Hey there, new photographer here. So I recently learned that my Canon R6 has a lifespan of about 300,000 actuations of the shutter. I generally take about 1000 photos each shoot (obviously I cull the photos after). According to these calculations, my camera should last for about 300 sessions. This number seems a little low to me? Considering the immense cost of the camera? What is your opinion on this and have you also considered lifespan of the camera when shooting? Any suggestions? Should I be more conservative with my photos considering this? Thanks in advance!
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By the time you get that far you’ll be drooling over something new anyway
If camera shutters actually died that often you’d hear about it. I have never once in my 20 year career heard of anyone with a shutter issue. I personally keep body’s for 8-10 years and probably have 50-100k shots/year…
You’ll have more anxiety from worrying about it than from any actual problem.
If you track your shoots over time you’ll find you probably actually shoot way less than you think. I had similar worries as you when we bought our first camera and yes, there are shoots where I near 2,000 shots in a couple hours, but those are rarer than they feel. I think we just crossed 200,000 with that camera and I think it’s been maybe eight years or so now. That said, we do have two main bodies, so it helps that we’re spreading the shots.