Also stops accidental photos of the inside of your camera bag...
Tom
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From: "Giles" <cnocbui@xxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 00:01:53 +0000
>
> I recall John Hermanson mentioned that there is more strain on the mechanism
> when
> the shutter is cocked, but that this was only something to worry about if one
> were
> to leave a camera without use for a long time - years I presume.
> This would apply to the 2SP and the the 4Ti, even though they have
> electronics.
> Their shutter mechanisms are still mechanical and require cocking with the
> film
> advance lever. I believe it is just the timing of the curtains (feathers)
> which is
> electronic.
> I personally don't wind on the film until I am about to take a shot.
> Giles
>
> Vem D_ wrote:
> > IS THIS TRUE? Does it wear down the mecanism faster to have the shutter
> > know how the shutter works. Are there feathers in them like in the OM-1 or
> > is it a different system when there are batteries involved?
> > SHOULD I AVOID HAVING THE CAMERAS ADVANCED FOR A LONGER PERIOD?
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