Specifications

Type
SLR camera
Production
1984–2001
Film
35 mm
Frame size
24 × 36 mm
Lens mount
Nikon F
Shutter
Vertical metal focal-plane shutter, mechanical
Shutter speeds
1 s – 1/4000 s, B
Flash sync
1/250 s
Metering
TTL centre-weighted (SPD)
Focusing
focusing screen
Film speed
ISO 12–6400
Battery
2× LR44 · meter only
All batteries for Nikon
Weight
540 g

Good to know

Without a battery, every shutter speed including B works, but the light meter does not. [3]

Thanks to the mechanical shutter, you can keep shooting even with a dead battery. [4]

To unlock the shutter release, the film advance lever needs to sit slightly out from the body. [1]

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Sources

  1. Nikon FM2: Instruction Manual, überarbeitete Version mit 1/250 s Blitzsynchronisation
  2. Nikon Camera Chronicle: Nikon Family Cousins, Part 13, Nikon FM2
  3. Wikipedia: Nikon FM2 und FM2n
  4. Nikon Camera Chronicle: Nikon FM3A, Vorgeschichte der New FM2

Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know

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