Really, really small and light. Sturdy body. A great travel camera with a 50mm and 85mm Nikor lens. Program mode is 90% OK, switch to Manual Mode if the subject is off-center to essentially LOCK your exposure.

None...except for what was written above and the limitations of the FA I listed.

The FG is one of the best little, light weight, cameras you can buy. It has a lot of the features that the Nikon FA has (just scaled down). Read my review of the Nikon FA (posted Oct 7, 2002). The basic differences between the FA and the FG are: The FG Does not have: Matrix metering (It only has Center Weighted 60/40 ). No Shutter Priority Mode, either. A slower 1/90 sec flash sync. No PC socket for flash. No DOF preview. No double exposure. It Does Have: A smaller, lighter Body. The ability to use all the great AIS primes and zooms Nikon produced. TTL flash. Program Mode, Aperture Priority and Manual Mode exposure metering. It has all the Night Exposure and Outdoor Flash fill stuff that the Nikon FA has except it has only 1/90 sec flash sync. A Great Camera.

Customer Service

Not required.

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Nikon FA, FM and EM.

Very small size & weight, with great ergonomics, Metered manual and auto modes, including TTL Flash. Surprisingly tough. Nikkor Lenses, of course

If it had Depth of Field Preview, it would be perfect.

I was looking for an inexpensive, small SLR that was compatible with my Professional Nikons & lenses, but could be used for casual shooting and risky situations where I didn't want to risk costly gear. Well, this FG fills that bill beautifully, but in fact, it is SO MUCH MORE. I literally keep one of these in my car's glove compartment, so I always have a camera ready for grab shots. In fact, I am rather astonished how MUCH I use this compared to my "SERIOUS" Nikons, F3HP, FE2, FM2n, F-100, etc. It's just a wonderful camera.

Customer Service

Never needed, likely isn't any to be had.

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Minolta X-700, SRT-102, XD-11 Nikon FE, FM, F3, FM2n, FE2, EM Canon AE-1 Pentax MX, ME Super Olympus OM-2, OM-4

small compact,metal body, got backup mechanical shutter speed M90,TTL flash, audio warning for slow shutter speed

slow sync speed, no exposure lock button. top cover made of plastic

I love the Nikon FG very much for it's size and capability. Actually I bought the FG for my kids. so they can simply focus and shoot in Program mode. the metering LEDs make alot of sense than the Nikon FM2. I will use the FG for all my vacations.If I was given a choice between FM,FM2,FE,FE2,FG and the EM. I will choose the Nikon FG.

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none

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Nikon FM2, FE2, F100, PENTAX K1000

Small Inexpensive Strong P and A modes Nikon compatability

no D of F preview no Exposure Lock (but im not complaining)

This was my first Nikon and it"s been going round the world with me for years, it''s brilliant does nearly everything you could want from a manual focus camera and is compatabile with any other Nikon stuff you get later. It"s so small and cheap I take it out where i would never take my F3 etc. thinking if it breaks or get stolen it''s no major loss, funnily enough it has never broken or been stolen. My absolute recomendation as a first manual focus camera.

Customer Service

never tried

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F3HP,F100,F90x

Easy to use and has both Program and Aperture priority mode.

None, until it went dead on me.

I was also a bit surprise that someone brought this FG back to life. I had mine for 16 years and it has always given me great fun and excellent pictures. Unfortunately, the unit broke down a few years ago. There seems to be a failure in the electronic shutter release circuit board. Since this is a pretty old Nikon, I was wondering if anyone knows whether it still can be repaired ?

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Have not been there yet

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The closest will be FM2

> tiny! > with manual shutter selection compared to the Nik EM! >Beeper alarm is more useful than annoying, > and LED is much easier to see than needles in low light condition. >iso up to 3200, an improvement over the 1600 in EM, now you can do TMZ. > the MD-14 can do 3.7fps but the MD-E works fine.

why chrome? black ones are hard to find. Oh, btw, the chrome body is coated in conductive paint and feels cold to the touch like metal bodied cams. > repairs may be problematic, no more parts from nik(that is really too bad)

Say this to yourself again and again. You can pack this camera in a waist pouch.

Customer Service

nothing from nik, i only use used stuff.

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FE, EM, F90X, F60(the dog), FM-2, FM-10, FE-10, FT-3(lethal when thrown, demand made it overpriced in the used market)

Nikon lens mount, Aperture priority mode, cheap, light, compact, exposure compensation +-2EV.

None for my typical use.

The Nikon FG is an excellent camera for the novice or for the intermediate amateur who whants a backup for his/her main camera. I normally use the F80, which I love, and I needed a cheap backup for operating with two lenses at once and for long exposure photos (moonlight, stars, and so on). The FG is ok for this last requirements since it does not consume any battery power when on Bulb mode. Furthermore, the FG is a complete camera, featuring Program and Aperture priority modes, and can be used when you still want to take photos with a Nikon lens, but you don''t want to take all the first-class equipment with you. I often find myself in this scenario when I travel for business, especially by plane after the 11th of September. In this case, my favourite combo is the FG plus the AF 50 f1.8

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None

Better than average build by todays standards. Access to high quality lenses.

The camera has limitations not weaknesses.

I was surprised to see people reviewing this camera because it is pretty old now. I bought this camera 18 years ago and it is still working perfectly.

Customer Service

Don''t know.

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I also own Nikon 80 and various p/s.

Easy to use, build quality, Nikkor lenses and Nikon accessories.

Small body, can be awkward to balance with a long lens ie. 300mm.

The Nikon FG is the most easy to use ‘serious’ 35mm SLR camera I have used. Besides the obvious advantage of the superb Nikkor lens range and innumerable other accessories available it is extremely well built and hard wearing. I purchased my FG second hand four years ago, and it is now coming close to 18 20 years old and works faultlessly. The TTL flash metering is truly excellent when used with the dedicated flash units Nikon SB-15 or SB-22. The TTL aperture metering system is easy to use providing spot on exposures for normal photography. Any challenging light situations you can select manual TTL metering for total control, plus on battery exhaustion the camera reverts to its mechanical 1/90 second shutter speed (obviously no TTL metering). What more do you want, motor drive is available with the MD-14 unit. Nikon have re-invented the FG with the newly released FM3a ! – Enjoy your photography.

Customer Service

First rate but very expensive using Nikon workshop.

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Nikon F, FM & F60. Zenith C.

Strong, small, light, TTL flash, Nikon.

None if its specifications meet your requirements.

The FG is a milestone camera, the first with through-the-lens flash control. It also offers program and aperture-priority automation, plus manual exposure control. It is small and light, but practically indestructible due to the metal body. It uses only two "hearing aid" type batteries for the mete and shutterr; everything else is manual. I consider it a low-cost alternative to the all-mechanical FM2 -- able to operate without any batteries at all [although, without batteries, the shutter is limited to 1/90 second], yet with autoexposure and TTL flash that the FM2 can never offer. In that way, it is similar to the new FM3a, only about 20 years earlier in production! They are good cameras in their own right, even today, and great back up cameras

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Never needed.

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Most Nikon bodies since 1962.