Canon 1N/ 1V shutter parts

[braxus]

I have a 1N body. I'm just thinking ahead for the future of the parts for this camera. I noticed a lot of parts from the 1N carried over to the 1V. What I'm wondering is if a person can install the 1V shutter into a 1N? I know the 1V shutter is rated higher then the 1N, so it is a different part, but it makes me wonder if a 1V shutter could still be used. Anyone do this? Im told Canon Canada still has lots of shutters for the 1N, but who knows 5 years from now. The 1N has about 1 to 2 years left for the 7 year period Canon has to keep parts for these cameras. They told me a 1N shutter is around $150 bucks. I seem to remember the 1N shutter was rated to 100,000 actuations, while the 1V I think was 250,000. Correct me if Im wrong.

Just for reference the 1N shutter unit is part number CG1-3707-000 and the 1V unit is CG1-3034-070. I included a jpeg of the two units here to look at. This is from the parts manual for these two cameras.

Here is the link to the jpeg:

http://www.photo.net/bboard/big-image?bboard_upload_id=32928884

I'm probably worrying too much over all of this, but its nice to be prepared. I may just run it for a couple years and then debate to replace the shutter.

 

[Dave Parker]

I have still be able to get shutter parts from independant repair shops for my old Minolta 7000 cameras, and it is over 20 years old, I don't know that I would be quite worried about the 1N or the 1V at this time..

Dave

 

[braxus]

Note the reason why Im asking is the camera I just got used is from 1994 or 12 years old. I did the math on 12 years of film. 2777 rolls of 36 or 232 rolls per year. If a pro had used this camera it could easily got close to that. Does the 1N have the ability to send in to a Canon repair outlet and see how many rolls/ shots have been taken on it since new?

 

[Dave Parker]

Not that I know of, my self personally as cheap as most film cameras are going for, even in the pro ranks, I would not worry about it, I would just pick another one up if this one goes bad, I am sure you will pay more to repair it, than you would to pick another camera up, and most of the time, the shutter MTBD is conservativly rated, I have two 9xi Minoltas that I know for a fact have over a 1/4 million shutter actuations and they both are still going strong, but again, no, I don't believe they have an internal counter...shoot it until it breaks and get another, they really are a dime a dozen...

Dave

 

[bjorke]

I did this math recently before buying another (digi) SLR and my last main camera got around 20,000 clicks/year. It's had one new shutter.

My previous #1 squeeze, my Contax G, ran about 3 rolls a week or 5,000 shots/year at peak. I still use it and expect I'll be having fake tri-x illegally smuggled-in from Bolivia well before the shutter needs replacing - even at that rate, I figure it has another 20 years or more of good times in it.

But nothing -- nothing -- lasts forever.

That's why there's ebay.