Nikon FM Series SLR camera(s) - Message Board/Guestbook

1. From : Pei (peiyulin75@hotmail.com)
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Date : 06:24 AM Sunday 31 December, 2006

Hi, I just got this FM2 from my dad. I am learning how to use it that is why I came across to your site. The camara back wouldn't pop open even though I was following your instructions. Could you tell me what might be wrong? Thank you very much. Pei

2. From : rick (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 09:41 AM Wednesday 29 November, 2006

Hi Garvin: One word of caution about planning to use a fisheye lens on a digital: A fisheye covers 180 degrees across a 35mm film frame. Because the digital SLR only uses a small portion of this area, a wide angle lens does not cover as wide an angle on a digital as the same lens does on a 35mm - much of the fisheye effect will be lost. Since fisheye lenses are quite expensive, you may want to think about how much of your money's worth you'll be getting that way.

On the other hand, with telephotos the small digital format is an extra bonus, you get a longer reach for your money.

The FM was made for AI series lenses. AI, AIS and at least the majority of autofocus Nikkors will work on it. You can use earlier, Non-AI lenses but the meter does not couple to the lens so you have to stop down to meter.... not a deal breaker, but unless you already have some Non-AI lenses that you want to use it doesn't make a lot of sense.

As for buying film: what country are you in? In the USA, www.porters.com is a good place to look.

3. From : mariano baselga (mbaselga@ib3.es)
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Date : 09:35 AM Wednesday 29 November, 2006

RED LEDS ON LIGHT METER DONÂ´T SWITCH OFF,WHEN LEVER IS CLOSED.
I MEAN THE LEVER DOESNÂ´T ACT ON SWITCHING ON AND OFF THE LEDS ON THE LIGHT METER SCREEN - MARIANO BASELGA

4. From : Garvin (thetopramen@gmail.com)
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Date : 03:12 AM Wednesday 29 November, 2006

Actually, I might take your advice for buying a real Fisheye lense. Like the attachments are wack cause of the pain to find the adapters, its so hard, or im just not looking hard enough. Also, I might not even get it too since I want to save up for a D80, or D70s. And I can save up for the fisheye for the digitals. One more question, like in the guide for the FM towards the end about lenses, it stated that the FM can take in some lens made before it, and also a few of the newer lenses? I just want to know if thats what it really meant. Some good news though, I have just finished shooting some b/w photos on the FM and it turned out pretty good. Know any good places to buy bulks of film. I really enjoy B/W photos over color on my FM. Thanks again.

5. From : rick (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 11:36 AM Monday 27 November, 2006

Right. Most of these lenses are Series 7 (or they used to be "back in my day"... might be smaller now). Adapter rings come in all of the standard "series" sizes to fit all of the standard filter threads. Most sellers will probably provide one adapter ring with the lens if you tell them the size you need ......

6. From : Garvin (thetopramen@gmail.com)
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Date : 01:38 AM Sunday 26 November, 2006

hey rick, thanks for the help. so that means all i need now is a 52mm mounting ring. nice.

7. From : rick (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-105.html
Date : 07:35 AM Thursday 23 November, 2006

Hi Garvin: What you saw were probably fisheye "attachments" as opposed to lenses. These are made to screw into the front filter thread of your regular 50mm lens to create a fisheye effect. (yes, you can use these with the FM; a 52mm mounting ring will fit it to the Nikkor filter thread) These attachments are much, much cheaper than a genuine fisheye lens, and not surprisingly their quality is much lower. They can, however, be a worthwhile way to experiment with the effect before deciding to lay out the money for a better lens. You can see an example of the results from one of these lenses at the URL link above this message.

To learn more about the REAL fisheye lenses for Nikon cameras, look at this page:

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/fisheyes/index.htm

8. From : garvin (runninwater@gmail.com)
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Date : 05:43 AM Thursday 23 November, 2006

hey folks, i couldn't find anything on fisheye lenses for the nikon FM. On ebay there were a lot of fisheye lenses that said compatible with manual focus cameras. does that count for the NikonFM?

9. From : Rizky A Maulana (rmaulana@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rizkymaulana.zoto.com
Date : 10:31 AM Monday 20 November, 2006

Dear all, I just bought a Nikon FM2 and I find that Nikon FM2 is a great camera for all situation. I need some suggestions from you guys. Can I use Nikon SB-600 flash in my Nikon FM2 ? Thank you.

Regards,
Rizky A Maulana

10. From : rick (rick_oleson@yahoo.com)
Url : http://rick_oleson.tripod.com
Date : 10:59 AM Wednesday 15 November, 2006

Hi Garvin: Yes; the aperture control is at the rear of the lens barrel, and the shutter speed control is on top next to the shutter release button.

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