Do you charge the shutter immediately after each shot?

Do you charge the shutter immediately after each shot?

  • Immediately after I shoot

    Votes: 187 77.0%

  • Wait until next shot

    Votes: 56 23.0%
  • Total voters
    243
  • Poll closed .
In my case, once I shoot the last frame (and unconsciously advance the film), I have to look for the very last shot and THEN not advance it. Helps to know your cameras aren't laying about with a tensioned spring. :)
 
On 35 mm RF I normally advance immediatly.

On MF (TLR and folder) I advance right before the shot because of film flatness issues - and because I think that the (old) leaf shutters should not be under full tension the whole time.
 
It depends. When I'm out and taking photos I cock the shutter after a shot. When I see I'm coming to a finish, I try to leave a camera uncharged.
Actually, these days I use mostly automatic cameras - Contax G1 or Canon DSLR.
 
With a Rolleicord, I will advance the film but won't cock the shutter, unless I know I want to take another shot immediately, because it does not have a shutter lock. Leaving the shutter uncocked prevents accidental release.

With the 2.8C, I will not wind on either, because you cannot set the speed to or from 1/500 once the shutter is cocked (yes, I'm familiar with firing the shutter with the lens covered and then using the multiple exposure facility to set 1/500, if you need to, and I have done this, but it's just easier to advance the film, after I've set the shutter speed).

With a TL Electro X I usually won't advance the film because it can drain the battery. It's not such an easy battery to find in Tasmania, so I don't want to do that.

With the 500C/M I always advance the camera because this is the simplest way to prevent well-documented problems from occurring.

With a Contaflex or a Bessamatic I will nearly always advance the film, because otherwise you can't compose a shot, as they do not have instant return mirrors.

So it all depends on the camera. I suspect a lot of other people who use older cameras regularly, might give the same response for various reasons.
Regards,
Brett
 
I've never heard it called "charging the shutter". I cock my shutter right after hitting the button. Yep, I cock it. Cock. A doodle do. :rolleyes::angel:
 
I can only shoot on weekends basically, and very little. Last weekend I made 5 exposures, and that was during at least an hour of dedicated shooting. For this reason I don't advance my film after each shot, since every shot I take may well be my last. I don't want to end up storing a 45 year old camera cocked for a week, especially since it is the only camera I am comfortable using.
 
RayPA said:
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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i think leica is well build enough for it to remain in the cocked state before you take the next shot, unless you are storing it for months before getting your next shot.

but i dont advise doing the same thing to some other cameras like the pentacon six......
 
I wind on immediately and have never had an accidental exposure happen. Not in hand, not in bags, not in pockets either.

People who use Softies obviously put themselves at greater risk! :D
 
I wind on immediately and I have many accidental exposures happen! I have to admit, I like some of them very much :D
 
I used to always advance right away after every shot. shot.

I used to always advance right away after every shot. shot.

but that all changed as I acquired different bodies especially those without a shutter lock. It also became necessary to wait once i bought soft touch releases for the shutter buttons to keep from wasting a frame. So now I wait till the next shot just to keep everything the same. It works out fine.
 
As my M6TTL doesn't have a shutter lock and I use a softie the answer is no.
I tried it and wasted too many shots of nothingness. If I'm approaching a scene or anticipate something I cock it bringing it up to my eye.
If I'm in a situation where there is the slightest doubt of another shot straight after I will cock it.

Steve.
 
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I read somewhere from Leica repairmen that leaving the shutter cocked until the next shot gives a lot of tension to the curtain shutters. Ever since I've shot with M5 and M6TTL, I force myself to get rid of the habit of cocking the shutter after each shot, for not draining the battery too.
 
Both my cameras charge the shutter after a capture. When I had an M5, Just before the next photo (To save Battery life with meter), With SLR (MF) Before the next shot...

NOW, I have no choice. :p
 
None of my cameras ever has a shutter lock and I have never accidentally exposed a frame.... guess I am lucky.

I have been trying out the whole not advancing until the next shot method, and let me tell you, if I had a nickel for each time I waited for the perfect moment, pressed the shutter, and, .....nothing.... , well I wouldn't be rich, but I'd be less poor for sure. Now I am trying to train myself to cock the shutter as I bring the camera up to my eye, but it is slow going.
 
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