And, that being said, it's good to mention that it's best to change shutter
speed before you cock it in order to minimize that self-same noise and wear.
On Mon, 22 May 2000 12:09:47 -0400, "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In message <011601bfc409$d4e6aba0$0100a8c0@john> thou hast written:
>The sound you hear is the slow speed governor. It is normal and can be heard
>in almost all mechanical shutter cameras.
>
>> something I had never really noticed before. When changing the shutter
>> speed from 15th to 30th there is a very faint sound, similar to a
>> spring-driven gear spinning. The same sound is heard going from 30th to
>> 60th, and it is slightly louder in that transition. There is a very
>> slight increase in the resistance of the shutter speed ring, not much
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