I recently got an F3P in pretty much Mint condition and had a CLA/light seal replacement done. I had an F3HP for many years and loved it. I have two questions about the F3P.
The first is just curiosity; I've read three or four accounts that say when the power switch pin is positioned counter-clockwise, pointing over the red dot, the power is ON and the shutter is UNLOCKED; pushing the pin in and moving it clockwise, turns the power OFF, locking the shutter. Mine works just the opposite, like my F3HP did. It doesn't make any difference to me, and seems logical the way it is, red dot signaling OFF. I'm just wondering if others have found this?
Next. The ASA setting dial is stuck (this seems to be somewhat common) on 200 and doesn't budge. I can pull up on the locking ring, but not as far as I remember from my F3HP. When I pull up on the lock ring, the number dial wiggles a little, but it just won't unlock. From the few things I've read, people offer suggestions for workarounds, but no one seems to say what is actually wrong or how or if it can be fixed. It's not a huge issue because I'll probably only use 200 speed film. It would be nice to be able to use it because the camera is beautiful and everything else works fine. Any ideas? Thank you.