williams@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< The question of whether you should leave a shutter cocked when you're
not using a camera has been around as long as there have been shutters
to cock.
Common sense suggests that tensioning the spring over long periods of
time is eventually going to weaken it. About 40 years ago I read in a
photo mag that the alloys used in modern shutter springs did not have
this problem.
Nevertheless... I prefer to leave the shutter "untensioned." It can't
cause any harm. >>
Hi All & William,
I agree on trying to keep the springs in "un-tensioned" mode.
Now, what about an OM2n when stored without batteries? If you fire (without
batteries) to release the shutter tension the mirror locks up.
So, is this an indication of tension in the mirror spring. Should we store
the OM2, 4's without batteries and the mirror in the UP position?
The reason I ask, I have a semiretired OM2n I don't use very often.
BW
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