Hi I heard of every camera having a shutter count. Wat does this shutter count means and how do I calculate it? If the shutter count is used up, does that means my camera cannot be used anymore and is spoilt? Any1 can advise on this? Ty
moriahphotos said:shutter count is the number of times u taken pictures with yr camera, i.e. d no of times the shutter of d camera opens and closes. Normally u'll calculate it from the file name of yr pic (i dunno how exactly as well cuz i dun reli bother :sweatsm: ) And no, yr camera dun spoil, but u'll have to chg yr shutter once every 50,000 or 100,000 shutter count (depending on model)
jonnie84 said:anyone any idea the cost of changing the shutter?
think for some brands, got software that can tell u the shutter count of your camera. can do a search in the forums. i remember seeing such threads. if not then bring to the service centre, they can check for u too.
The only DSLR I know can show shutter count is the Kodak FF DSLR. Apart from that, no other DSLRs will display their shutter count in the menu option.jonnie84 said:anyone any idea the cost of changing the shutter?
think for some brands, got software that can tell u the shutter count of your camera. can do a search in the forums. i remember seeing such threads. if not then bring to the service centre, they can check for u too.
espn said:The only DSLR I know can show shutter count is the Kodak FF DSLR. Apart from that, no other DSLRs will display their shutter count in the menu option.
moriahphotos said:shutter count is the number of times u taken pictures with yr camera, i.e. d no of times the shutter of d camera opens and closes. Normally u'll calculate it from the file name of yr pic (i dunno how exactly as well cuz i dun reli bother :sweatsm: ) And no, yr camera dun spoil, but u'll have to chg yr shutter once every 50,000 or 100,000 shutter count (depending on model)
blive said:Wow, That means that in my 6 years using my Nikon F65, I never even reach 50,000 shots! Now with my D50, I am not even hitting 5,000 shot yet after 6 months....:think:
Snoweagle said:Cos for digital, one will keep shooting but in film, one will usually be more careful when he/she depresses that shutter.
jonnie84 said:yup agreed 101%. film costs too high to go trigger happy. but tat keeps u improving too, cos u wanna get the best out of each shot. now i use DSLR, sometimes i just shoot n shoot, but i'm not really improving much... the attitude of getting the best out of each shot really pushes u to your limits, and breaking them faster.
now i use D70, can easily clock up a few hundred shots for simple events, but it turns out that so many is cannot make it one. :sweat:
i should really reflect upon myself. :think:
jonnie84 said:yup agreed 101%. film costs too high to go trigger happy. but tat keeps u improving too, cos u wanna get the best out of each shot. now i use DSLR, sometimes i just shoot n shoot, but i'm not really improving much... the attitude of getting the best out of each shot really pushes u to your limits, and breaking them faster.
now i use D70, can easily clock up a few hundred shots for simple events, but it turns out that so many is cannot make it one. :sweat:
i should really reflect upon myself. :think:
moriahphotos said:couldn't agree more... DSLR has bred a new generation of trigger-happy photog (me inclusive:sweatsm: ) Out of the hundreds that i take, less than 30 can actually make it to the print:sweat:
Its how you use the camera that counts, not the format. It's that spirit of wanting to keep improving your skill, not whether you take more or few shots.Snoweagle said:That's y film ones help you to improve and slides will help u improve better. I did think of getting a DSLR when i start to work but also confused of really getting it or not, or maybe spend on getting a newer flash and lens.
blive said:Its how you use the camera that counts, not the format. It's that spirit of wanting to keep improving your skill, not whether you take more or few shots.
aaron80 said:I went to attend this one day workshop on photography a few weeks ago. The instructor actually advised us to be more trigger-happy coz when you take several shots, maybe one will turn up good only. For myself, I try my best to really compose the scene before capturing thats why I am abit slow when taking photos(my gf and friend always complain I take very long to take 1 photo).. haha think mayb I am more suitable for the film generation..