> Is that so? But it is written here in my copy of the Nikon Compendium
> that the "X-position of the FE-2 was a slight mishap because the metering
> system is switched off in this position. This was a handicap especially in
> fill-in flash situations when a fast sync-speed is really necessary.
Not sure what you mean here. There is no "X" position on the FE2 (I
should know, I have two of them!). The shutter speed 1/250 is marked in red
to indicate the flash-sync speed of the FE2. When selecting shutter speeds
manually, you can use any shutter speed from 8 seconds to 1/250. When
using flash, if you select a faster shutter speed, the FE2 fires at 1/250.
When the dial is set to "A"for aperture priority, the FE2 always fires at
1/250.
The meter works nornally at all these settings (I'm not sure what the meter
does when you try to select a shutter speed faster than 1/250 when using
flash)
The only modes when the meter does not work are M250 and B (with or
without flash.) Don't confuse M250 with the "X" position on other cameras.
M250 is a mechanical 1/250 shutter speed, it uses no batteries to fire the
shutter or for the meter. It's main purpose is so the camera can still operate
when the batteries are flat.
Roland
