Life expectancy of a Flash?

13 years 2 weeks ago #47400 by Cyber geek
Anyone know how many actuations a camera flash is good for?

I'm thinking about picking a used Nikon SB600....

seller says only 1500 actuations. So, lets assume he is off by say.... 25000 or so... would there still be a lot life left??

I don't really see people talking about flash failure often...


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13 years 2 weeks ago - 13 years 2 weeks ago #47424 by photobod
I can assure you that my SB600 and my SB900 have been fired far more than 1500 times, and I mean far more, and they aint failing me yet.
beware sales people whos only purpose is to get you and your money parted.
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13 years 1 week ago #48747 by Richard K Photography
I would bet you can get much higher than 1500 flashes, much higher.


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13 years 1 week ago - 13 years 1 week ago #49560 by Henry Peach
My Canon 430ex, 550ex, 580ex, and 580exII's all have 10,000+ flashes on them, and are going strong. I've only had one fail after I dropped it on a cement floor. Flashes tend to fail when they get too hot, meaning lot's of flashes in quick succession. You could burn out a flash in less than a hundred flashes if you were trying to wreck it, and just kept flashing over and over.
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