22,000 shots and my shutter has gone

[Matt. K]

My shutter blew its top after 22,000 shots. Damn, that's not even a walk around the block for me! Very disapointed! Sent the rig off to Maxwells for a quote and will keep you all informed. Meanwhile, it's the sketchpad and 2B pencil for me. "Stand still you bastard! There's an artist at work here!"

[sirhc55]

Sorry to hear that Matt - is it still under warranty?

[pippin88]

I'll not be pleased if that happens to me.

I'll more than half way there.

[christiand]

Hi Matt,

what a bummer !!!
This creative break that has been forced upon you now may
be a good thing to happen.
Let us know what Maxwell's quote is going to be.

Cheers
CD

[stubbsy]

Not good Matt

haven't checked mine (mainly cos I don't know how!)

Makes me glad I have extended warranty.

[leek]

Aw Matt... that's not good... I'm way off that total, but I feel for you... What were the symptoms??? How did you know it was the shutter???

[Matt. K]

Send me an email and I'll send the little program that will give you your number of shutter actuations.

[Glen]

Matt, very sorry to hear that. Yours is one camera which shouldn't be stopped. Hopefully Birddy will keep it on the fast track for you. Seems a bit early for this to happen, I thought 100,00 was the shutter life.



Stubbsy, give http://www.opanda.com a try, the product is called iexif, free, reads exif data and also gives shutter actuations. Could also try sawing it in half and counting the rings

[Matt. K]

Glen
I might be sawing mine in half soon!

[Nnnnsic]

Damn... you sure use your camera a lot, Matt.

[Onyx]

^^^ I concur with the robot.

Did the shutter just freeze and not release, or was there squeeks or other physical symptoms like that little mouse ran outta puff on the wheel?

[birddog114]

Matt.K,
I did say to you did I? where's the camera now? if you haven't drop it off to Maxwell yet, PM me or give me a call, something I can do.

[gstark]

Matt,
Sorry to hear about this. Now's your chance though, to buy a new Dribble.

Hope she's back soon.

[birddog114]

Matt,
Sorry to hear about this. Now's your chance though, to buy a new Dribble.

Hope she's back soon.

Need a new D70s by the end of this month.

[Greg B]

The repair cost will be interesting. If the camera body cost $1,500, at 22,000 shots, we are talking 6.8c per shutter press if the body had to be replaced.

Matt, spend the time visualising

[birddog114]

As all said long ago on this forum, the D70 can last more than what Matt.K got on his camera.
The shutter release or something wrong there ain't cheap to repair unless it's under warranty
The new D70 body only cost $1200.00 (Grey).

Matt,
You should looking for a replacement of a D2h camera instead of.

[MHD]

yes this has got me a little scared... I am up to 8K

And I can hear a little rattle in the body!

[birddog114]

yes this has got me a little scared... I am up to 8K

And I can hear a little rattle in the body!

Time to save up!

[KerryPierce]

wow, that bites! 22k shots isn't really that many at all and the shutter shouldn't be failing then. Mine has 34k on it and I have seen many posts by users claiming more than that. One user claimed to have exceeded 100,000 before it failed.

[birddog114]

Not every camera is the same, one could be last at 1 mil. and other could lat in few hundreds. It's just your luck!

[jdear]

so whats happened with your crook D70?

JD

[birddog114]

so whats happened with your crook D70?

JD

Matt.k is waiting for the new replacement of the D70s (Warranty replacement)

[MHD]

still under warranty????!!!! UNREAL!

(almost makes me wish my shutter dies soon... almost... well not quite... no not at all...)

[birddog114]

still under warranty????!!!! UNREAL!

(almost makes me wish my shutter dies soon... almost... well not quite... no not at all...)

Wait until the D90 or D200 announced by Nikon then your D70 can go. hehehehe
Once in a life time MHD!

[tasadam]

Not good Matt

haven't checked mine (mainly cos I don't know how!)

Makes me glad I have extended warranty.

How did you get extended warranty? I would love to go with that but Maxwell can't.
Did you get it from the store you got the camera from? I got mine from Birdy.

Matt this scares me, I take a lot of photos. The filenames have already looped over once, so I am over 10,000 photos. And I only got my camera at the end of December.
I sympathise and am glad your warranty looked after you!
Adam.

[birddog114]

tasadam,
Yes, extended warranty is only available at the time of purchase or 30 days from the invoice date.

You might contact http://www.cpu.com.au for more informations

Matt.K does not have the extended warranty on his D70, just a "good will" from Maxwell

[NetMagi]

this is absolutely frightening. .

I've only had my cam since mid-january and I'm at 6k shots.

Without even really thinking about it, I would expect 100k shots.

If I only get 20-25k shots, I won't be anywhere NEAR ready to buy a new cam.

I typically keep my cams for 3 years. At my current rate of shooting, I'd be at 54k pics in 3 years. I REALLY HOPE it lasts that long.

-Rich

[birddog114]

this is absolutely frightening. .

I've only had my cam since mid-january and I'm at 6k shots.

Without even really thinking about it, I would expect 100k shots.

If I only get 20-25k shots, I won't be anywhere NEAR ready to buy a new cam.

I typically keep my cams for 3 years. At my current rate of shooting, I'd be at 54k pics in 3 years. I REALLY HOPE it lasts that long.

-Rich

Netmagi,
This is not happenned in every camera, have you heard or know how many percent of shutter release failed at 22K on the D70 production?

[Matt. K]

There seems to be a very, very small numbers of D70's that have the same problem as mine, so it may be a known issue. The problem occurrs when using the SB800 in Continueous mode. The shutter starts firing at high speed, flapping up and down like crazy, then comes to rest with the mirror at odd angles. Resetting does not cure the problem.

[Glen]

Matt thanks for letting us know the exact issue Will keep away from those conditions

[birddog114]

There seems to be a very, very small numbers of D70's that have the same problem as mine, so it may be a known issue. The problem occurrs when using the SB800 in Continueous mode. The shutter starts firing at high speed, flapping up and down like crazy, then comes to rest with the mirror at odd angles. Resetting does not cure the problem.

Matt.K
I knew you're cruel with your D70 and treated it badly! you shoot it as the 50mm machine gun mounted on the APC So now you're now without it for two weeks and your eyes missed the viewfinder

[Matt. K]

Birdie
I feel strangely liberated. In the next few days I'm going to see a UFO, a bank robbery, ball lightening, Elvis Presley and maybe even a black panther. Then I'll get my camera back.

[Nnnnsic]

I assume you won't be seeing pigs flying or hell freezing over then?

[sheepie]

...In the next few days I'm going to see a UFO, a bank robbery, ball lightening, Elvis Presley and maybe even a black panther. Then I'll get my camera back.

It always happens when you haven't got your camera with you!

[rrave]

...In the next few days I'm going to see a UFO, a bank robbery, ball lightening, Elvis Presley and maybe even a black panther. Then I'll get my camera back.

It always happens when you haven't got your camera with you!

Sorry about the basic question but how do you see your total shutter count. Is there a menu item that tells you this? I can't find anything. BTW am enjoying all the posts, some funny, some good info and some very one eyed!

[rrave]

...In the next few days I'm going to see a UFO, a bank robbery, ball lightening, Elvis Presley and maybe even a black panther. Then I'll get my camera back.

It always happens when you haven't got your camera with you!

Sorry about the basic question but how do you see your total shutter count. Is there a menu item that tells you this? I can't find anything. BTW am enjoying all the posts, some funny, some good info and some very one eyed!

I googled this and found that in the EXIF data there is a hidden area with the total shutter count, this can be viewed through software that I found but Windows only. Anyone know of one that works with Mac?

[MHD]

what os?

I know there are a few open source progs that can grab it (Exif-tools for one) that could be compiled under darwin...
(OS-X)

[Matt. K]

OK. The small program cane be found at http://www.opanda.com/
and is called Opanda Iexif. It is a very useful little program. The shutter count button is on the top left toolbar.
Enjoy.

[fishingforsquid]

OK. The small program cane be found at http://www.opanda.com/
and is called Opanda Iexif. It is a very useful little program. The shutter count button is on the top left toolbar.
Enjoy.

Looks good, even copies the Mac (Aqua/Panther Style) just not a Mac app.
Anyone know of a Mac utility that does same?

[birddog114]

OK. The small program cane be found at http://www.opanda.com/
and is called Opanda Iexif. It is a very useful little program. The shutter count button is on the top left toolbar.
Enjoy.

Better don't know and don't look at your shutter counter the more you look into it the more make you worry, just forget it until it reaches its final second.