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| Thread ID: 106091 | 2009-12-26 04:42:00 | Digital Camera Lifespan ? | learning (5137) | PC World Chat |
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| 843130 | 2009-12-26 04:42:00 | i m planning on buying a Digital SLR Camera More specifically Cannon EOS 500D DSLR I would like to know what is the typical lifespan for a digital/DSLR camera ? Since i will be spending a good chunk of money i would like to know how long will it last Also will appreciate any other comments on this specific camera. I am just a enthusiast and want to experiment with DSLR and nothing ultra serious photography Thanks |
learning (5137) | ||
| 843131 | 2009-12-26 05:19:00 | Life span is difficult to say, they are generally fairly robust. If you don't do a heavy drop 10 years should be possible, ive had a Fuji SLR for maybe 5 years, although I find myself using my smaller digital camera a lot more. You need to state your price range, what you plan to use it for and any specific features? |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 843132 | 2009-12-26 06:11:00 | Have a look at www.dpreview.com :) | Zippity (58) | ||
| 843133 | 2009-12-26 07:27:00 | Have just bought the 1000D myself. Not because I'm a decent photographer, but for the quality of the photos out of it (even in auto mode). Hope to learn later how to use it properly, but at the moment with a 7mth old , point and shoot works well. And these things are fast, almost 4 fps in continuous mode. |
psycik (12851) | ||
| 843134 | 2009-12-26 09:09:00 | Also make sure you get a camera bag with decent padding. My camera came with a pack style bag which had plenty of room in it, but very little padding. The firm did a swap for a Lowepro Rezo 170 bag which has a type of foam padding on sides & top & bottom. A good insurance. ! | BobM (1138) | ||
| 843135 | 2009-12-26 09:12:00 | Also make sure you get a camera bag with decent padding. My camera came with a pack style bag which had plenty of room in it, but very little padding. The firm did a swap for a Lowepro Rezo 170 bag which has a type of foam padding on sides & top & bottom. A good insurance. ! Canons at the moment come with an EOS bag by redemption. milliondollarpicture.canon.co.nz |
psycik (12851) | ||
| 843136 | 2009-12-27 11:22:00 | My sister has a 20D - it has crapped out (it gets VERY heavy use) and is unrepairable. Lifespan approximately 80K photos. I believe they have improved them in more recent models... | johcar (6283) | ||
| 843137 | 2009-12-30 23:32:00 | I got a Nikon D70 in 2004 and still goes but from week 1 it needed repairs, b/c I got in Japan, I had to send it back to Japan well I sent back 3x in total over the 2yr because it had a recall advisory all units out of warranty was serviceable. I don't think it is heavy use, it is just good luck or bad luck and digital camera are more complex. If you shoot a lot like sports photographers or journalist, more shots made - the shutter unit may need replacing and for a min repair that may cost $300US equiv. NZ are not as good as them b/c NZ tend to charge a assessment fee unlike the USA which is free. Digital stuff no matter how expensive, only 1yr. Althou you may use the CGA. I have bought a used cam this year, that has 100k shots fired, it was formerly owned by a sports photographer who did horse racing. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 843138 | 2010-01-01 21:19:00 | Suggest you have a look at the following: www.steves-digicams.com This is a great source of info on digital cameras. |
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