Will how I store my Pentax MX and Rollei 35 or any classic 35mm film camera, affect the shutter?

[@kingpincameras]

Great advise! Thank you

[@timwickens7043]

Good idea for a video. I release the shutter on mechanical cameras with the exception of the Rollei 35's. Also, when most lenses are mounted, the aperture is held open, putting pressure on the aperture spring. Should we store our lenses off the body with the aperture set at minimum f-stop to minimize pressure on the aperture spring?

[@fasphoto]

Thanks so much for the comment and question. That something else that would make sense to me. If I release the shutter to relive tension from the shutter springs in the camera, why not lenses with manual aperture rings as you stated by setting them to the minimum aperture when not using them?

[@flyingo]

I’ve always stored all of my cameras with no tension on any springs.. so shutters released, any bellows closed, and without any batteries even near the things. My father taught me all about film, filmmaking and light in the early 1960s, and that advice has, I feel, kept all of my cameras in perfect condition 100% of the time. Rollei 35 or other “odd” ones? Just use a filter and lens cap on them, and keep them in a case with dessicant pack(s) with them.

[@fasphoto]

I also take the batteries out when storing. Just wasn't sure about the shutter with the Rollei cameras. Thanks for the comment.

[@camerafusion]

Awesome Tip! I had never thought about it before. Gotta go through my collection now :)

[@fasphoto]

Certain cameras like Hasselblad and the Rollei 35 series seem to be designed to be stored with the shutter cocked but those cameras with all mechanical focal plane shutters it was recommended to release the shutter when storing - all changed with cameras like the AE-1 with their electronic shutters. Thanks for the comment😎

[@richardk6043]

Cocked versus uncocked by itself won’t preserve a camera for decades. Cameras require service. Does the mechanism require the shutter be cocked to release the lens? Does the camera have a horizontal cloth shutter? Is the camera protected from mold and fungus growth? Is the camera or lens being stored next to leather which is an organic material capable or retaining moisture and bacteria? There are springs in the shutter, but also in many lens mounts. Are you removing the lens when not in use? Removing the batteries? Some older cameras rangefinders and leaf shutter cameras in particular will tension the springs just by having the shutter speed set to a specific setting. What shutter speed are you leaving your camera on? Are you manipulating the camera and lenses at regular monthly intervals to maintain the greases? By releasing the shutter did that tension something else in the camera? Will adjusting the shutter speed on the camera with the mechanism uncocked damage the camera? So what you find is the answer to this debate is too long, drawn out, and complex with so many factors unique to each camera and user that you would never have consensus agreement on an internet chat board. Best answer is pose this question to your trusted and preferred camera technician not KZbin.

[@fasphoto]

Points well noted, Thanks for the comment.

[@Van_Nostrand]

I have always stored my mechanical cameras with the shutter released. If I owned a Rollei I would probably do the same regardless of the extended lens. Repairs to shutter clockwork isn't easy or cheap...

[@fasphoto]

Thanks for the comment. I may have to revisit how I store my Two Rollei's