Interval movie frames count as shutter actuations (K-1)

This is probably something that is a bit of common sense but I didn't realise it a couple of hours ago when I started a time-lapse of a wilting plant (gaining strength after watering). My poor K-1 has gone from 990 clicks to 4000 and something. Sheesh!

Not going to be doing that again in a hurry. Maybe my K-3 should be assigned to time-lapse movies.

What were you expecting?

I reckon you get best value if you use an item that's intended to be used. No point buying a camera and having it sat on the shelf. Soon enough it will be worth half the cost of when new, with little difference in value regardless of shutter count.
Divide the depreciation by the shutter count and see who got best value, the hardly used camera or the heavily used camera. Hardly using a camera equals very expensive photographs.

More importantly, I hope your time-lapse looks good.

If you reckon your camera is good for 100,000 clicks, then you have used about 3% of it's life (and cost) for your time-lapse sequence. A new K3 is about £700, so that's £21.00.

But cheer up. It would have cost a lot more if you were using film.

I had heard that time-lapses reversed shutter count so I just had to test that theory.


It wasn't all that good unfortunately. Should have been further away from the plant!

K1 is good for 300 k clicks and even that does not mean the shutter dies right then and there. It may or may not. Replacing one is still much cheaper then replacing the camera so it's not all doom and gloom Could not agree more with Nigel - enjoy it. This is why you bought it in the first place.

Indeed. But this K1 is actually a K3.

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The OP was talking about his K1

.... and just using his K-3 for time lapse!

Not until the next time haha. It actually makes much more sense to use the camera with the longer shutter life span. Difference between replacing the shutters in each would most likely be negligible financially.

You are right. I am getting old.

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It was probably an overreaction but I was shocked when I first saw it.

At least I've learnt a mini-lesson about being stingy with the shutter

Given time lapses will usually be compiled as 1080p video (approx 2MP) I stopped using a DSLR for them. Instead I use a GoPro for most timelapse work nowadays.

No the range of lenses and a smaller sensor etc obviously, but the thousands of clicks on my physical shutter just didn't sit right with me either.