The salesman was wrong. The wind lever has no function as an
electrical switch. Very similar to a 4Ti in this respect - shutter
release button activates the camera and meter for a given period then
it takes a snooze. No on/off switch either.
Giles
>
> Giles wrote:
>
> I had an FG. What is wrong with the rewind lever? Mine was hinged
> part way along the length of the lever. It could be folded in so
> that it did not protrude at all, or clicked into a cocking position.
> =====================
>
> Maybe that is so, as I didn't own the FG, but recently handled one
> in a camera store where the salesperson told me that pressing the
> shutter release button part way only activated the meter is the
> lever was out from the body, and pressing it back into the body
> would cause the meter to go off after a short while/
>
> Joseph
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