Nikon FG - weird setting

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Put a film in the Nikon FG that I bought this week and went for a walk into town. The film had been put in correctly and the shutter button pressed a couple of times. Ready to take a shot and ... the LED display showed 2 red lights on shutter speeds 125 and 60. No matter what aperture I set, the same two LEDs came on. Took a shot in aperture mode and went home. Changed the lens, changed the batteries etc etc. Still same 2 lights.
Quick google on the problem and "Check the film counter: The camera has a safety feature that fires at 1/90s until you advance the film past the "S" (Start) position and reach frame 1. Make sure you have wound the film past "S". [1, 2]"
That's a new one on me. I'd been on You Tube and there was no mention of this
Any other cameras that has the same setting?
 
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I'm pretty sure the electronic Nikon's does the same as the FG, it stops the shutter and mirror locking up if you're putting a fresh film in with the lens cap on or a body cap on, obviously this wouldn't happen with a manual camera like the FM etc.
 
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I'm pretty sure the electronic Nikon's does the same as the FG, it stops the shutter and mirror locking up if you're putting a fresh film in with the lens cap on or a body cap on, obviously this wouldn't happen with a manual camera like the FM etc.
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erm what about if you don't put a film in? My F4 fires etc without film. Can't check my FM as it's developed a fault in that the batteries have started to short out and drain in a few hours :mad:
 
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