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Nikon FM3A 35mm Film Camera

Nikon FM3A 35mm Film Camera

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  • Battery Type: 1 x 3V Lithium Battery
  • Film Type: 35mm
  • Zoom Lens: Without Zoom Lens
  • Lens Mount: Nikon F
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The ";Dual Personality"; FM3A--- Nikon';s New Retro-Tech 35mm SLR

byHoward_Creech Jul 22, 2001
129 Helpfuls 130 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 9 Comments
Pros Built Like a Tank, Hybrid Mechanical/Electronic shutter, TTL flash, and Aperture Priority...
Cons None at all
Recommended it? Yes

In the late seventies Nikon introduced two camera models, the FE, an electronic shutter model with aperture priority auto exposure and the FM, a no-nonsense all-mechanical camera designed to operate without battery power. Photographers at the time speculated about a hybrid camera that combined the... Read full review »

170

Is It Already A CLASSIC?

bycolonialpara Nov 24, 2003
38 Helpfuls 39 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros The creative beauty of working with the camera.
Cons Requires more than the ability to point and shoot.
Recommended it? Yes

The Nikon FM3A is the direct descendant of the original Nikon FM which first appeared on scene in 1977. That founding member of this branch of the Nikon dynasty possessed some very significant capabilities that have been genetically passed on to this latest version. What keeps this manual Nikon in... Read full review »

104

How did THAT get into my camera bag?

byuniq Jun 20, 2003
23 Helpfuls 24 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 5 Comments
Pros compact, ttl flash, 1/250 flash synch, matchstick metering
Cons 1" max shutter speed in manual mode, no viewfinder light, center weighted metering
Recommended it? Yes

If you had asked me 3 or 4 years ago if I would ever consider buying a mechanical camera the answer would have been a resounding no! I have grown so accustomed to having the ability to fully automate practically every aspect of the photographic experience that I would laughed at anyone who even... Read full review »

180

A Great PRIMARY Body... the Nikon FM3A is a photographer's camera.

byjvandegr Mar 16, 2004
22 Helpfuls 23 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros Tough as nails, ergonomic design, advanced features (for a manual SLR) but no nonsense...
Cons Noisy shutter / mirror slap.
Recommended it? Yes

Rather than give you the complete list of features and specifications, since other reviewers have generously provided these, I'd like to spend my time writing about how I use this camera to give you an idea of what it's capable of. I'm not sure how many photographers have need for a camera for the... Read full review »

lawman67
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A delightful anachronism

bylawman67 Feb 8, 2004
13 Helpfuls 14 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 6 Comments
Pros Hybrid electronic/mechanical shutter, TTL flash, exquisite metal mechanical construction
Cons Expensive, meter readout difficult in low light
Recommended it? Yes

This is my second review of the Nikon FM3a, with the first included at the bottom of this one. I reviewed the camera back in September, after borrowing a useed one from a local shop while they performed a CLA and minor repair on my F3HP. At the time, I also owned a Nikon FM2n, the immediate... Read full review »

2

Another example of Nikon precision and quality

byroylafaver Feb 28, 2003
11 Helpfuls 12 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros Build quality, functionality
Cons None
Recommended it? No

There are many reviews of this camera on the web, so instead of rattling off the specs I will just give you the impressions of an ex-FM2n, ex-N90s user. I switched to the N90s when my grandson was born because of the flash capability. Until that time I was perfectly happy with my FM2n, one of the... Read full review »

6

A great second body...

bygroenhout Jan 23, 2002
10 Helpfuls 11 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Compact, reliable, easy to use, accurate.
Cons Are there any???
Recommended it? Yes

Nikon FM3A Review
by Chris Groenhout

Back in 1987 I purchased my first Nikon - an FE2 to replace an increasingly frustrating Olympus OM10. By a sheer stroke of luck, I had moved from one of the worst (though most popular) cameras ever made to one of the best, and was hooked on it for... Read full review »

4

A matter of physical touch

bywdasilva Aug 26, 2001
11 Helpfuls 12 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 3 Comments
Pros It is a combo of qualities so far spreaded along different camera bodies.
Cons It is somewhat redundant if one already owns those different camera bodies.
Recommended it? Yes

Nikon Corporation announces the FM3A as the successor to the FM2N. Yet I believe that FM3A will also, if not mainly, impact over the F3HP addicts. We will have the confluence of three trends here: FM2A, F3HP and FM3A ? rather than a matter of linear succession inside the FM offspring. F3HP owners... Read full review »

1

A Great Camera

bymwalk202 Feb 27, 2004
7 Helpfuls 8 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros Well built, fully mechanical with just enough automatic features.
Cons None so far
Recommended it? Yes

I only got this camera a week ago, so I haven't been able to fully test it out yet, but so far it is a great camera and money well spent. It has all the features I need and want, I could have bought for around the same price a good auto focus all automation camera, but the reason I am attracted to... Read full review »

1

My dream camera

bydavidwroberson Aug 31, 2003
6 Helpfuls 7 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Light Durable Simple Fun
Cons Manual focus Max 1 sec shutter on manual
Recommended it? Yes

I bought a FT-2 in 1976. Shortly after that the FE came out and I had spent 25 years wishing I'd waited for the FE. I like manual focus, I like manual film wind, but pure manual exposure is difficult for people pictures. Especially when you are focusing manually, to stop and adjust the match needle... Read full review »

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