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Shutter life expectancy

Started Sep 7, 2018 | Discussions thread
Skeeterbytes Forum Pro • Posts: 23,184
Re: More important than ...

Back in the E-series days Oly published a spec for the projected life of the E-3/5 shutter, which was a more robust unit than the 1/4000 shutter in the three-digit cameras. It may have been 100k but don't quote me.

With 5fps top drive speed one had to work hard to achieve 100k images but my OM-Ds have all had 10fps at least, and the E-M1ii is significantly higher than that so hitting 100k is child's play. With no flipping mirror there's a lot less mass in movement so hopefully the mirrorless segment benefits from its simplicity with greater dependability. (Does it matter the shutter parks open?)

Cheers,

Rick

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