EOS 5D Mark III High Shutter Count

[Rudedesign573]

Is 300,000 of great concern for a Canon 5D Mark iii, used of course, and the high shutter count concerns mea bit. 

[deebatman316 · Accepted solution]

The 5D Mark III has a rated shutter life span of 150,000 clicks. The camera has a lot more clicks than the rated life span of the shutter. It is possible that the shutter can go out anytime with a high shutter count. Its your choice if you purchase or not.

-Demetrius

40D, 5D IV, EF 16-35mm F/2.8L III, EF 24-70mm F/2.8L II, EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM, EF 50 F/1.8 STM

430EX III-RT & 600EX II-RT

[deebatman316 · Accepted solution]

The 5D Mark III has a rated shutter life span of 150,000 clicks. The camera has a lot more clicks than the rated life span of the shutter. It is possible that the shutter can go out anytime with a high shutter count. Its your choice if you purchase or not.

-Demetrius

40D, 5D IV, EF 16-35mm F/2.8L III, EF 24-70mm F/2.8L II, EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM, EF 50 F/1.8 STM

430EX III-RT & 600EX II-RT

[Rudedesign573 · Accepted solution]

That’s my concern. I get that it could happen at even less but at that high count it has me worried a bit. Thank you.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

This is an age-old question and topic of discussion. Is shutter count a single actuation, bulb or movie mode.  Are you really at 300K?  Indeed this body could be at somewhat higher risk of failure, but no one can predict this. Given its age, I'd skip, but no one can make this choice but you.    

[kevwphoto]

My 5D3 that I bought around 1985 just failed at a little over 1.2 million shutter clicks.  Sometime you get lucky...

[p4pictures]

You possibly had a super pre-production version of the EOS 5D Mark III if you had one in 1985, Canon only started marketing them in March 2012 🙂 

https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/dslr808.html 

However I know a photographer who had a shutter fail on their EOS 5D Mark II, when it went to Canon for service they were told it had done 500K actuations. The photographer mostly used the camera for filming and didn't think they had taken many photos. 

[AndyMc]

I think it might be safer to assume they meant that the body had 1985 actuations on it when they bought it...

[p4pictures]

Indeed that's a more reasonable way to read the original statement. I must stop posting before the coffee kicks in 🙂

[ctitanic]

Because I tend to keep my cameras for a long time I try to buy them (when used) with a shutter count of less than 50000. With 300K it may fail at any moment and at the same time I would not be surprised to see reach few 10Ks more or even 100k more without any problems. I would not buy it.