after 100,000 shutter count

XenoPhoto · 3rd January 2008

how to know if my 300d is dying?

i don't remember how many shuttle count it have taken over the years. I just know that it can last about 100,000 counts.

anyone knows how to detect early signs?
can it be repaired?
how much?

Russ · 3rd January 2008

Shuttle (pronounced "shut tLL") = move back and forth as in badminton shuttle or shuttle bus service

Shutter (pronounced "Shut TER")= the device in a camera that opens and close to expose film or sensor.

AFAIK, Canon cameras have no shuttle, just a shutter, which towards the EOL tends to give intermittent problems like sticking or inconsistent exposure or incomplete exposure (due to blades getting stuck). That is what happened to 2 of my EOS film cameras. My DSLRs so far no failures.

unseenshadows · 3rd January 2008

Originally Posted by XenoPhoto

how to know if my 300d is dying?

i don't remember how many shuttle count it have taken over the years. I just know that it can last about 100,000 counts.

anyone knows how to detect early signs?
can it be repaired?
how much?

You can get your shutter replaced by Canon Service Centre in funan. Should be a few hundred dollars and 10 working days if I'm not wrong.

Gombat · 3rd January 2008

yeah that happened to my EOS850 and stangely enough this seem to happen ONLY to Canons!!!! None of my other makes of SLR's have suffered this problem. I wonder why?

unseenshadows · 3rd January 2008

It's only a matter of time before the shutter gives way. This is the effect of 'wear-and-tear'. You can't escape physics.

calebk · 3rd January 2008

Originally Posted by Gombat

yeah that happened to my EOS850 and stangely enough this seem to happen ONLY to Canons!!!! None of my other makes of SLR's have suffered this problem. I wonder why?

Really? Is your EOS 850 very new? I'd suspect it was because it's an older camera that has been through more shutter actuations than your other SLRs.

justanut · 3rd January 2008

Originally Posted by Gombat

yeah that happened to my EOS850 and stangely enough this seem to happen ONLY to Canons!!!! None of my other makes of SLR's have suffered this problem. I wonder why?

Of course only happen to Canon la... cos all the serious photographers using Canon mah... everyday snap snap snap... Nikons hardly get used how to wear down the shutter la...

madmacs · 3rd January 2008

not as bad as my eos 630. the shutter itself is fine, but the rubber/foam lining in the mirror box melted and jammed the shutter...happened twice in the 17 years

cjlboy · 3rd January 2008

Originally Posted by madmacs

not as bad as my eos 630. the shutter itself is fine, but the rubber/foam lining in the mirror box melted and jammed the shutter...happened twice in the 17 years

17 years is money worth spending already.

madmacs · 3rd January 2008

Originally Posted by cjlboy

17 years is money worth spending already.

haha..ya. anyway wont happen anymore cos the foam was removed during the last service

XenoPhoto · 4th January 2008

Originally Posted by justanut

Of course only happen to Canon la... cos all the serious photographers using Canon mah... everyday snap snap snap... Nikons hardly get used how to wear down the shutter la...

i like this one

LancerCK · 4th January 2008

Originally Posted by Gombat

yeah that happened to my EOS850 and stangely enough this seem to happen ONLY to Canons!!!! None of my other makes of SLR's have suffered this problem. I wonder why?

Actually, all camera's shutter will spoilt one day. During my schooling time, a friend's Nikon FM2's shutter burst after he tried a few shots of high speed shooting with his motor drive (its was rated like 3.2 frames per second if I did not remember wrongly), and his FM2 was a lightly used and new camera as he got another F2 and F3 as his regular cameras.

JW73 · 4th January 2008

Originally Posted by XenoPhoto

how to know if my 300d is dying?

i don't remember how many shuttle count it have taken over the years. I just know that it can last about 100,000 counts.

anyone knows how to detect early signs?
can it be repaired?
how much?

No signs b4 the shutter is dying. It will act normal until it happen. If u are worry and doing an important shoot better rent a spare cam or change the shutter. Mine just happen without warning.

garyyyyt · 10th January 2008

if you replace the shutter within the warranty period is it free?

megane2 · 10th January 2008

I don't see any shutter when I activate MLU.

diver-hloc · 10th January 2008

Anyone have any idea what is the exact cost to replace the shutter......

My count is still below 10K..... but it is good to know. Thxs.

3rd January 2008	#1
XenoPhoto Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jurong Posts: 261	after 100,000 shutter count how to know if my 300d is dying? i don't remember how many shuttle count it have taken over the years. I just know that it can last about 100,000 counts. anyone knows how to detect early signs? can it be repaired? how much?

3rd January 2008	#2
Russ Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 1,613	Re: after 100,000 shuttle count Shuttle (pronounced "shut tLL") = move back and forth as in badminton shuttle or shuttle bus service Shutter (pronounced "Shut TER")= the device in a camera that opens and close to expose film or sensor. AFAIK, Canon cameras have no shuttle, just a shutter, which towards the EOL tends to give intermittent problems like sticking or inconsistent exposure or incomplete exposure (due to blades getting stuck). That is what happened to 2 of my EOS film cameras. My DSLRs so far no failures.

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Gombat Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 151	Re: after 100,000 shuttle count yeah that happened to my EOS850 and stangely enough this seem to happen ONLY to Canons!!!! None of my other makes of SLR's have suffered this problem. I wonder why?

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unseenshadows Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Marine Parade, Singapore Posts: 718	Re: after 100,000 shuttle count It's only a matter of time before the shutter gives way. This is the effect of 'wear-and-tear'. You can't escape physics. __________________ I shoot film.

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madmacs Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,421	Re: after 100,000 shuttle count not as bad as my eos 630. the shutter itself is fine, but the rubber/foam lining in the mirror box melted and jammed the shutter...happened twice in the 17 years __________________ My Photos On Multiply

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