Venus, Moonrise, Sunrise, 4 seasons in one day and a rainbow

Started by Kadzam, August 16, 2012, 12:10:04 PM

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Kadzam

Hi all,

I just finished editing my first time-lapse video requiring 4500 shots taken over >14h. I hope that you like it:



Basically, I used up 10% of my shutter life for this --> Ouch!

So although I really liked the experience ( except for getting up early), I'll probably go easy on time-lapse to get a bit of life out of my camera. Do time-lapse photographers really go through that many cameras (ie 1 camera body / 10-20 long time-lapses) or is it trivial to have the shutter unit replaced?

scrax

I'm using ML2.3 for photography with:
EOS 600DML | EOS 400Dplus | EOS 5D MLbeta5- EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro  - EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM - EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM - 580EXII - OsX, PS, LR, RawTherapee, LightZone -no video experience-

Michael Zöller

Wow, what a beautiful, lively sky! Really love it, and the rainbow is just overkill! :)
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EOS 5D Mark II | EOS 600D | EF 24-70mm f/2.8 | Tascam DR-40

hd1roam

Great job on the video!
I've been wondering about shutter life too. 100,000 clicks in a T2i per Canon.
Anyone have any real life experience here? How long does a shutter really last?
ML ver. 2.3: mostly still photos, HDR, pano, and some video. Targets of choice; Art, landscape, wildlife, collector vehicles, events. Equipment; EOS 550D/T2i | EF 100-400mm L USM - EF-S 18-55mm f4-5.6 IS - EF-S 55-250mm IS - Win7Ult., Lightroom, Photomatix, Topaz Labs, Hugin, GIMP, Smugmug

dariwz

ML 2.3: 600D/T3i; EF-S18-55mm II, EF 50mm f/1.8 II

Kadzam

Quote from: scrax on August 16, 2012, 02:45:10 PM
For shutter concern try low FPS in movie mode

I think this is what I will do now if a scene doesn't require bulb ramping.

Kadzam

Quote from: Michael Zöller on August 16, 2012, 02:58:17 PM
Wow, what a beautiful, lively sky! Really love it, and the rainbow is just overkill! :)

Ha- yes that was lucky but then again we get a lot of rain and rainbows this time of year...

Francis

From what I've read, $150-200 in the US for shutter/mirror-box replacement, depending on model. These might be CPS prices (only if you are a registered pro).

Kadzam

Thanks, it appears to be tiny bit more expensive here in New Zealand but it's not too unreasonable, I guess. Does the mirror flick back-and-forth if I use bulb-ramping, which seems to make use of live-view?