Any Shutter problems with K3ii beyond its estimated lifespan

gwd4YQL · 07-31-2018, 11:27 AM

Has anyone experienced any shutter problems once their camera has gone beyond the suggested lifespan of 200,000 ?

teogin · 07-31-2018, 12:27 PM

Not really! I haven't heard sth like that!
Have you?

**ffking** · 07-31-2018, 12:46 PM

It's only 3 years old!

aaacb · 07-31-2018, 12:52 PM

I've had mine for almost 2.5 years, and it has about 25k shutter actuations. At this rate, I'll be able to report back in... 18 years or so?

More seriously, I see me dropping it as a much higher risk to its lifespan than mechanical failure.

Adam · 07-31-2018, 12:53 PM

Originally posted by gwd4YQL

Has anyone experienced any shutter problems once their camera has gone beyond the suggested lifespan of 200,000 ?

The shutter rating is more of an expectation rather than a guarantee. While the K-3 hasn't had any major quality control related issues with the shutter, it's possible that your shutter will fail before or after 200k.

That said, per image exif we seem to have a plenty of users with 6-digit shutter counts on their cameras, so they must be chugging along fine for the most part!

leekil · 07-31-2018, 07:38 PM

Originally posted by Adam

That said, per image exif we seem to have a plenty of users with 6-digit shutter counts on their cameras, so they must be chugging along fine for the most part!

Does the site track this info and/or make it visible to users?

Adam · 08-01-2018, 10:47 AM

Originally posted by leekil

Does the site track this info and/or make it visible to users?

Not at the moment, but it's something I'm considering (in aggregate form of course). The data gets stripped after an uploaded image is processed.

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**WillWeaverRVA** · 08-01-2018, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by ffking

It's only 3 years old!

Depending on what the camera's being used for (especially sports), 200,000 actuations in 3 years is doable. My K-5 IIs is over the 100,000 rated for it and most of those happened in about 2 years shooting sports.

**ffking** · 08-01-2018, 12:40 PM

Originally posted by WillWeaverRVA

Depending on what the camera's being used for (especially sports), 200,000 actuations in 3 years is doable. My K-5 IIs is over the 100,000 rated for it and most of those happened in about 2 years shooting sports.

Doable, yes, but are you gong to get a sufficient number of cameras that have exceeded 200,000 actuations to form any sort of statistically significant sample? The type of hammering they would receive to reach that figure in that tie would not be representative of anything but itself, I would have thought.

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gwd4YQL New Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 19	Any Shutter problems with K3ii beyond its estimated lifespan Has anyone experienced any shutter problems once their camera has gone beyond the suggested lifespan of 200,000 ?

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Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,594	Originally posted by gwd4YQL Has anyone experienced any shutter problems once their camera has gone beyond the suggested lifespan of 200,000 ? The shutter rating is more of an expectation rather than a guarantee. While the K-3 hasn't had any major quality control related issues with the shutter, it's possible that your shutter will fail before or after 200k. That said, per image exif we seem to have a plenty of users with 6-digit shutter counts on their cameras, so they must be chugging along fine for the most part! Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating or purchasing one of our Pentax eBooks. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

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teogin Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Photos: Gallery Posts: 74	Not really! I haven't heard sth like that! Have you?

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ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	It's only 3 years old!

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aaacb Pentaxian Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,723	I've had mine for almost 2.5 years, and it has about 25k shutter actuations. At this rate, I'll be able to report back in... 18 years or so? More seriously, I see me dropping it as a much higher risk to its lifespan than mechanical failure.

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leekil Pentaxian Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 2,003	Originally posted by Adam That said, per image exif we seem to have a plenty of users with 6-digit shutter counts on their cameras, so they must be chugging along fine for the most part! Does the site track this info and/or make it visible to users?

08-01-2018, 10:47 AM	#7
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,594	Originally posted by leekil Does the site track this info and/or make it visible to users? Not at the moment, but it's something I'm considering (in aggregate form of course). The data gets stripped after an uploaded image is processed. Adam PentaxForums.com Webmaster (Site Usage Guide \| Site Help \| My Photography) PentaxForums.com server and development costs are user-supported. You can help cover these costs by donating or purchasing one of our Pentax eBooks. Or, buy your photo gear from our affiliates, Adorama, B&H Photo, KEH, or Topaz Labs, and get FREE Marketplace access - click here to see how! Trusted Pentax retailers:

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WillWeaverRVA Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Richmond, VA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,071	Originally posted by ffking It's only 3 years old! Depending on what the camera's being used for (especially sports), 200,000 actuations in 3 years is doable. My K-5 IIs is over the 100,000 rated for it and most of those happened in about 2 years shooting sports.

08-01-2018, 12:40 PM	#9
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	Originally posted by WillWeaverRVA Depending on what the camera's being used for (especially sports), 200,000 actuations in 3 years is doable. My K-5 IIs is over the 100,000 rated for it and most of those happened in about 2 years shooting sports. Doable, yes, but are you gong to get a sufficient number of cameras that have exceeded 200,000 actuations to form any sort of statistically significant sample? The type of hammering they would receive to reach that figure in that tie would not be representative of anything but itself, I would have thought.

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