Not the genuine Nikon but the Nikon F-mount SLR camera very close to FM2 - the "Kiev-19". The lens was Helios-81 50/F1.8 (again, very close to Nikon's 50/f1.8 lens).
June, 1994, b&w panchromatic film ISO 64, manual exposure
Beautiful captures everyone! Question for those that shoot with the FM2N. How do you guys like it? Thinking about getting one.
I've never shot film before but it looks really fun. Do you guys mainly use manual lenses on your film cameras? How would the newer G lenses work? As far as manual lenses, I currently have the 28mm f/2.8 AIS and the 55mm f/1.2 AIS. Also, which brand of film would you guys recommend? I know film is much more expensive but I think it's worth it. Any other recommendations are also welcome. Thanks in advance!
4G63 wrote:
Beautiful captures everyone! Question for those that shoot with the FM2N. How do you guys like it? Thinking about getting one.
I've never shot film before but it looks really fun. Do you guys mainly use manual lenses on your film cameras? How would the newer G lenses work? As far as manual lenses, I currently have the 28mm f/2.8 AIS and the 55mm f/1.2 AIS. Also, which brand of film would you guys recommend? I know film is much more expensive but I think it's worth it. Any other recommendations are also welcome. Thanks in advance!
I have a FM2n and like it a lot (shot with it today). Got this one around 1997 and used it mostly with a MD-12 (Motor-Drive, about 3.5 frames/second). The fastest shutter-speed of 1/4000sec is great for using fast glass and the 1/250 second as flash-sync-speed is a good feature too. The finder is clean and bright, but for people wearing glasses a F3HP or a similar body with High-Eyepoint-Finder might be the better choice.
The batterie will last almost forever and the camera itself will work fine without a batterie at all, the metering is just dead.
The FM2 will NOT WORK with G-lenses.
Hope this helps, kind regards, Georg.
PS: Film-brands - a difficult question. Ilford is maybe the company will the most dedication to film-shooting people - a good reason to support this company.
It might also be worth to ask the lab you will work with and ask for examples/opinions.
