Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter: You think too much;-) Leica's comment on this is that the springs are made to be under tension and leaving a camera cocked does no harm. I just leave mine advanced so that they are always ready to take a picture. Remember, there are a lot of Leicas out there probably older than you or I that have been left cocked and still funtion perfectly. Just ask some of the list members with the very old screw mounts and or the early M's. Regards, Robert Peter Niessen wrote: > > Dear all, > > I wonder how one could spare the springs in the M's shutter. Is it a > good idea just to cock the shutter half ways when not using the camera > for a longer time? My theory is that the every curtain spring takes > only half the load and wear on them will be more evenly distributed. > > Cheers, Peter.