John Bartley said:I have checked mine, but if they are anywhere near close, I don't worry about them. I have yet to send one away and I have only have to clean and lube two of them. I check mine with a microphone attached to my sound carb. I record the noise of the shutter. There is a definite noise peak when it clicks open and another when it clicks shut and I assume about 10% of the time that I record is pre-opening and post-closing mechanical noise.
Yup, me too... Attached is a fairly recent Compur 1 at 1/15th (actually measures closer to 1/16th...) using Cool Edit 2000. Depending on the shutter, it can measure up to around 1/125 but this is fine as I rarely shoot faster than 1/15th.John Bartley said:I have checked mine, but if they are anywhere near close, I don't worry about them. I have yet to send one away and I have only have to clean and lube two of them. I check mine with a microphone attached to my sound carb. I record the noise of the shutter. There is a definite noise peak when it clicks open and another when it clicks shut and I assume about 10% of the time that I record is pre-opening and post-closing mechanical noise.
Caveat - I'v only been at this a bit less than two years and I'm more of a "seat of the pants" type of hobbyist, so I don't get too paranoid about it.
cheers
Charles Webb said:Something Ole said that I feel gets forgotten in the field is when using older lenses, ( I do it with new ones as well ) is to trip the shutter several times pryor to pulling the slide and making the exposure. I have an old 500c Blad
that remembers what it is supposed to do only after tripping the 1 sec Speed with the self timer several times. Also a couple of Wollensaks in Studio Shutters that work much better after a few trips of the shutter. I don't recommend not having shutters cleaned, but I have been pretty successful getting my exposures by using the simple "tripping before exposing" method.
Charles Webb said:I have been pretty successful getting my exposures by using the simple "tripping before exposing" method.
bobfowler said:.... I have two cameras and one Compur there now!
BradS said:Oh...so you're the one who's got the queue all filled...I think the #1 Synchro-Compur I sent her must be behind your stuff. She spoils us...doesn't she?
Charles Webb said:Something Ole said that I feel gets forgotten in the field is when using older lenses, ( I do it with new ones as well ) is to trip the shutter several times pryor to pulling the slide and making the exposure.
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