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Life Span of a camera: DLSR?
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Hey,
I've been shooting with a Canon Rebel Xti for the past 3 1/2, almost 4 years now. Last time I checked its' shutter count was somewhere between 150,000 and 175,000. Been a good camera, I've treated it well and all that, but lately I've been having some issues. Firstly, from time to time auto-focus craps out on me and goes away for days on end only to show up again and work flawlessly until it stops working again. This kinda sucked, but it was something i could easily live without, no issues for me being forced to shoot manual focus sometimes. Now, the past couple weeks, another issue has come up, this one is a little harder to ignore. This first happened a couple weeks ago, but after firing the shutter an error screen comes up: "ERROR 99. PLEASE TURN CAMERA OFF AND ON AGAIN." This happened a few fleeting times and i kind of ignored it, hoping it would deal with itself. Wrong. Today shooting literally EVERY OTHER shot i went to take i got this unpleasant message. So I ask you, has the three and a half years of using my camera heavily taken its toll? Is this he way it works, do I need to start looking for an upgrade? Or is something just wrong with mine that could (hopefully) be repaired?
Anyways, thanks a lot for reading this, and I appreciate any answer you guys may have.
cheers!
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epic DSLR fail. Continue on.
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You can do two things, either replace the shutter, or just upgrade your camera. I'd suggest the latter, there is better technology out now, and if you are snapping quite a few photos I'm sure investing in a nicer body wouldn't be the end of the world.
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How did I know 1337 would be the first to reply
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Yeah yeah, I know. I wanted to invest in some new glass, but a 7D has been calling to me for a while now..
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cause the internet is the only thing he does..
And dude if you are at 175,000 youve well spent that camera. An entry level model like an XTi probably has a rating of 50k-100k tops.. Id start looking for a new body.
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because this is all he knows haha
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exactly. xti is only really rated to 50k so if youve gotten that many out of it, be really stoked. and for the 250 or so it would cost to replace the shutter, you are probably better off upgrading to a newer body
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Yup, 7d would be my suggestion. Great body, 8fps for sports, great button layout and manual controls, and hd video thrown in as well.
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hahaha lay off me guys! I'm just being helpful here, and I provided him with an opinion in a timely manner. No harm no foul
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All I saw was this...
sorry sorry, continue.
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Yeah looks like the 7D is on my list now. Or maybe the 60D? I guess I'll have to wait till the end of the month to see. Thanks for your help guys, now I'm excited to splurge on a nice camera.
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