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Nikon FA
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Average Ratings for Nikon FA

  • Photograph Quality5 stars
  • Features4.8 stars
  • Ease of Use4.5 stars
  • Value for Money4.5 stars
  • Overall rating4.8 stars

2 Reviews For Nikon FA

  • Guest 12th Oct 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Good Points: Fantastic multi-zone metering...world's first I believe. I have the F3, FM2 as well as the FA. and this is my favourite even though the other two comes very close. Everything about it is super smooth and reliable. The P mode is fail-safe for everything unless you want manual. I bought mine in 1982 and it's still pristine and perfectly accurate, brilliant and fun today. Even though I also now have a digital equivalent as well.


    Bad Points: No longer available new.


    General comments: The solid++ construction the wonderful A1 lenses, the metering, focus screens, long-life (button-type) batteries... all makes an absolutely 1st class photographic experience. The APSM modes could not be easier to use and generally speaking.
    It will do everything a camera is supposed to par excellence.
    It's a class-act and will be remembered as a classic.
    I would call it a REAL camera.

  • sillyconguru Rank: Lance Corporal 16th Sep 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Nikon FA is the most advanced manual focus camera that Nikon ever produced. It has programmed, aperture priority, shutter priority & manual modes. It was the first Nikon to feature multi-zone evaluative metering (in addition to being centre-weighted).

    The FA is based on the FE chassis, this means that accessories designed for the FE/FM/FE2/FM2 will be suitable (the FM3a also can use these accessories).

    The shutter speed range is from 1 sec to 1/4000 sec, with a flash sync of 1/250 (tha ...