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[MikeS]

Hi All.

This is such a silly question I'm sure somebody's asked it before, but I tried searching, but couldn't find anything (I'm not all that good at searching). I have a pre-anny speed that I've mounted a 150mm Symmar on, mounted in a Compur #1 shutter. The question I have is this: There are 2 ways I can keep the front leaf shutter open, either by setting it to T, or by using the 'press to focus' button, is one method better than the other? Thanks!

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-Mike

[t.r.sanford]

I've used both methods, depending on the shutter (many do not have a press-focus setting), and I don't think one is better than the other. Whichever you use, I think it's a very good idea to close the shutter after the shooting session -- and, if it's the kind that requires you to set the shutter and then release it while holding down the press-focus control (like the Kodak "Supermatic"), after you've reset the tension-lever to close the shutter, it's well to release it, so the spring is not compressed while the shutter is waiting to be used again.

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In my case it depends on the shutter.
The dial-set Compur that the 15cm Skopar is in has no press focus, so I set it to T.
The Graphex that the 127mm Ektar is in has a press focus, so I use it.
The rim-set Compur holding the 13.5cm Tessar has a little fold-down lever that holds the shutter open after it is fired, and I use that.
I guess that covers all the bases.
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