In article , ehunt@bga.com says...

>My question is this: Does the FM2 have a light meter? I work a lot in
>Aperture Priority, but if the camera has a decent meter, that's not too big
>a problem. The situations I would use such a manual camera in aren't fast
>changing dynamic ones.

It has a three-LED (+ o -) meter.

>Which of the older manual Nikons would you recommend that's (relatively)
>affordable and has Aperture Priority?

FG, N2000, N2020, FE, FE-2 ('spensive, though..., as are the:), FA, F3.
The first three have similar features (M, A, P exposure modes, TTL
flash, no DOF preview), with the N's also having built-in motors; the
last four have DOF preview, M and A exposure modes, and TTL flash
(except for the FE), with the FA adding P and S exposure modes; the
cheapest would be the first four...; they are all nice cameras.
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