>
> Neither, you should carefully wrap it and send it to me for safe keeping.
> OK, uncocked. Bill Barber
>
The vultures continue to circle...
Actually, this is a very good question and I think we discussed it a couple
years ago. Can't remember what John's recommendation was.
But, there are two issues:
1. Spring tension. When cocked, there is pressure placed on the springs
which will eventually stretch them over time. As these are "spring steel"
in most cases, I don't think it easily deforms, but is possible for
closet-queens.
2. Curtain wrap. Hopefully John can enlighten us on which position is best
for long-term storage of the shutter curtains. And a followup question I
have is whether or not storage in the cocked position or uncocked position
would contribute to "flying shutter strings".
For years I tried to always leave the camera uncocked, but it would usually
mean the occasional wasted shot as I would take a garbage shot just to
relieve the spring. How crazy is that? I think that the most important
thing is that we USE these cameras. If we are using them, we really don't
have to worry about springs getting weak in long-term storage, curtains
binding up, fungus from growing and a general state of closet odor setting
in.
In reality, I've rarely ever left the camera cocked for long. In the camera
bag, the shutter-release is usually going to get tripped at some point
anyway. (resulting in 2-minute exposures of the lens-cap).
AG
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