bhaskar@cvl.UUCP (Bhaskar) (03/16/86)
I have had a Nikon FE2 for about 2 years, and have nothing but good things to say about it. The only time I felt that something could have been added to this camera was when I was taking some pictures before nightfall. I wanted to shoot in the manual mode, but could not see the meter readings because of the darkness. I sent up a prayer, switched to automatic and took the picture. I was very pleased with what the meter had done ( Modern Photography claims that metering is accurate down to the 8 sec available ). I could have just locked the meter reading in, using the exposure lock so thoughtfully provided, and used my (nonexistent) torch to illuminate the display. I just wished, though, that I could see the viewfinder at all times. Something similar to the light button found on so many digital watches perhaps ? A lcd display would not be visible in darkness and a led display would bleed the battery. Besides, there is something comforting (for me) in the feeling that one can see a continuous range of values in the needle display rather than the discrete values shown by digital displays. I hasten to add that only the "pros" seem to think that the FE2 is "flaky" and by no means am I a "pro". If anybody knows what the FE2's problems are, I would like to know about them also, just to be aware of them. So many people wrote regarding a question I raised about zooming during exposure. My thanks to all of you for all the tips and answers.
carballo@csd2.UUCP (Jose Perez-Carballo) (03/17/86)
I also have had trouble reading the display while taking dance pictures with an FE2 when the stage is too dark. But apart from that I don't have other serious complaints so I would like to know what other people think are the serious drawbacks of this machine. Jose Perez-Carballo