Nikon FE2 - Film Advance Lever Functions

The f ilm advance lever
also
functions
to lock
the
shutter
release
button. The
shutter
release
button lock is released
when
you
move
the lever to
the
standoff
position.
To
advance the film,
wind the lever to the right
completely
until it
stops
The lever
returns
to the
standoff
position
automatically
after
you
take
your
thumb
off the
lever
A
single
complete
stroke advances the film
one f rame
and
simultaneously
cocks the
shutter.
Note: At the end of the
roll
of film, the lever
cannot be wound any further.
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case, don't force the
lever,
just
release
your
frnger,
depress the
film rewind
button and
rewrnd
the film
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the rewrnd
crank
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The additive type
frame
counter
is
graduated
from
5..12
4-
up
to
36
in
even
numbers with odd numbers
indicated
by
white
dots
in between the
even
numbers
No
matter whether the film
cartridge
is loaded
properly
or
not,
the
frame
counter still
operates and advances a single frame by one complete stroke
of the
film
advance
lever After reaching frame 36 of a 36-
exposure
roll
of
film,
the counter
will not operate even
if
you
repeatedly
press
the shutter
release
button and
wind the film
advance
lever; film
will be advanced,
however,
until
the actual
end of the
film roll.
The
Jrame
counter automaticallv
resets to
S when the camera back
is
opened.
Note: Even on
A, the
automatic
mode
does
not function
prior
to the f irst
frame
and,
regardless
of the
lighting
condition,
the
shutter speed
is fixed
at
1/250 sec When the frame counter
reaches one, the
automatic
expo-
sure
mode begins
On
manual, the
shutter
speed
ls
activated as set
even
orior
to frame
one