Do you charge the shutter immediately after each shot?

[AFenvy]

I know I always do as a force of habit, my hand automatically cranks the film advance every time I fire the shutter. But I have seen quite a few people that wait to charge the shutter until they are about to take their next shot - is there any advantage to this? Besides not accidentally bumping the shutter release and wasting a shot?

 

[Damaso]

I never do unless I am immediately going to take another shot

 

[jan normandale]

only with a Hasselblad MF (ie 500 series) do I advance the film after a shot. This is actually recommended by the makers.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Normally, yes. You never know when the next pic is going to come along -- unless it´s immediately, in which case you need to wind on anyway.

But not with large format, I have to admit.

Cheerts,

R.

 

[craygc]

Every time without question... One less thing I have to think about in taking a shot, especially in fluid shooting environments

 

[craygc]

Older bodies don't have a shutter button lock, like say - the M7, M8 or M9. So to prevent accidental exposure, you might not want to wind on - at least, if it's in a bag.

That's easily fixed with an elastic hair tie and a softie 😀

 

[ruby.monkey]

Depends - if the camera is on a shoulder strap or in my hand, then yes; if it's going straight back into my pocket then no (except for the Olly Trip 35, since that takes two strong men and a sledgehammer to fire the shutter).

In general I will - I've lost too many photos by trying to wind on before the shot, only to find I've already hit the end of the roll.

 

[iBay]

Absolutely. You never know when you will have next "decisive moment".

 

[ruby.monkey]

Absolutely. You never know when you will have next "decisive moment".

I do. Gotta love duck tape. 😉

 

[dct]

In event situation: always. Otherwise I wait until the next shot comes up. But, Rollei B35: You have to crank the shutter lever to be able collapsing the lens.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Always wind up right after shooting. Advancing the film may take one valuable second and then the moment is gone. Better be ready than sorry. 🙂

 

[hteasley]

I always wind on from force of habit. I'm not sure I could train my enfeebled brane to do anything else, at this stage.

 

[RayPA]

I always advance the film immediately after taking a shot. The force of habit is way too strong. However, I've read where it's not healthy for a camera to leave it in a "cocked" state for prolonged periods of time. For example, you take a shot, cock the shutter, and put it away until the next time you shoot. Apparently, a cocked state puts stress on some components of a camera's shutter mechanism. So, I guess that could be another argument for getting into the habit of not cocking the shutter immediately after shooting--because you don't know if that last shot will actually be *the* last shot. I do store my empty cameras in an un-cocked state.



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[Moriturii]

I always advance the film immediately after taking a shot. The force of habit is way too strong. However, I've read where it's not healthy for a camera to leave it in a "cocked" state for prolonged periods of time. For example, you take a shot, cock the shutter, and put it away until the next time you shoot. Apparently, a cocked state puts stress on some components of a camera's shutter mechanism. So, I guess that could be another argument for getting into the habit of not cocking the shutter immediately after shooting--because you don't know if that last shot will actually be *the* last shot. I do store my empty cameras in an un-cocked state.



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Actually, leica engineers have said that it's the same if u have it cocked or not. I am paraphrasing but it was something a long the lines of, the springs or whatever are always at 50% tension, when you cock it's at 75%, he said it's the same, doesn't matter which you do.

Not sure where I read it exactly though, somewhere on the net a while ago.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

All my shutters operate freely and I see no need to charge them 😉

 

[rodinal]

Apparently, a cocked state puts stress on some components of a camera's shutter mechanism. So, I guess that could be another argument for getting into the habit of not cocking the shutter immediately after shooting--because you don't know if that last shot will actually be *the* last shot. I do store my empty cameras in an un-cocked state.
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Minolta CLE manual advises to leave the shutter uncocked when storing the camera, but doesn't say why (AFAIR).

 

[Steve Bellayr]

If there is film in the camera it should be ready to go at an instant. I tried it the other way and missed too many shots...constantly. With the shutter cocked it maybe fired twice accidently. When there is no film in the camera I do not cock the shutter.

 

[presspass]

In short, it depends. If I'm still actively shooting, I wind on and cock the shutter after every shot. Once I'm finished and the camera's going in the bag, I don't. That way, I don't have the meter battery run down or yet another shot of the inside of the bag.

 

[barnwulf]

My thumb just advances the film without any thought. If for some reason I don't want to advance I really have to concentrate on it. It's just so automatic. Jim

 

[Kent]

Yes. Always.