutter Assembly replacement is not terribly expensive - $300-400 or less.
To save the life of the shutter, use it for taking photos - not testing. It's a computer - just a tool. If you wear it out in 150,000 frames or 300,000 frames - just enjoy it and don't worry.
vbuhay
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You are dangerous with math...lol.
vbuhay
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Warranty is 2 years, you can get the shutter replaced a few times....
Really? Isn't the shutter something like wear-prone part? If it fails after 2000 shots, it's faulty. If after 200.000 then it just wore out according to design.
Or not?
mbo27
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Is the warranty 1 year or really 2?
vbuhay
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I am told by my dealer it is 2 years, I am sticking with it until somebody else tells me otherwise.....
Jestev
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You typically get an additional year from Nikon USA when you register the lens, body, or flash, bringing it to two years.
Ferry Bijl
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The same here in the Netherlands.
ericbowles
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astwood1285
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In my first weekend with a D500 I apparently used 4.75% of its expected life. At that rate mine will only last 40 days. That means I'll have to buy a second one in June!My first day out with the D500 and trying to shoot some water sports I went through over 2000 shots within a few hours
I do expect the average shutter life to be greater than 200k though. They typically are. My D200 went for 250k+ before the lens mount died. The shutter was still going strong.
Also I'll combine shooting with my D4 so maybe I'll squeak out the shutter life to the end of the year.
Jestev
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