By: David M

David M — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:48:57 +0000

Fhotoace is right as always. Your cameras shutter will far out last its technology. I have two Nikkormats from the late sixties that have been used and abused for years and still work perfectly fine with the original shutter.
To what the other person said so eloquently it does not matter whether they are 35mm film or digital. All SLR’s have a shutter and they work the same way. New ones are electronically controlled but they open and close just like the old ones.
Don’t worry about your camera will be fine for many many years.

By: fhotoace

fhotoace — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:44:04 +0000

No, the manufacturers actually test them to 100,000 or 200,000 but they last much beyond that.
I sold an old D100 that have over 180,000 cycles on its shutter about three years ago and the current owner is still using it with no problems … even is using the same Li-ion batteries.
The technology will fall behind before you will ever need to replace the shutter. I have an old F4 that has been through one shutter in the 20 years I have had it. It has had tens of thousands or rolls of film through it and it is still accurate. As a rule, pros replace their cameras about every 18-24 months and advanced amateurs about every three to five years … only because they want a more current sensor and processing electronics. The cameras themselves will still be working when the are technologically antiques.

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