Nikon FM2N 35mm SLRs
Nikon FM2N 35mm SLRs
USER REVIEWS
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[Sep 08, 1999]
Norman Carnick
Intermediate
Model Reviewed:
FM2N Body
Strength:
Has worked flawlessly for me since 1986 with over 2000 photo's through it.
Weakness:
Light meter needed to be replaced after camera got knocked into a river. My favorite all manual camera. Utilitarian dream camera. Paid 350 or so for it new in 86 with a 50mm 1.4. Don't use the 50 that much anymore (like my 24mm too much). Customer Service No experience Similar Products Used: Minolta SRT 101, Canon F1, Nikon F3, Nikon F2 AS, Nikon F, Leica M4 |
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[Aug 31, 1999]
Dave Schiestel
Expert
Model Reviewed:
FM2N Body
Strength:
It is simple and easy to use. The shutter speed dial has a definate click stop when it is rotated. The FM2 is very comfortable in my hands and operates with out batteries. I use it exclsivily for studio work and weddings with a strobe. Never had any problems with it at all!
Weakness:
None Absoloutly fantastic! I would be lost with out it! Durable and Reliable, a definate winner! Customer Service Excellent, Repair service is outstanding Similar Products Used: Minolta SRT series |
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[Jul 26, 1999]
Geir Anders Rybakken Ørslien
Expert
Model Reviewed:
FM2N Body
Strength:
The beauty of the Nikon FM2 lies in its simple philosophy: Here you got exactly what you need to take the best picture in the world, nothing else. It forces you into being a thinking photographer, because you have to take every desicion yourself: The shutter speed, the aperture, the focus. These are the simple rules. Follow them, break them - anyway: The FM2 does exactly what you tell it, whatever the weather. If your pictures suck, you can´t blame the camera. It´s learning by doing. It´s photograpy done by hand - not by computers and microchips. Inside the FM2 you´ll find metal cogs and rubber bands, well proven stuff that works. I´ve been using it for nearly ten years now, and I hardly think about the camera when I shoot. It´s just a tool, the real camera lies inside my head and in my eyes. This is retro photography. You don´t need a FM2 to do it - pick up any still-working crap you find, and you´ll be able to make pictures. Good ones. But the FM2 will stay with you for life. That´s a good thing. My FM2 is beaten, scratched and old - but it´s mine and I like it a lot. But it´s only a camera. If yours still works: Buy more film instead.
Weakness:
No mechanical problems. The camera worked undisturbed in the heat of Madagascar and the cold of Siberia. The ideal FM2 could have a spot meter and illuminated Does what every other old, cheap, ugly and all-manual camera can do. But this one actually does it every time, wherever you are - for years and years. That´s a good thing. Buy a FM2 and learn to think. Customer Service No problems. Similar Products Used: Leica M6, Nikon FM, FE, FE2, F3, F4 and F5. Owned only the M6 and the FM. |