D80 - broken shutter (less than 12 mths old)

[jumbojet747]

Hi all,

was mid way thru shooting at a friend's wedding when my D80 ceased up - after some minutes of checking i found that one of the shutter blades had been dislodged.

Anyone else has had the same experience? My camera's just under a year old.

[lastboltnut]

Claim warranty is what I will do.

Originally Posted by jumbojet747 Hi all, was mid way thru shooting at a friend's wedding when my D80 ceased up - after some minutes of checking i found that one of the shutter blades had been dislodged. Anyone else has had the same experience? My camera's just under a year old.

[Scaglietti]

Originally Posted by jumbojet747 Hi all, was mid way thru shooting at a friend's wedding when my D80 ceased up - after some minutes of checking i found that one of the shutter blades had been dislodged. Anyone else has had the same experience? My camera's just under a year old.

Any idea what is the shutter count?

BC

[jumbojet747]

30,000 shots ...

[rvxing]

wow, about 100 shots a day

[mrbinks76]

Originally Posted by jumbojet747 Hi all, was mid way thru shooting at a friend's wedding when my D80 ceased up - after some minutes of checking i found that one of the shutter blades had been dislodged. Anyone else has had the same experience? My camera's just under a year old.

wow.. what happened after that? Got backup camera?i
I also hit 30,000 ++ shots already, just 1 yr old.. dunno when shutter will say bye bye too..

[IONSOON]

wah, so fast die ah, i tot of maybe the shutter can last til 100k or more

[dankar]

Originally Posted by jumbojet747 30,000 shots ...

Wow, what do you guys shoot? That an extremely high image count.

[jumbojet747]

back for the rest of the day came in the form of a Canon Powershot ...

Being trigger happy and learning how to take photos has led me to a high shot count in the time i've owned the D80

the repair guy said it's not common with the D80 but it does happen in the world of dSLR and SLRs

[lsisaxon]

Originally Posted by jumbojet747 Hi all, was mid way thru shooting at a friend's wedding when my D80 ceased up - after some minutes of checking i found that one of the shutter blades had been dislodged. Anyone else has had the same experience? My camera's just under a year old.

Wow... I thought only Canon has this problem... Sigh... Got to think twice about Made in Thailand already...

[lsisaxon]

Originally Posted by jumbojet747 30,000 shots ...

Wah.. such high shutter count?!?!? My 3 year old D70s has not even hit 10,000!! I take back my comments about the MiT. It's probably due to over use then...

[mrbinks76]

Originally Posted by dankar Wow, what do you guys shoot? That an extremely high image count.

Trigger happy lor.... shoot church events, camps , go on holiday , etc also racks up the shots pretty fast.

Like jumbojet, 1st dSLR, so a lot more experimentation and learning..

I think there is no guaranteed shutter life on the D80, but the D300 (made in Thailand) is rated for 150,000 shots and the D3 (jap made) rated for 300, 000.

[noob777]

Originally Posted by jumbojet747 back for the rest of the day came in the form of a Canon Powershot ... Being trigger happy and learning how to take photos has led me to a high shot count in the time i've owned the D80 the repair guy said it's not common with the D80 but it does happen in the world of dSLR and SLRs

Just curious, did you use a lot of continuous burst frame?

[jumbojet747]

no bursting, just normal shots. don't even wind up the shutter to the high speeds....tough luck i guess... more reason to get a spare body...hint : D300?

[freezemaster]

that bad? my D80 is bought this month

[mrbinks76]

Originally Posted by freezemaster that bad? my D80 is bought this month

I don't think you have to worry too much.. just shoot!

If spoil, then send for repair... of course if shooting critical event, have a backup...

[lastboltnut]

Dun worry, everything has a probability, how many cases of such failure? How many D80 are there out in the market??

If still worry, sell to me cheap cheap and upgrade to a MIJ model

Originally Posted by freezemaster that bad? my D80 is bought this month

[poh6702]

As you know, for car warranty, it is usually stated as "3 years or 60k milage, whichever come first".

Camera manufacturer must change the warranty condition to "12 months or 30k shutter, whichever come first".

BTW, my 15 months old D80 only clock 2.2k shutter count.

[soeypixels]

my d70 last only 18k, thought it did not broke.

i found out the exposure is not consistent ... send to NSC, tell me shutter problem.
but then i have no idea how does both of them relates .. anyway under warranty so i don care

[calebk]

Originally Posted by soeypixels my d70 last only 18k, thought it did not broke. i found out the exposure is not consistent ... send to NSC, tell me shutter problem. but then i have no idea how does both of them relates .. anyway under warranty so i don care

When your shutter is wearing out/dying, it will not function properly; it will start to open and close inaccurately, thus leading to inconsistent exposure. That is a symptom of eminent shutter unit failure.