<color><param>7F00,0000,0000</param>> I have an fe-2, and when i load the film i usually set the shutter > speed to 1/4000th in order to expedite the process of advancing the first > couple of frames. </color>There is no need to do this with the FE-2. Until you reach frame 1 (one) the FE-2 does not meter. In 'A' mode it fires at 1/250. In manual mode it fires at the shutter speed set. This feature confused me at first - when I was checking out my first FE-2, I thought the meter was not working! (I had been using the FE, which does not have this feature and meters before frame 0) This is a useful feature or the FE-2, since it means you can quickly advance to frame 1 in A mode even if the lens cap is on (otherwise it would try to "expose" for very dark conditions and give you 8-sec exposures!) I do find it annoying that the camera does not meter until frame 1 - I can usually get an extra picture in the film by using frame 0 (zero). I often use frame zero to see how well I can judge the exposure by eye *without* a meter. It's an interesting little test - I sometimes surprise myself :-) Roland
