Getting Antsy....

[Bitter Jeweler]

I am having an urge to go drop a wad on the 5DmkIII, today.
I am trying to fight it.
I am afraid I will lose.

If I do it, I will be selling my 5DmkII...

My question is simple. How do I find out how many shutter actuations it has?

 

[fjrabon]

so you're going to buy a 5DmkII and sell your 5DmkII? You are getting antsy for new gear.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Hahaha! Yeah, I edited in the third 'I'.

Yeah, and maybe the MP-E 65mm too.

 

[KenC]

So you're actually going to do it without first posting a thread asking all of us whether it's time for you to upgrade? How inconsiderate!

 

[sm4him]

Hahaha! Yeah, I edited in the third 'I'.

Yeah, and maybe the MP-E 65mm too.

<wipes drool off keyboard>
Just google "shutter actuations"--there's simple little software downloads. I use one for my D5100 that you just take a picture, then use the software to tell you the number of shutter actuations based on that. Don't remember if the one I downloaded works for Canon; I'd look at it when I get home, but I suspect you'll have your answer by then.

 

[cgipson1]

Nah... get a D800! You will love it!

 

[Espike]

http://blog.planet5d.com/548

This one says it works for any EOS with a Digic III/IV. I've heard people say it works well with the 5D2.

 

[fjrabon]

I'm really confused as to why this thread doesn't have a link to 30 different bodies and 140 different lenses, asking us to list all the pros and cons for every single one. Then we can have a new thread the next day where the list is drastically cut down to 27 different bodies and 135 different lenses!

Then when you finally do make a choice you can use your equipment with almost no regard for things like ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture and ask us all why your photos aren't sharp, and then claim that the EXIF data must be wrong, because you know you shot that at ISO600, not ISO 6000

 

[Overread19 7]

You send it back to Canon

Or you trust random 3rd party software that might work

Or you just give the rough number based on your photos numbering system (but that only works if you havn't re-set it ever and it does not count liveview uses either).


Also Bitter + MPE65mm = Random crazy possibilities with macro subjects!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

So you're actually going to do it without first posting a thread asking all of us whether it's time for you to upgrade? How inconsiderate!

I am nothing, if not inconsiderate! Oh, wait!

Hahaha! Yeah, I edited in the third 'I'.

Yeah, and maybe the MP-E 65mm too.

<wipes drool off keyboard>
Just google "shutter actuations"

I was hoping someone would have suggested Google!
Karma is a b!tch, ain't it?

Nah... get a D800! You will love it!

Man, I have thought about jumping ships a couple times, but man...too much to try to sell. Re-acquiring gear would be fun, but selling it would be a pain. I don't even want to hassle with selling the mkII, but I would want more than what the store would offer in trade.

http://blog.planet5d.com/548

This one says it works for any EOS with a Digic III/IV. I've heard people say it works well with the 5D2.

THANK YOU!

I'm really confused as to why this thread doesn't have a link to 30 different bodies and 140 different lenses, asking us to list all the pros and cons for every single one. Then we can have a new thread the next day where the list is drastically cut down to 27 different bodies and 135 different lenses!

Then when you finally do make a choice you can use your equipment with almost no regard for things like ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture and ask us all why your photos aren't sharp, and then claim that the EXIF data must be wrong, because you know you shot that at ISO600, not ISO 6000

*pfft* I know what I want, and why I want it.
Besides, it's easier to pass off poor image quality as being Flickrs fault!

You send it back to Canon

Or you trust random 3rd party software that might work

Or you just give the rough number based on your photos numbering system (but that only works if you havn't re-set it ever and it does not count liveview uses either).

I shoot live view a lot (for product photography), but no I never reset the numbering system, so thats a good estimate right there.

Also Bitter + MPE65mm = Random crazy possibilities with macro subjects!

I dunno. I have always been interested in really getting into macro, but have been hesitant. I am on the fence a little about the MP-E65mm since it is dedicated macro. The plus side is that it will challenge me to look at the world differently, and my already small slices of the world in abstract will get even smaller. So, it will be challenging just shooting macro, and challenging producing interesting images with it. I can tell from those of you who do it, it's a whole other world, and a different set of complications. It might be a good thing for my limited free time, to not have to "go somewhere" to have a photo safari. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

 

[Dao]

This one works with my 7D

Canon Shutter Count - EOSCount


Single-DIGIC III and all DIGIC IV EOS cameras are supported. For example, shutter count can be read from the

• Rebel XS / 1000D / Kiss F
• Rebel XSi / 450D / Kiss X2
• Rebel T1i / 500D / Kiss X3
• Rebel T2i / 550D / Kiss X4
• Rebel T3 / 1100D / Kiss X50
• Rebel T3i / 600D / Kiss X5
• 40D
• 50D
• 60D
• 7D
• 5D Mark II
• 1D Mark IV

 

[Overread19 7]

Bitter - the MPE65mm is honestly a lens I don't advise to new macro shooters (I thought you had a macro lens?). If its to be your first you might want to start with a regular macro lens a - a sigma 70mm (works fullframe) or maybe a canon 100mm or something else. I say that because 1:1 as a hard limit can be a pain at times - you might well want to use lesser magnifications. Normally I advise people to start with 1:1 lenses and then get addons to play around with higher magnifications before investing in the MPE.

I think you might have a head start on many though as you do already work with microscopes and many tiny subjects, so the difficulties of focusing and lighting might be easier for you to get to grips with if you went straight for the mpe

 

[sovietdoc]

I thought about going into macro with my 5D3 by getting MPE65 and looking at the world differently.

Then I decided against that idea because I want to look at the world the normal way, and not run around like Sherlock Holmes with that MPE lens and a tripod.


Sure, this thing is unique but all unique tools are amazing and completely useless at the same time.

 

[Overread19 7]

sovietdoc - get a flash and leave the tripod behind

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Bitter - the MPE65mm is honestly a lens I don't advise to new macro shooters (I thought you had a macro lens?). If its to be your first you might want to start with a regular macro lens a - a sigma 70mm (works fullframe) or maybe a canon 100mm or something else. I say that because 1:1 as a hard limit can be a pain at times - you might well want to use lesser magnifications. Normally I advise people to start with 1:1 lenses and then get addons to play around with higher magnifications before investing in the MPE.

I think you might have a head start on many though as you do already work with microscopes and many tiny subjects, so the difficulties of focusing and lighting might be easier for you to get to grips with if you went straight for the mpe

Oh, yeah, I do have the 100mm 2.8. and a 24(?)mm extension tube, and focus stacking software.
I learn quick, and I do understand DoF, and how it complicates Macro.
I feel bad saying I kinda just want a new toy, err, I mean tool for photography.
I have thought about this for a year or more, actually. Dropping a grand on a nice dedicated macro lens, or dropping a grand on a 4.5mm fisheye. THe fisheye was fun, and I have all kinds of ideas for it, but either of these lean towards the novelty end of the spectrum for me. But who knows, I could really get into either and have lotsa fun and take my photography into a whole new direction as well.

I thought about going into macro with my 5D3 by getting MPE65 and looking at the world differently.

Then I decided against that idea because I want to look at the world the normal way, and not run around like Sherlock Holmes with that MPE lens and a tripod.


Sure, this thing is unique but all unique tools are amazing and completely useless at the same time.

Interesting way to look at it and find you can''t justify it. But, why be normal? Normal is boring. Normal is "safe" :greenpbl:

sovietdoc - get a flash and leave the tripod behind

I was looking at flashes too. I'd rather not be tied to a tripod.