> My top LCD will not go completely blank
> while batteries are in the camera . . . .
> the underscore of the aperture and shutter
> speed illuminates as well as the perimeter
> of the AF area plus the frame count
> parentheses with the number or "E" showing.
That's normal -- Don't worry about it. LCDs draw very
little current (they're voltage driven). The F5's display
will use less charge in a year of constant operation than
is used rewinding a single roll of film.
-Don
