Now, now! remove batteries, fire set to "B".
John
ONLYOLYBW@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 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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