When purchasing a used Canon 1V what would be a reasonable expectation in terms of how many rolls have been shot with the camera? How does 700 rolls sound?
From a Canon site:
"The EOS-1V's electronically controlled rotary magnet shutter has been designed to eliminate the possibility of operational trouble. This shutter unit ensures constant operation that remains as accurate as its original performance even after long use and under severe shooting conditions. The shutter blades are made of carbon fiber and super-duralumin, for high reliability in all shooting conditions over extended use. This has been confirmed by in-house testing in which the unit recorded in excess of 150,000 shutter-cycles." http://www.canon-europe.com/for_home/product_finder/cameras/slr/EOS_1V/index.asp
21,000 frames... I do more than that every weekend on my 1D MarkII-N bodies!
The 1v has been tested to at least 150k or as the Canon Camera Museum reports, it "easily passed 150,000 operations test standards", although some photographers have reported shooting 250k cycles.
Pixel Perfect wrote:
I once saw a report of 400K for a 1V shutter.
I'd believe that. I also read a report from a pro 1v user in which he described dropping his camera into water where it remained submerged for about 15 seconds. After he dried it out it worked fine! Of course, I would never test this on mine, although it has been used in a steady rain for up to an hour with no problems.
It is a good camera, and I wouldn't worry about the shutter. There was a report several years back of someone who literally dropped theirs off of a cliff with over 100 ft. drop. It landed on rocks. They actually took pictures of the area and the camera. The camera was clearly banged up, but continued to work without a problem. I doubt any digital camera could take that fall.
