Scratchy shutter button

[pizzahut88]

My new R-D1s has a really scratchy shutter button.
Even my Bessa R2a has a smoother release, not to mention my M6.

Is something wrong?
Each time I press it, it's a bit like grinding, scratching on the internals?

Is this normal?

 

[LCT]

It is not normal but perhaps there is just some dust in the release.
Try to blow out around the shutter button with compressed air.
Got used to do it each time i blow out the sensor personally but my releases have never been as scratchy as yours so far.

 

[mn4367]

If dust is not the reason then Rich Cutler has an article about smoothing the release:
http://richcutler.co.uk/r-d1/r-d1_21.htm
Mine is also a bit scratchy, but not to an extent that bothers me.