In article <517des$4h0@unx1.shsu.edu>, vis_cah@shsu.edu says...
[...]
>>- The FA adds shutter-priority and full-program auto modes, provided
>> that AIS lenses are used.
[...]
>>Remember that to take advantage of the FA's additional
>>capabilities, you need to have AIS lenses; if all you have are AI
>>lenses, it'll function only as a "glorified" FE2...

Hmmm, I don't think that the above is true...
The FA works fine with AI and even AI'd lenses
in shutter priority and program modes.
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