Back to Basics (Nikon FM2N)

Member Name: baldeagle

Product:	Nikon FM2N
Date:	01/09/00 (436 review reads)
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Advantages: Solid, simple and reliable

Disadvantages: Bit pricey and heavy

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.

With a mechanical, manual camera, you are in control, so you set the cameras shutter speed, focus and aperture to give you the results you want.

If you want to get back to basics, to enjoy an almost indestructible bit of kit that is a delight to use, get a FM or FM2.

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