Nikon FM2N

Please find my in depth review on Nikon FM2n here:
http://dmartini-fm2nreview.blogspot.com/

The Nikon FM2n first made an appearance in my life last year and I've never looked back. Although I've had many automatic cameras, and used many other types of SLR, it is certainly the best camera I have ever worked with. Being fully manual means that you can control every aspect of your photography. Most SLR cameras are now partially automatic, but the Nikon FM2n is so manual that it would work with no batteries at all (although the light meter wouldn't function as it depends on the battery). My feeling is that a fully manual camera helps the photographer to understand the process better. I think that it is important to be forced to understand ...  Read the complete review

It seems the real art of photography is dying. In this digital age we are loosing all the romance of photography. There is nothing like taking the readings, Setting up the camera manually and seeing the results at the end of it all, And it was all your work! Not the cameras! So why go manual when you can get a flashy little number that does it all for you? Well the trouble with using one of these modern cameras is the have been given a brain! The are taught to think for themselves. Ang fairly often, They are thinking somthing different to you! Take a tricky shot for example, The one where you ask your mate to stand in front of a lovely sunset! Well you're ...  Read the complete review

It?s a shame, but it?s easy to think that if a camera does everything automatically, it will produce great pictures. Modern auto everything cameras are brilliant for making happy snaps, but so are compact cameras, but if you want to regain a bit more control, and plan to use your camera for decades, then look at the Nikon FM range. They are one of the few cameras types available that are mechanical rather than electronic, and are made of metal rather than plastics, so they all have a solid, chunky feel. Mine are getting on for thirty years old now, and apart from the occasional trip to the body shop for dent removal, are still going strong. ...  Read the complete review