lifespan of IS motor?

[vulie504]

Lol, i really appreciate the comments and some of them were quit humorous. Especially the comment of wearing out my shoes. I guess i am worrying over stupid things and i should go ahead and just enjoy the lens. Thank you everyone for your comments.

 

[Marsu42]

Most people accept that their car may not be trouble free for less than 5 year.

That's why I don't have a car and go by bike and public transport (it's easy to do around where I live).

Why do people expect their camera and lens to do better than that???

I guess for amateurs it's wishful thinking because the price for a good dslr kit is very high in comparison what you could do with the money for other recreations like travel... so it has to last, doesn't it?

Thus one interesting question is avoided: Wouldn't it be more clever to by Rebel cameras with cheaper 3rd party lenses, and when they break simply upgrade to the better current model? Certainly not an option for professional use, but less worry about gear damage, theft or wear and for most purposes about the same result :-.o

 

[Rocky]

Why do people expect their camera and lens to do better than that???

I guess for amateurs it's wishful thinking because the price for a good dslr kit is very high in comparison what you could do with the money for other recreations like travel... so it has to last, doesn't it?

Thus one interesting question is avoided: Wouldn't it be more clever to by Rebel cameras with cheaper 3rd party lenses, and when they break simply upgrade to the better current model? Certainly not an option for professional use, but less worry about gear damage, theft or wear and for most purposes about the same result :-.o

That is an intersting thought. However, the Higher level DSLR do have more feature than the Rebel. If the Rebel has enough feature to satisfy you, by all means, go for it. I have a 20D for 5 years and a 40D for 4 years. Both cameras have the shutter releas button failed. Fortunately, I can fix them with alcohol(Thanks for the instructions from You Tube). If I cannot fix them, they will be goners. As for the lens, my 17-40 L holds up very well even after 9 years. For me, I have got more than what I have paid for. But I start to question the focusing accuracy of he 28-135 Canon lens after 6 years. I do not have any experience with the third party lenses.
Since I want to travel light, I have just switched to the EOS-M system.

 

[dgatwood]

Most people accept that their car may not be trouble free for less than 5 year.

I expect my car to be trouble-free for at least five years, too. I've never had a DSLR that didn't still work after 5+. The only lens I've ever had fail (ignoring the shattered filter threads and scratched front of one lens that I dropped) was my original Digital Rebel kit lens. It died after only 9 months. In hindsight, it was probably under warranty, so I should have had Canon fix it, but the thought didn't even occur to me at the time.

Of course, I didn't really care enough about that lens to bother with shipping it to Canon to fix it. The day it failed, I borrowed a 20mm prime from one of my coworkers and used it to shoot all day. I was so shocked at how much sharper the photos were that I ordered a 17–85 and never looked back (except to swap out the bad ribbon cable with a part from a broken copy of that lens just to have a "safe for use at the beach" lens).