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What does timelapse do to shutters
BaldricksTrousers:
Just wondering if timelapse photographers have wrecked their shutters with so many exposures. And how many exposures before the shutter dies on various cameras - or are they far more resilient than expected?
increasingdifficulty:
--- Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on September 08, 2017, 11:39 ---Just wondering if timelapse photographers have wrecked their shutters with so many exposures.
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I'm sure some have, but I haven't. Yet. :D
--- Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on September 08, 2017, 11:39 ---are they far more resilient than expected?
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Yes. I believe so.
Zero Talent:
--- Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on September 08, 2017, 11:39 ---Just wondering if timelapse photographers have wrecked their shutters with so many exposures. And how many exposures before the shutter dies on various cameras - or are they far more resilient than expected?
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I replaced one of my camera's shutter mechanism. I believe that camera reached about 100k actuations, when it failed.
BaldricksTrousers:
--- Quote from: Zero Talent on September 08, 2017, 11:53 ---
--- Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on September 08, 2017, 11:39 ---Just wondering if timelapse photographers have wrecked their shutters with so many exposures. And how many exposures before the shutter dies on various cameras - or are they far more resilient than expected?
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I replaced one of my camera's shutter mechanism. I believe that camera reached about 100k actuations, when it failed.
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You could burn through 100,000 shots and not have very many videos to show for it. It could be a significant additional expense, though I don't know what a new shutter costs.
Zero Talent:
--- Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on September 08, 2017, 13:20 ---
--- Quote from: Zero Talent on September 08, 2017, 11:53 ---
--- Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on September 08, 2017, 11:39 ---Just wondering if timelapse photographers have wrecked their shutters with so many exposures. And how many exposures before the shutter dies on various cameras - or are they far more resilient than expected?
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I replaced one of my camera's shutter mechanism. I believe that camera reached about 100k actuations, when it failed.
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You could burn through 100,000 shots and not have very many videos to show for it. It could be a significant additional expense, though I don't know what a new shutter costs.
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Yes, it can be a significant cost, indeed, especially if you use a high-end DSLR and an authorized dealer to do the work
In my case, I only paid about $120 bucks (if I remember correctly) to a private citizen from California who did a great job (new shutter + professional sensor cleaning included in the price)
There is also an option to use the silent shutter feature available through Magic Lantern, but I only used it for focus stacking, not for timelapses, since it has some limitations for the exposure duration (I believe it can work with ND filters for scenes with little light variation)
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