Rabidjackolantern t1_j4ov98q wrote on January 17, 2023 at 5:34 AM

Reply to comment by zenith3200 in TIL Generally, hobbyists or casual photographers can expect their digital cameras to last five years, as determined by the shutter count or number of digital images a camera can take before the shutter stops working by Ok_Copy5217

Yeah I have taken incredible amounts or pictures traveling but this article is talking about casual photography. Full time traveling for 6 months straight seeing stuff like the Pyramids, Great Wall of China, and Wildebeest Migration lead to 30,000 pictures. Not casual stuff. I don't need 85 pictures carving the pumpkin or catching a small bass.

Rabidjackolantern t1_j4nqcmz wrote on January 17, 2023 at 12:24 AM

Reply to TIL Generally, hobbyists or casual photographers can expect their digital cameras to last five years, as determined by the shutter count or number of digital images a camera can take before the shutter stops working by Ok_Copy5217

This is a garbage article by someone who can't do math.

My D600 is on year 11 and I take a lot of pictures. To take 30,000 pictures per year for 5 years straight though is not something a regular person would do. I've only taken that many while full time traveling for 6 months a year. Even with a new baby we didn't take that many. That's 82 pictures a day. Think about that. What could you possibly photograph 82 times day after day without it being for work or some serious change of scenery??