What's the life expectancy of a camera or lens that are used almost daily for several hours?
>>4390464years and years. you spend more in storage costs than in the camera lens itself if that is the case.
>>4390464>>4390481I mean what can deterioriate? It's quarz. The only thing would be the polymer, but I bet the companies did choose the right long lasting polymer that would get rigid after 10 years.Canon bodies are polymer. Has anyone ever complained about them after 10 years usage?
>>4390484Most digital cameras have a rated shutter count that is usually in the 200k-300k range before the shutter needs to be replaced/breaks. Some cameras will make it to 1MM shutter count before the shutter needs to be replaced.
>>4390464Using any camera daily for several hours would make me either hate my job or camera or both.
>>4390464over 9000 but less than 6,000,000
>>4390627based>>4390464if it's mirrorless should probably last for ever, granted there are no electrolytic capacitors that dry over time, or it has badly designed routes on the board that will result in cold solder joints. Something that might break is sd card connector, usb connector, some buttons.
>>4390464Warranty time period + 1 day
>>4390464Ribbon cables in zooms wear out over time, I know this for a fact
>>4390464Used for several hours doing what?>Constantly holding down the shutter at max FPS, and only fully mech?Can be killed very prematurely, sometimes as fast as 1/4 the rated shutter life>Regular shooting, occasionally using high burst fps in fully mech mode?Rated shutter life +10-100% is likely. >Regular shooting using EFCS and Electronic shutter when suitable?2-10x rated shutter life>Video, esp. high FPS videoHeating a sensor up constatly and leaving it hot will kill the sensor well before the shutter dies. The excess heat can also fuck other parts of the camera up; DSLRs were not designed to do long-format videoLenses on the other hand you'll be more likely to drop it well before it dies of its own accord. Primes are bulletproof and should last decades+ until it maybe needs a service (and that would likely just be to remove dust or w/e). Zooms can suck up cum and dust easily, and the constant movement can encourage failure somewhere like a zoom ring or ribbon cable seppukuing.
>>4390464I have seen people selling used sony a7s, nikon d850s, and canon 5divs that were one with their accumulated grime and had shutter counts over 400kIf you only use electronic shutter, never cull on camera, only use the USB port (sturdier than card slots) to copy photos, and always take the battery out to charge before it dips below 20%, your camera will last as long as possible. Most likely 40-50 years on the camera body, 5-10 years per memory card. Some fancier lenses with lots of IS and multiple AF motors may only last 20 or so years but simpler lenses can easily last 50+. With rugged, simple kit that can always be in eshutter like an a9ii/i and one of the smaller primes, an om1 and a prime, or a z8 and a 1.8 prime (sturdiest simplest build) you could use your gear past the point of gradual LCD death. Stuck pixels on 24mp+ are easy to interpolate out so that’s not even a huge issue. I’d just avoid makes known for sudden unprompted death like panasonic and leica.
>>4390740>always take the battery out to charge before it dips below 20%QRD?
>>4390744https://saft.com/energizing-iot/lithium-ion-batteries-use-5-more-tips-longer-lifespan1: If you go turbo autist over charging you can get ages out of one first party battery2: 3rd party battery packs dont last because they save money by using less balanced cells. Most camera battery packs are two 18500s and a management circuit yes, this means cameras could have standardized on fucking lithium and NiMH AAs but didnt because having full control over which cells get used lets them promise a certain battery life spec. Better marketing more profits, very appley decision.
