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Digital SLR owners take heart: I killed my D70 - Shutter life expectancy

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by olliez, Jan 4, 2005.

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  1. olliez

    olliez Member

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    I killed my D70



    Well, it's dead. I killed it. No more photos for me for a while. Nikon repair gods please be quick!

    My shutter finally died. After 3 months and 5 days and 119,457 photos. All I get now when I hit the shutter button now is a very quiet clicking noise - and the Err message. I looked inside my camera and the black shutter cloth is covering the CCD. I guess that means my shutter is dead?

    I guess I can't complain too much. (But I was starting to think I might get as many photos out of my D70 as I did from some of my P&S digitals.)

    But the good news is that those of you who take a "normal" number of photos can reasonably expect that your D70 should last for at least 100,000 photos before the shutter goes.

    Now what I am going to do with myself now that I can't spend all my time taking pictures?
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    Bill,

    http://www.*******.com/billmcintyre

    yes, 119,457 puppy photos in 107 days

    :eek:
     
    #1 olliez, Jan 4, 2005
  2. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    Dude, that's 1,116 photo's a day.

    That's a Sam Fisherian level of picture taking.
     
    #2 Fatty FatBastard, Jan 4, 2005
  3. olliez

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    He's spending most of his waking moment shooting photos

    :eek:
     
    #3 olliez, Jan 4, 2005
  4. Jeff

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    That's a crazy number of pics. It would be like a running photo diary of your every waking moment.

    Here's my feet when I woke up.
    Here's my wife pissed that I took her picture at 7am.
    Here are my slippers.
    Here's my shower.
    Hey, I'm brushing my teeth in the mirror!

    oy
     
    #4 Jeff, Jan 4, 2005
  5. VooDooPope

    VooDooPope Love > Hate

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    Bet there wasn't a good photo in the bunch. He'd have to take pictures at such a rate that he couldn't be worried about lighting, Fstops, not to mention photo composition.
     
    #5 VooDooPope, Jan 4, 2005
  6. Faos

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    If you are going to take that many pics you might as well just use a video camera.

    And you should have bought a Canon. :)
     
    #6 Faos, Jan 4, 2005
  7. Dr of Dunk

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    Um... that's like a photo a minute. What the hell? It needs to stay broken.
     
    #7 Dr of Dunk, Jan 4, 2005
  8. olliez

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    The man has 6 puppies, I don't think he's got a wife, a girlfriend or lover .....

    ;)
     
    #8 olliez, Jan 4, 2005
  9. Cesar^Geronimo

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    Do the puppies look like him?
     
    #9 Cesar^Geronimo, Jan 4, 2005
  10. meggoleggo

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    You'd be surprised... If you take enough pictures, you're bound to get lucky and get a few good shots in there. And there were a few good ones.

    Although the one where the dog is taking a crap probably shouldn't have been posted...
     
    #10 meggoleggo, Jan 4, 2005
  11. olliez

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    I almost envy that puppy.
     
    #11 olliez, Jan 4, 2005
  12. Jeff

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    Hey, women love puppies! :)
     
    #12 Jeff, Jan 4, 2005
  13. rockHEAD

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    Dogs love trucks!
     
    #13 rockHEAD, Jan 4, 2005
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