Re: Camera Winding

[P3D Dan Wenz <djwenz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 31 May 1997, P3D Ron Babb wrote:

> Some cameras, like my Rolli 35, can ONLY be stored in the cocked
> position.  The lens can not be retracted until the shutter is
> cocked, so this rule must not be universal.  I have had the
> camera for years and years and at last test on a friends shutter
> speed measuring device, it was still almost right-on.
>  
> -- 
Leading to the question, until now unasked - lots of opinion on whether
the shutter-springs of our cameras lose tension after long (how long?)
periods of time, but has anyone actually done any testing (or found
results of testing) to determine whether the problem is real or not?


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