Want to see how the shutter system in a modern DSLR is replaced once it fails? The South African camera repair company Photographic Repairs shared this time-lapse of a shutter replacement surgery involving a Canon 6D.
“If you have seen “Error 20″ on your Canon DSLR before and wondered what it is we do to […]. petapixel.com
Have you ever wondered how the shutter of a DSLR works? This oddly satisfying 1. 5-minute video from Chris Marquardt examines a shutter mechanism that has been extracted from a Nikon D500. The concept is pretty simple. petapixel.com »
2017-07-31 19:52
DSLRs generally have life expectancies based on how many “actuations” (i.e. openings and closings) their shutters can handle before they die and need to be replaced. To see what happens when a DSLR “dies” in this way, ContinueCrushingTech decided to torture test a Canon 7D Mark II with non-stop shooting until the shutter fails. Warning: […] petapixel.com »
2017-07-06 18:53
Just as how cars can fail after a certain number of miles, camera shutters can go belly up after a certain number of actuations (i.e. flapping open and closed for an exposure). If you’ve ever wondered what a heavily used DSLR shutter can look like after it bites the dust, today’s your lucky day. A […] petapixel.com »
2017-03-21 19:46
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