Hi all you Nikon nuts, and a Happy New Year as of tomorrow. I use both Fs and F2s with meter heads. It's all too easy to forget to switch off the meter on the FTn head or to leave the F2's wind-on lever in the 'on' position when putting the cameras away. But, assuming that I've put the lens cap back on, is any current actually being drained from the batteries even though they're switched on? I seem to remember that the early Pentax Spotmatic models had a meter which was permanently on, and it was therefore mandatory to put the lens cap back on when you weren't using the camera. TIA for your collective wisdom. Slan Alex Alex Hurst Cork Florists 19 Winthrop St, Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: +353 21 270 907 Fax: +353 21 271 248 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.flowerlink.com/corkflorists Home website: http://homepages.iol.ie/~corkflor/