A service engineer dispels the myth about dual SD/CFexpress card slots: does shooting in Backup or RAW+JPG mode across two cards double the ShutterCount tag in EXIF?
Read article →A service engineer demonstrates 5 express shutter tests you can run right on the spot when meeting a seller — no laptop needed: shooting at 1/8000s, visual curtain inspection, burst sound test, and sending a RAW to your phone.
Read article →A service technician covers the quirks of actuation recording in Fujifilm X-T, X-PRO, and X-H mirrorless cameras: the ImageCount tag rounding to hundreds in early firmware, and the details of reading it via EXIF.
Read article →A camera repair technician reflects on the twilight of mechanical shutters, the rise of global shutter sensors like the Sony A9 III, and what this means for photographers and repair shops.
Read article →A camera service technician with 14 years of experience reflects on Nikon's golden era of mechanical reliability: why the D700 and D3s became legendary workhorses.
Read article →A technical explainer from a camera service specialist: where the shutter actuation tags live inside Nikon's MakerNote structure, and how silent electronic shots differ from physical ones.
Read article →The impact of freezing temperatures, tropical humidity, and desert heat on camera shutter mechanics. How to avoid shutter jams in cold weather and prevent condensation damage.
Read article →A repair engineer explains what cold weather really does to a camera's shutter mechanism — and why a winter-used camera might show more wear than the actuation count suggests.
Read article →A camera repair technician explains the physics of burst photography: why High-Speed Continuous mode (CH) wears shutter kinematics 2.5x faster than Single Frame (S) or Low-Speed Continuous (CL).
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