RDKirk wrote:
We have not actually been given a MTBF for shutters. We've been told the shutter design has been tested to certain cycle numbers, but that is not the same thing as a MTBF. We haven't been given any figure that can serve as a useful predictor of shutter life...and I'm sure Canon's lawyers have made sure of that.
My decision to purchase a car would not be predicated on the age of the car at all, and only slightly on the mileage, but on the actual condition and what I can judge about its maintenance record. A 2-year-old car with only 1,000 miles on it is very likely to be a worse purchase than a 20-year-old car with ten times as many miles...but an excellent maintenance record....Show more →
I respect your opinion, but I don't subscribe to it.
If just somebody from a Canon service would read this thread and spill the beans on this issue thats been asked probably hundreds of times. I dont think Canon has any special equipment to read a camera and probably uses a terminal emulation such as Procomm Plus or Hyperterminal. At least thats whats used in reading and programing most of todays electronics.
Seriously, how many 5D owners ACTUALLY have been machinegunning it@ 3FPS to REALLY worry about the actuation count (like you will REALLY miss that many shots )?
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