On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:49:36 -0400 Lon Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My new-to-me Rikoh XR-2 has a vertical Copal CSS-E electronically controlled shutter.
Will leaving this cocked weaken anything? I downloaded the manual from butkus.org, and no mention of any problem leaving the camera cocked. It does not even have a "shutter cocked" indicator.
I understand from others that this is the same shutter used in the Nikon FM.
-Lon
Though my ME Super is still in repairs <sigh> I do remember that I always tried to cock the shutter only just before the shot. You see, my understanding is that the whole mechanism except shutter is still mechanical. So obviously then, it wouldn't be too good to leave it cocked for a long time. I don't think though that shutter itself cares about its cockiness <grin>.
Boris
