Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: shutter cocking
From: lucien <director@ubi.edu>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 14:07:08 +0200
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"Sal DiMarco,Jr." wrote:

> Terry,
>     If you're worry about saving the spring tension in your shutters, don't.
>     Uncocked the Leica M shutter is at 50% tension. Cocked it is at 75%
> tension. According to what I learned in the Leica School, many years ago. It
> doesn't matter to the shutter if you leave it cocked or uncocked.

Sal,

Then it's better to let it cocked only 25 % of the time.

;-)

Lucien
In reply to: Message from "Sal DiMarco,Jr." <sdmp007@pressroom.com> ([Leica] RE: shutter cocking)