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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bob Blaylock" data-source="post: 244269" data-attributes="member: 16749">My F2 functions entirely normally, with the back open.  The film advance works normally, and the shutter works normally, and everything works normally.  There is a mechanism to detect when the back is open, but the only effect is that it resets the film counter, and the film counter does not advance when the back is open.  I can't think of any camera I've ever had whose mechanisms would not fully function with the back open.  I mention the F2, specifically, because it and my D3200 are the only two Nikon cameras I've ever owned.</blockquote>