Rob Knight
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Tech question for anyone in the know.
When I put aside my film cameras for any length of time (as in: when they have no film in them) I make sure the shutter is not cocked - thus leaving the shutter in a 'resting' position. I once inadvertently left an F3 cocked for about 5 years and it resulted in a mild case of shutter drag, which still affects that particular body if the camera is left cocked for more than a few days.
Since the D750 - in common with most DSLRs - re-cocks the shutter automatically, is there any way to release the shutter without the camera 'winding on'...? Is this even a 'thing' with DSLRs...?
Now that I'm shooting less (and shooting more film on those occasions when I do), I'm concerned the shutter will eventually become less reliable from being left in a permantly cocked state. I never used to worry about such things as my cameras were in more or less constant use. Nowadays, I shoot a lot less, with sometimes weeks or months passing between periods of activity...
My D750 is now about 8 years old and although it had a new shutter/mirror box installed as part of the recall service about 6 years ago, it's something that occasionally nags at me.
When I put aside my film cameras for any length of time (as in: when they have no film in them) I make sure the shutter is not cocked - thus leaving the shutter in a 'resting' position. I once inadvertently left an F3 cocked for about 5 years and it resulted in a mild case of shutter drag, which still affects that particular body if the camera is left cocked for more than a few days.
Since the D750 - in common with most DSLRs - re-cocks the shutter automatically, is there any way to release the shutter without the camera 'winding on'...? Is this even a 'thing' with DSLRs...?
Now that I'm shooting less (and shooting more film on those occasions when I do), I'm concerned the shutter will eventually become less reliable from being left in a permantly cocked state. I never used to worry about such things as my cameras were in more or less constant use. Nowadays, I shoot a lot less, with sometimes weeks or months passing between periods of activity...
My D750 is now about 8 years old and although it had a new shutter/mirror box installed as part of the recall service about 6 years ago, it's something that occasionally nags at me.