1. From : rick (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 11:31 AM Tuesday 04 October, 2005

Hi Gary: Does the meter behave normally once it starts up? It's possible that the needle is just sticking to the rubber bumper where it rests when it's dark. A CLA should take care of it, but if that's all it is I don't know if you'd want to make that investment in the camera at this point.

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2. From : gumanow (ggumanow@gmail.com)
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Date : 05:49 AM Tuesday 04 October, 2005

Nikon EM issue: Sorry there were no EM bulletin boards for this question. I recently gave my 9 year old my old trusted EM. Sometimes it takes a long time for the light meter to kick in once we take the lens cap off. The battery check light reads okay. Should I change out the batteries anyway? Will this help? Is there a known issue with this? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Gary

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3. From : rick oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 04:33 AM Monday 03 October, 2005

As far as I know, all autoexposure cameras with "dedicated" flash units work that way. That, in fact, is the main thing that the "dedicated" feature of the flash does (besides TTL control in cameras that allow that). One exception is the original Olympus OM2, in which the dedication is for TTL flash control.... but they "fixed" this within a couple of years in the OM2N, which automatically sets the shutter to 60 when the flash recharges. The Canon AE1, even though it is a shutter priority camera, overrides your manual shutter speed selection when a dedicated flash recharges. Of course, you can get around all of this by using a non-dedicated flash... but then you'll have to take the camera off AUTO anyway, so it's the same difference.

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4. From : Mike (mike.tmt@gmail.com)
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Date : 12:50 AM Sunday 02 October, 2005

Thanks for the info. I find this surprising, but I guess the answer is simply to get out of Auto mode.

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5. From : JWoods (centurywoods@yahoo.com)
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Date : 05:18 PM Saturday 01 October, 2005

THat is correct. In one way, it was designed to minimize human errors (If you have set shuter speed higher than the permitted sync speed of that particular camera. The first Nikon to do so, was actually the pin-sized Nikon EM (I think). but Rick is right - if you want to lower sny shutter speed (turn the manual ring to speed lower than the dafult speed). The subsequent electronic FE, FG, FA etc. followed (Even the pro-Nikon F3) - however, it will ONLY work with Nikon speedlight (I guess third party flash will also work, as long as they have been designed for Nikon.)

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6. From : rick oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 01:27 AM Saturday 01 October, 2005

Hi Mike: I don't have an FM3A, so I'm speculating a bit based on other comparable cameras: I believe that if you have the camera set on AUTO and attach a Nikon dedicated flash, when the flash is recharged the camera will automatically set itself to the flash synch speed regardless of the light level. If you do not want this to happen, you can set the shutter speed manually to a slower speed. If I've missed my guess, perhaps someone with an FM3A can correct me on this.

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7. From : Mike (mike.tmt@gmail.com)
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Date : 11:35 PM Friday 30 September, 2005

In the section on flash (FM3a), Leo says, "The flash-sync speed is 1/250 second or lower. In Aperture-Priority Auto (A) mode, the speed is automatically set to 1/250 second." Does this really mean that the speed is always set to 1/250??? Hopefully, the camera automatically sets the speed to 1/250 only if a speed faster than 1/250 is selected. Hopefully, if a speed of, say, 1/125 is selected, the camera leaves that choice alone and does not reset the speed to 1/250. Does anyone have any information on this question?? Thanks.

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8. From : rick oleson (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 09:21 AM Friday 23 September, 2005

The meter in the FM2 will not shut off immediately when you fold the wind lever; it is controlled by a timer that shuts it off after several seconds. If the meter is not shutting off at all, there must either be a problem with the timer or with the shutter-release switch making the camera think that you are still using it. I would not recommend trying to figure this out yourself, unless you have experience in repairing cameras.

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9. From : Kenneth Wong (noname@nospam.com)
Url : http://
Date : 01:49 AM Friday 23 September, 2005

Nikon FM3 power off ? just push the film advance lever back to the body. Actually, if you leave the camera for inactivity for more than 16 sec. the meter will goes off to conserve battery. I hope ths helps. also read this section: http://mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonfmseries/fm3a/manual/htmls/index.htm#checkpwr

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10. From : Dr Tilak de Silva (tilakasiri@yahoo.com)
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Date : 12:40 AM Friday 23 September, 2005

Dear Sir The exposure meter do not switch off in my Nikon FM2. It always on even I push the crank winder in off position. Could you please let me know what has happened. Thank you Tilak de Silva

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