On Sat, 03 Aug 2002 16:36:41 GMT, Steffen Kluge wrote:

>According to Neuman - Ruether :
>>I sold two FE2s to buy two FAs several years
>>ago, mostly for the softer shutter release of the FA,
>>which gave me about a stop advantage in low-light shooting.

>One full stop? Do you mean mirror flap or plain shutter release
>button coarseness? Would the extra-soft shutter release screw-in
>Nikon accessory make any difference there?

About a stop, with the wide-angles I often use...
The FE/FM release is a bit more abrupt, with a
noticeably less smooth action than the FA's, and
adding screw-in buttons did not help me. At 1/8th,
1/15th, and even at 1/30th, the smoother release
on the FA was effective in helping get a sharp
image in low light. In general, I prefer the FE2,
but that extra stop of hand-holdability the FA
provided was useful enough often enough to make
the switch to the FA desirable for me. I suspect
that the differences are due a combination of a
smoother button release action, and a slower
exposure sequence on the FA...