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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 308676" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>In regard to 1/8000 second, the high end models (like D800 and D4) have a better professional focal plane shutter, faster, with longer life projection, and capable of 1/8000 second shutter speed, and also flash sync at 1/250 second. Spec is 1/250 second sync, but actually, they can do 1/320 second. Faster shutter. These are the ones you take to Antarctica. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Most of the others only do 1/4000 second and 1/200 second sync, and life expectancy is shorter (typical number of activations to failure).</p><p></p><p>There are actually three focal plane shutter grades, the D300 class was in between, semi-pro - which had 1/8000 and 1/250 sync, and higher life, but not full professional level life.</p><p></p><p>We still hear a lot about the electronic shutters, because they had no moving slit, and could sync flash at any shutter speed (firmware limited them to 1/500 second, but any speed worked). But there were other short comings. And of course, a really fast shutter speed clipped off the flash burst, unless it was also really short (low power).</p><p></p><p>I am making up numbers from common hear-say, so do not quote me, but expected lifetimes like maybe ...</p><p></p><p>75,000-100,000 activations (low end), </p><p></p><p>150,000 activations (say D300, D600, D7000), </p><p></p><p>and 300,000 activations (top end pro models).</p><p></p><p>The D1 actually had a 1/16000 second shutter speed, but they stopped doing that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 308676, member: 12496"] In regard to 1/8000 second, the high end models (like D800 and D4) have a better professional focal plane shutter, faster, with longer life projection, and capable of 1/8000 second shutter speed, and also flash sync at 1/250 second. Spec is 1/250 second sync, but actually, they can do 1/320 second. Faster shutter. These are the ones you take to Antarctica. :) Most of the others only do 1/4000 second and 1/200 second sync, and life expectancy is shorter (typical number of activations to failure). There are actually three focal plane shutter grades, the D300 class was in between, semi-pro - which had 1/8000 and 1/250 sync, and higher life, but not full professional level life. We still hear a lot about the electronic shutters, because they had no moving slit, and could sync flash at any shutter speed (firmware limited them to 1/500 second, but any speed worked). But there were other short comings. And of course, a really fast shutter speed clipped off the flash burst, unless it was also really short (low power). I am making up numbers from common hear-say, so do not quote me, but expected lifetimes like maybe ... 75,000-100,000 activations (low end), 150,000 activations (say D300, D600, D7000), and 300,000 activations (top end pro models). The D1 actually had a 1/16000 second shutter speed, but they stopped doing that. [/QUOTE]
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