Nikon FM
To paraphrase an old quote, "some cameras are show horses and some are work horses." But what if you could have both horses in one package? Enter the Nikon FM.
Introduced in 1977 as a consumer/hobbyist option to the Nikon F2 and Nikkormat lines of cameras, the Nikon FM sought to retain the use of Nikon's F-mount lenses in a more technologically advanced camera body. The FM used top-of-the-line machining and manufacturing to create a camera that works every bit as well as it looks. The mechanical shutter is as solid as anything produced of its generation, while the design of the camera is so simple that almost nothing comes between you and your shot.
With the use of the metal auto-indexing tab, any Nikon (or third-party) AI F-mount lens with an external aperture ring will fit on the FM. Have an old non-Auto Indexing lens that you love? No worries. Just flip the metal tab up and out of the way and you're off and shooting again. Older, non-AI lenses require stop-down metering in this mode, but that's a small price to pay for your old Nikkor-H 50mm f2 lens.
Whether your style leans more work horse or show horse, the Nikon FM is a breed that belongs in everyone's stable.
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