nikon fm review

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Review of Nikon FM 35mm SLR camera

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By mclaughlin82 on 9th Aug 2003

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Value for money10/10
Overall value10/10
yes mclaughlin82's recommendation

Good Points

Ease of use
solid construction
totally manual

Bad Points

a little heavy, but that's not so bad.

General Comments

well, I haven't been using the Nikon FM camera for four months yet, but I'm more than happy with it. I found it extremely easy to use and become accustomed to and is now like second nature to me. with a copper silumin body, it's quite a heavy camera and built to last and it doesn't feel cheap like some plastic bodied cameras do. Because it uses the Ai system lenses, they're pretty much readily available and the depth of field preview button can be very handy.
my FM is a little beaten up with loads of brassing around the edges and the viewfinder a little dirty, but in perfect working order. I've had and used a few cameras in the past and I know for a fact that I won't want to part with this one.

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Nikon FM - Introduction
Nikon FM,1977 A mechanical-shutter version of the FE, considerably lighter and smaller than other Nikon SLR's, the FM patches some of the key weaknesses found in the Nikkormat bodies FT series ...

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Nikon FM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nikon FM is an advanced mechanically-operated, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera. It was manufactured by the Japanese optics company Nippon Kogaku K. K. (Nikon Corporation since 1988) in Japan from 1977 to 1982 (available new from dealer stock until circa 1983).

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