In article <312fa1eb.0@eden.adam.com.au>, boltor@adam.com.au says...

>Patrick Horton (pdhorton@werple.mira.net.au) wrote:
>: I am considering buying an FM2 as a backup to my 90X. Anybody got any
>: opinions on the FM2?

>It's a real camera. I bought a new one (FM2n) to replace a wonderful >old Ftn Photomic, as backup to my F3. It feels tight, light and >precise; and will no doubt be going long after I am. Actually my wife >has commandeered the thing, and I have to beg for it now when I want
>to use it. She likes the light weight, small size and total control.
>The only thing I don't like about it as much as my old F with the
>photomic head, is the +0- meter instead of needle: although even this >is a great advantage when shooting in low light. But you have to guess >a little, (I think 1/5 of a stop), whereas with a needle you can be
>absolutely spot on.

Ah, the wonders of the digital (incremental) age! ;-) But, at least
the increment is small, and the continuously variable Nikon aperture
ring (unlike some "modern" camera designs) does allow fine adjustment
of the exposure. BTW, the FM meter exposure is the same when metered both horizontally and vertically, something that was not always true with the needle meter in F's.
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