Nikon FM2N 35mm SLRs

Nikon FM2N 35mm SLRs 

DESCRIPTION

If you want manual focus and manual exposure control, here's the way to get it - with proven Nikon performance and durability. The FM2N is the choice of traditionalists everywhere.

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[Jun 01, 2023]
hgriffin08


Strength:

This works so well. We use it at roofing companies parrish.. Even electricians lakewood ranch trusts this brand.

Weakness:

Heavy and battery life need improvement.

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5
[May 30, 2023]
joeanderson


Strength:

Small and light to the Top drywall contractor in El Paso, but durable All mechanical, not dependent on batteries High flash sync Most of the usual pro features.

Weakness:

None so far.

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[May 20, 2023]
ampva301


Strength:

I've been shooting for a long time, and I was brought up thinking that guns and everything else was mechanical. I shot landscapes and have time on my hands, therefore I have little interest in amassing material possessions. This is a rock-solid piece of machinery.

Weakness:

non for now

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[Jan 28, 2023]
Madmardigan


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It is an amazingly ergonomic yet classic camera. The top plate is amazingly minimalist; the aesthetics are particularly pleasing, however if you have hang-ups and deem that every camera should have flashing lights, then this one should be avoided; this is simple and beautiful; the switches all handle with quality and ease. I enjoy the shutter release which is not accident-prone, and hooks up easily to a manual cable release. Ontario Mobile Mechanic

Weakness:

None .. .

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[Oct 27, 2022]
madmardigannn


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I would recommend to but a good lens with this and get rid of the Plastic lens that comes with it. As my skills are growing in photography I do feel that I should upgrade to another Nikon N90 or higher.I would still like to keep my N60 though. Rancho Cucamonga truck oil change

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None , .

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[Sep 13, 2022]
kilbackrs


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I've been shooting for many years and was raised with everything being mechanical. Don't own anything AF and don't have the desire to since I shoot landscape and can take my time. This is one reliable piece of equipment. Roadside Assistance

Weakness:

none . .

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[Jul 26, 2022]
jackslesly19


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Weakness:

Thank you so much

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5
[Jul 15, 2022]
Janwil


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You have an amazing product! Love it hacienda heights leak detection

Weakness:

none so far

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4
[Jun 27, 2022]
Toddclo


Strength:

beautiful, true colors, sharp, low grain, print film scans with better detail, cheaper that dirt. ALWAYS fresh wherever you buy. | Lockout Service

Weakness:

not labelled "pro"

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5
[Jul 21, 2006]
John Douglas-Reed
Expert

Strength:

I once dropped a Zenith 12XP smack down on the concrete paving of a platform at Sheffield station in South Yorkshire; remarkably, it survived, but I cannot guarantee that had it been an FM2 then the platform would have done likewise ....

All metal construction, very reassuring

Superb handling, generally speaking

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Weakness:

Nothing really very important, except that the viewfinder LEDs can be all but impossible to read in bright light. Well, no, let's face it, they're just impossible. As I live in northern Scotland, 'bright light' isn't really too much of a problem for me, but readers in Tuscany might have something to say about it.

Wind on lever very nearly gouges out my right eye at each and every exposure which it might be convincingly argued is rather problematic for any photographer. But then, it's an eccentric camera. Which is why I love it dearly.

The Nikon FM2n was my fifth Nikon body, and although it knocked a big hole in my miserable finances I have never, ever had cause for complaint. I had tested just about every camera in town beforehand (if only to claim some sort of half hearted market research, as I had already decided many months and even years earlier to go for the FM2), including the Canon EOS 3 whose build quality I found curiously lacking by way of comparison. I just knew as I held the Nikon in my hands that it was 'the one.' Beautiful, even timeless; it's a crying shame that Nikon decided to axe it in favour of the rather lukewarm hybrid that was the FM3, and surprising that Nikon of all people should have so badly assessed the market with its pronounced tendency towards digital (even then).

It's not really very much use me recommnding the FM2n to prospective buyers as of course it is no more, but for those photographers who are less fussy than myself I would wholeheartedly give it the thumbs up second hand. There are always plenty on eBay. Buy one - you know you want to, and believe me you will never regret it.

Incidentally, I do not work for Nikon Corporation. Honestly, I don't!

Mr Nippon Kogaku, Tokyo

Customer Service

Nikon FM2n? Excellent, especially as they were running a price match system at the time and I managed to knock them down to just £425 for both body and standard Sigma zoom. Yes, Sigma; the only Nikkor lens to which I could stretch at the time was a boring 50mm f1.8. I know the good old standard lens is probably the only lens you'll ever need, etc etc. Yawn. Zzzzzz, indeed.

Similar Products Used:

Nikon Nikkormat FTn, Yashica FX-3.

I'm not particularly proud of my Nikon FTn purchase, which was something of an impulse buy; there it was, on my dealer's shelves with an £80 price tag
Tempting? Of course - it was a Nikon, right? Well, sort of. Within just two days I had taken it back to my local dealer and bought a Yashica FX-3 from an old school friend of mine.

Yashica FX-3; nice. Very nice, in fact. But it wasn't a Nikon. So it had to go. Sigh.





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