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The Nikon FM2 is a legendary, semi-professional 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) film camera that stands as an industry benchmark for absolute reliability and mechanical precision. Revered by photojournalists, students, and analog purists everywhere, this classic workhorse features an advanced, entirely mechanical focal-plane shutter that fires at speeds up to a blistering 1/4000th of a second—completely independent of battery power. Wrapped in a rugged, heavily reinforced metal housing, the FM2 places total manual exposure control squarely in your hands, offering a pure and tactile shooting experience backed by decades of proven Nikon durability.
CONDITION NOTE (GOOD / READY TO SHOOT)
This camera body is in Good overall operational condition. It has been thoroughly bench-tested and fires with complete mechanical consistency, shutter speed accuracy, and metering precision.
Light Seals Note: The internal foam light seals surrounding the rear door channel show some standard signs of compression and are a little worn, but they are still fully intact and functioning properly without causing any light leaks. The camera is ready to load with film and take into the field.
Revolutionary Mechanical Shutter & Pure Exposure Control
100% Battery-Independent Operation: The camera’s specialized titanium blade shutter is completely mechanical. A battery is only required to power the internal exposure light meter; the camera itself will confidently fire all shutter speeds from 1 full second down to 1/4000th of a second, plus Bulb (B), even with a completely dead or missing battery.
Blazing 1/4000s Shutter Speed: An innovative milestone for manual SLR cameras, the top 1/4000s shutter speed allows you to freeze high-velocity action seamlessly and wide-open your apertures in direct, bright sunlight.
Classic 60/40 Center-Weighted Metering: Features Nikon’s traditional, highly dependable 60/40 center-weighted metering pattern. A clear three-LED indicator display (+, o, -) inside the viewfinder guides you as you manually sync your aperture and shutter speeds for a balanced exposure.
Automatic Meter Shut-Off: To aggressively preserve battery life, the internal exposure light meter automatically powers down after 30 seconds of non-use.
Advanced Toolset & Flash Integration
High-Speed 1/200s Flash X-Sync: Features a dedicated flash synchronization speed of 1/200th of a second via the top hot shoe or the front threaded PC sync terminal, ensuring stable flash handling with external strobes and speedlights.
Viewfinder Readiness Light: The optical viewfinder displays shutter speed and aperture information directly in your line of sight, and includes an integrated flash-ready LED indicator that illuminates when coupled with compatible Nikon speedlights.
Multi-Exposure & Depth-of-Field Preview: Outfitted with a dedicated mechanical lever allowing you to easily capture multiple exposures on a single film frame, a physical depth-of-field preview lever, and a built-in mechanical self-timer.
CRITICAL LENS COMPATIBILITY WARNING
Native AI/AI-S Mount Only: The Nikon FM2 is natively compatible with most Nikon AI, AI-S, and later manual focus lenses.
Do NOT Mount Vintage Non-AI Lenses: Early, unmodified pre-AI (Non-AI) lenses must not be mounted to the FM2. Forcing a Non-AI lens onto the chassis will physically crush and permanently damage the camera’s delicate aperture follower tab located around the lens mount perimeter.
Technical Specifications
Camera Type: 35mm Focal-Plane Shutter SLR Film Camera
Lens Mount Type: Nikon F-Mount (AI, AI-S, and later manual focus variants)
Shutter Speed Range: Mechanical, 1/4000 sec to 1 sec, plus Bulb (B)
Flash Sync Speed: 1/200 sec and slower
ISO Film Speed Range: Manual adjustment dial scaling from ISO 12 to 6400
Viewfinder Metrics: Fixed optical prism displaying full exposure data and interchangeable focusing screen capability
Power Source: Requires 2x standard 1.55V SR44 silver-oxide or LR44 alkaline batteries (strictly to power the internal LED light meter)
Supported Vintage Accessories: Fully compatible with MD-11 and MD-12 motor drives, MF-12 data backs, user-changeable focusing screens, eyepiece diopters, and SB-10, SB-15, or SB-E speedlights.
Weight: Approx. 19.0 oz (540 grams) Body Only Without Batteries
