In article <3347728C.6430@ra.msstate.edu>, *sgr1*@ra.msstate.edu says...
>Bob Neuman wrote:

>> OK, the FM2n officially has a maximum flash sync speed of 1/250th,
>> the FM2, 1/200th - BUT, as David Rosen has pointed out, many FM2's
>> actually sync just fine at 1/250th (I just happen to have one of these
>> to sell, in nice shape....). The 1/250th is useful, since it is a metered
>> speed, and can therefore be used more easily with fill-flash than 1/200th.
>> Otherwise, they are virtually identical (though the FM2 has the probably
>> tougher titanium shutter blades [if you are into poking your finger through
>> the shutter, with care in removing your finger, the titanium shutter may
>> have a better chance of surviving the incident...]). The FM2n is the
>> current version, and a bit more expensive.
>> Hope This Helps (If all goes well, "HTH" and "Bob Neuman" will
>> become "David Ruether" - with the advent of
>> a web page and a new e-mail account...;-)

Well, it's basically all in the above..., except that there is no
label on the camera for the "n"... (it may be in the serial number).

>Hi Guys, Thanks for the input I have been getting to my original
>question of synch speeds for FM2 and FM2n. It would appear from the
>post from Mr. Bob Neuman that the x-sync of a FM2 is 1/200, but that it
>also synchs at 1/250 of a second. This seems to contradict the email I
>have quoted below from a person who saw a FM2 with 1/250 in red on
>shutter dial and saying that 1/200 would not even be availiable.

"MAY" sync at 1/250th - some do, others may not...

>"...I saw a FM2 the other day and the 1/250 speed was marked in red.
>There is not a 1/200 speed that I am aware of on this camera. I do
>not know what the FM2n has that would make it different.

That one WAS an FM2n...

>On all manual cameras that I am aware of, the flash speeds are set in
>full stop increments and the FM2 is no different. Therefore a speed
>of 1/200 is not available."

Um, not correct - many Nikons have 1/80th or 1/90th sync speeds...

>Mr. Neuman and several other mentioned that 1/250 was a "metered speed"
>on FM2. What does this mean? I am trading up from a Pentax K1000 and
>on it, I only use the light meter for non-flash applications. If I am
>using a flash, I set shutter to 1/60 and apeture according to setting on
>flash unit (vivitar 283). So, I don't understand the concept of a
>metered shutter speed when using a flash, unless it is something for a
>dedicated flash maybe. Again, thanks for the info.
> Steve Roberts

It is for metering normally for available light, to which a flash
exposure can be added ("fill-flash", usually underexposed so as not
to be obvious, but just to lighten shadows slightly). The higher sync
speed allows higher light levels or faster film to be used with flash
and available light combined.
Hope This Helps (If all goes well, "HTH" and "Bob Neuman" will
become "David Ruether" - with the advent of
a web page and a new e-mail account...;-)