In article <4lmsnt$3qv@mars.hyperk.com>, glh@srv.net says...

>I just bought a used FG as a backup body recently, but I didn't get the
>manual with it, so some of this info may be suspect--but I hope I have
>it right. 1/60 is the fastest flash sync speed. The M90 speed is the
>only speed that works if the battery is dead. I haven't found out what
>the program combinations are, but you can tell what shutter speed the
>camera is setting by watching the viewfinder. The little lever turns >on the 'beeper', which doesn't do much (IMO) but annoy you--I think it
>indicates the camera is in auto mode and the light level won't let it >set what it thinks is correct exposure. Maybe somebody with a manual >can fill in some of the holes here.
>Incidentally, I like this camera except for that idiotic shutter speed
>dial overhang--I'm always changing the shutter speed without noticing
>it. (Locks in auto mode, so it isn't a problem there.)

I've always liked the little FG (though it can be hard to hold steady
with slow shutter speeds, since there is little mass, and little to
hold onto). But Gary H, who is always correct in posts, missed a few above....
The top synch. speed is the (unmetered, mechanically-timed) 1/90th.
Both "B" and "M90" work when the battery is dead, and are the sure
sign (when they continue to work after the camera "locks up") that
all is OK but the battery. The little lever enables the annoying
beeper, which indicates a camera-selected shutter speed of 1/30th
second or less when in program or auto modes (to warn of a too-slow shutter speed for hand-holding). The overhanging shutter speed dial
allows changing shutter speeds with one finger quickly and easily....
BTW, when the top and bottom LED's in the finder alternately blink,
the camera is indicating a fault condition (too high an ASA selected
for the TTL flash [400 max.], flash not seated in shoe, too wide an aperture selected on lens when in program mode [best to set the lens
at minimum aperture in program mode, though you can use the fault
signal to find out what aperture is being used in program mode by opening the aperture until you see the warning blinks - the shutter speed is indicated in the finder by one or two LED's being lit]).
BTW, when shooting close to a flourescent light, you may see 3
LED's alternately light as the meter follows the flourescent turning
off and on (these characteristics are common to the FG, N2000, and
N2020 bodies, since they have the same metering systems).
Hope This Helps