Guru.'s Review of Nikon FG20 35mm SLR camera
30th Sep 2001
Overall Rating
- Value for money
- Features
Small, light, simple to use
Bad Points
No TTL flash metering.
General Comments
£150 with "50mm Nikkor A" back in 1985, was a good price. Mechanical shutter speed of 1/90th sec is handy for battery failures. My Nikon FG20 developed a problem with the electronic shutter whilst under warranty, I upgraded to a Nikon F301 after 9 months. Nice camera though, a good intro to Nikon cameras. I will get another one to use as a backup body.
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Nikon FG20 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nikon FG-20 is a 35 mm film single-lens reflex (SLR) camera with interchangeable lenses. It was released in 1984 by Nippon Kogaku K. K. (now the Nikon Corporation) as the successor to the earlier EM and FG cameras. It is actually a downgrade from its most direct predecessor...
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Nikon FG camera, 1982
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Nikon | Imaging Products | Nikon Family Cousins, Part 12 : "Nikon
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I forgot to state that, if the batteries fail and the FG-20's shutter dial is set to anything other than M90 or B, the camera defaults to a 1/1000sec mechanical shutter speed. Thus, the FG-20 has 3 mechanical speeds, B, 1/90 & 1/1000. Nikon don't state this feature, but it is there (the Nikon EM also has this feature).