I was researching online about photography and then I was curious to know how many photos I took since I got this Olympus E520 dslr last April 2009 and I figured it out after I google and know about the shutter count and lifespan of its shutter, I got scared to discover that DSLR has a certain lifespan depends on the number of how many times you shoot or the number of the shutter count. I read a lot in some blogs, forum and websites that some camera dies after a big number of shutter count, there are rumors that Olympus DSLR dies after the 50,000 shutter count, but I saw this website that give reports to other Olympus camera users that their Oly cams are still alive and hmmm others died. I submitted my shutter count to this Olegkikin site and my total of shutter count is - 99,146, it is also the number of photos I took for more than a year already. I now start to think and become more wiser in taking photos, I need to take care of my camera and save money for another DLSR unit, I still love to have a Olympus E620 body kit, but that should wait and I now target to get one this July 2010.
99,000 photos, wow! that's a lot, I'm such a trigger happy person, maybe I'll lessen the use of the time lapse photography and also the panoramic photos. I need to shoot wisely now and take care of this camera.
If you are an Oly camera user, you can check the tips here on how to know your Oly cam's shutter count just visit this - http://www.flickr.com/groups/olympus_e500/discuss/72157600003041561/
So how many photos you took already?
(see my sample photos below)
