Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is possible to *always* put the camera in the bag...if you *always* know exactly which shot is the last one you'll take prior to stowing the camera; otherwise you must either develop the habit of never winding on until just before you shoot (a good way to miss a bag of shots, I think) or else waste a frame each time you replace the camera in your bag. I've also heard from many that it's best to store (i.e. for the long term) a camera with the shutter un-cocked; however with all the modern cameras with intergral motorwinders it is impossible to leave the shutter un-cocked (unless you can somehow fire it and pop the battery-tray before it winds-on) so the feeling is it must be ok to leave it thus. The new cameras may be "all-electronic" but the shutters are still mechanical devises and to a great extent not all that different from their forebearers'. Regards, Nigel On Sun, 4 Oct 1998 18:21:57 -0500 "Tom Wyse & Jo Hughes" <joandtom@mtnhome.com> writes: >This talk of a power switch is probably a dandy ideal (hey Tom A) but >it >raises a question, I was taught never to leave a camera cocked when >putting >in a bag and don't understand if there is something I am missing...it >can't >take anymore time to cock the shutter as you bring the camera to your >eye >than not, is there something I don't know ? >tom > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]