David Morton wrote in article ...
> In article
> > net>, colyn.goodson@airmail.net 'The Artist Formerly Known As Colyn
> Goodson' wrote:
> > On Sat, 27 Sep 1997 11:25:37 -0500, Dan & Amy Whitsell
> > wrote:

> > >Can someone tell me which Nikon bodies (old and new) have mechanical
> > >shutters? I want to take some long exposure photos and do not want to
> > >be thwarted by batteries.

> > The rangefinder series, F, F-2, F-3, FM, the Nikkormatts come to mind

> Not the F3.

Um, actually, on "T" the F3 does not use battery power...
And the poster above probably meant "SLR" instead of "rangefinder"...
And, as was later posted, the FM-2 also does not use battery power
to operate the shutter (though the Nikkormat EL did...).
Hope This Helps
David Ruether - http://www.fcinet.com/ruether