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Re: [OM] cocked shutters

Subject: Re: [OM] cocked shutters
From: "Marco" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 30 Oct 98 16:19:27 +0100
On Gio, 29 ott 1998 13:32, William Sommerwerck <mailto:williams@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote: 
>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.
>

Hassy's lenses (C) must be cocked to lock/unlock. So they stay always
cocked. They are Compurs and Prontors, btw.

Marco



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