Nikon FE Aperture Priority Mode Locked Meter?

Kevin QQ

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Hi, I just started shooting analog with a Nikon FE. Great camera!

I purchased a 50mm 1.4/f AI-S lens to shoot with the body, and I had a great time shooting with it on auto mode. However, I recently noticed that when I shoot on aperture priority mode, my shutter speed would be slower than I was used to. Maybe it was because I was shooting indoors on ASA 200 film, but I chose to change my aperture to 1.4 to let as much light in as possible. That's when I saw that my shutter speed when on auto mode wouldn't change when I went down in aperture.

The meter does work, I know that. I can see that the shutter speed changes as I focus on differently lighted areas. However, the shutter speed does not change when I focus on the same subject at f/16 and at f/1.4. I'd like to also mention that I dropped the camera once. Is something wrong, or am I just worrying about nothing?
 

ronnies

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Aug 9, 2014
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Check the metering tab on the body isn't folded up and not contacting the ridge on the back of the lens. My F3 behaved like that last week till I realised the tab was folded up. It should be down and touching the step on the lens.

Ronnie
 
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