Nikon FM2N Reviews

Nikon FM2N Camera

Product Type: Nikon cameras

Newest Review: ... then when you do, the results are always better than when you rely on luck with a point-and-click. The FM2n is known for its ... more

 ... excellent build quality. The FM2n has been taken to the Antarctic and to deserts. It is virtually indestructible. Which is why they are still around, having stopped being produced in the 1990s. They are used in good art colleges to teach the photographic process. Everyone I know has loved theirs. They are quite hard to find in second-hand stores because they are so loved that nobody wants to get rid of them. However the internet has made finding them much easier. There is also a wonderful Malaysian site on th...more

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Customer Nikon FM2N Reviews (4)

Daniel+Martini
Express Review on Nikon FM2N
by Daniel Martini - written on 13/07/08
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Please find my in depth review on Nikon FM2n here:http://dmartini-fm2nreview.blogspot.com/

devevre
Nikon: No Con (539 words)
by - written on 31/01/03, updated on  31/01/03 (Very useful, 1180 readings)
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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

royalmale
Nikon FM2N: Best camera in the world! (441 words)
by - written on 09/07/02, updated on  10/07/02 (Useful, 4867 readings)
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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

baldeagle
Back to Basics (181 words)
by - written on 01/09/00, updated on  01/09/00 (Useful, 457 readings)
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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

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