FE-2 FE2 Meter Repairable?

[jim_galli4]

Last evening I received a clean FE-2 in the mail. I had received a box lot of

recently expired film that included some HIE infrared and thought it would be

fun to run some through a Nikon one last time. Thus I won the FE-2. I've had

several over the years but all were gone to kids etc.

 

The meter is working and the camera is choosing correct shutter speeds for the

different situations on the A setting, only the swing needle no longer works.

So while I could just 'trust' the camera, I can't see what it's doing. The

shutter also works correctly in all the manual modes. ie. 1/4 second set

gives a correct 1/4 second shutter speed. The needle is present and bounces

if the camera is lightly tapped, but it's dead.

 

Is there something I should try to perhaps remedy this? Ideas welcome.

Especially from folks who have repaired these.

[photo5]

The meter movement could just be jammed or damaged. A good tech with experience could repair it. I've never heard of FE or FE2 meters just failing. If the camera has suffered impact damage it could be worse. Contact Glen at Alpine Camera in Spokane, WA. His business is on the web at www.alpinecamera.com.<P>

 

Dave

[jeff h.]

I don't have experience with the FE2, but I have had experience with other vintage Nikon's

having faulty needles. Sometimes dust, deteriorating foam, or other crud gets in between

the focus screen surfaces and gums up the needle (it floats between two transparent

surfaces). See if you can remove the focus screen and blow some compressed air in the

area of the needle or otherwise clean that area (you may have to remove the top deck

partially); it doesn't take much foreign debris to make that tiny needle stop doing what it's

supposed to do. Good luck