Nikon FE2 - Shutter Release Button Operation

The
shutter release
button
activates
the
exposure
meter.
When
the film
advance lever
is
in
the flush
position,
the
shutter re-
lease
button is locked
and
does not
operate.
To release
the
loo<,
move
the film
advance
lever
to its
standoff
position.
Slight
pres-
sure
on the
shutter
release
button
then
switches
on
the
ex-
posure
meter
and rmmediately
the
meter needle
within
the finder
swings
up The meter
stays
on for 16
sec.
after
you
take
your
finger
off the
button
and turns
itself
off automatically
to
con-
serve
battery
power
Pushing
the
shutter release
button
all the
way
down releases
the
shutter
When
releasing
the
shutter,
touch
the finger
guard
€, with
the inner
surface
of
your
fore-
finger
and
depress
the
button lightly
with
smooth,
even
pressure.
To
check
battery
power,
depress the
button halfway
lf the
blacx
meter needle
stays
in
the
shutter
speed range
even
after taking
your
finger
off the
button,
power
is
sufJicient
lf the
batteries
are completely
exhausted,
the needle
doesn't move,
even after
32
you
depress
the
shutter release
button halfway
However,
if
the
needle
goes
down the
instant
you
remove
your
finger
from
the
button,
power
is
weak In
both of the
above
cases.
vou
must
change the
batteries
The
shutter release
button is
threaded
at the
center
to
acceot
a standard
cable release
Notes.'
1)When
the
batteries
are almost
exhausted,
the
meter needle
may drop
the instant
the
shutter is released-this
is
not a mulfunctron
D
The
meter needle
doesn't
move
until the frame
counter
reaches
the
f irst
f rame
or when
the
shutter
speed/mode
se/ector
is
set at B or
M2S0
Caution:
lf
you
continue to
use
the
camera
until the
batteries
become
completely
exhausted,
the
shutter curtarns
will not
open
and the
mtrror
2a
will remain
in the
"up"
position
after
you
depress the
shutter release
button
To return
the mrrror
to the
"down"
position,
switch to the
M2S0
settinq