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....Show more →
Thanks for answering my questions. That's too bad G lenses will not work. I'm still getting one though. Look forward to joining the film shooter's group.
It's not elegant but it gets the job done. I just leave it fully open because that's how I shoot that lens 95% of the time anyway.
The other issue would be feeding the camera this info for any sort of automatic mode. Since I'm shooting wide open that one basically solves itself. Going manual also negates that problem since you're not relying on the camera to make exposure decisions anyway.
It's certainly not a real solution but it's fine for me.
It's not elegant but it gets the job done. I just leave it fully open because that's how I shoot that lens 95% of the time anyway.
The other issue would be feeding the camera this info for any sort of automatic mode. Since I'm shooting wide open that one basically solves itself. Going manual also negates that problem since you're not relying on the camera to make exposure decisions anyway.
It's certainly not a real solution but it's fine for me. ...Show more →
Thanks for the informations! I think I'll keep on using my FM2 with aperture-ring-Nikkor's and should I feel the need to use a G-lens I could pick up the F5 ;-)
