The FM2 was only sold for short period of just over a year when an upgrade, the FM2n was released in 1983. The FM was sold until 1982 when the FM2 was released with a ground breaking fully mechanical 1/4000 second fastest shutter speed. For instance, it has a fixed prism finder. The FM differs from the professional models in that it is not a full systems camera. A parallel line of cameras with auto exposure features was also released, the Nikon FE. In 1977 the Nikon FM was released within this range, with the idea being that it will compete against the likes of the smaller SLRs like the Olympus OM and Pentax MX series. Nikon always had a full consumer range of cameras, even from the early days of the SLR with the Nikkormat. The aluminum curtains do get as easily damaged as the titanium curtains.Waihi Beach, New Zealand | Nikon FM2n | Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 Ai | Kodak Portra 400 More of a cost cutting measure than making the shutter stronger. Sometime around the 785xxxx serial and 7538xxx serial block, Nikon switched to the N8008 style aluminum shutter curtains from the honeycomb pattern titanium curtains.

After the 85xxxxx serial block was introduced, Nikon's convention of alternating the second digit, depending on body color, disappeared. Lower serial 8xxxxxx bodies were all chrome. 78xxxxx, April 1989-around August 1990 or so.

75xxxxx started in September 1988 and continued through July 1991. 74xxxxx started in January 1985 and continued through August 1987. The 73xxxxx serial range started in August 1983 and continued through about 1987-summer 1988. Bodies above 724xxxx typically were the first FM2n bodies. 72xxxxx starts in 1983 and continues through about mid 1984. The FM2/FM2n bodies use the same code system as what Nikon used on the F3, however, between the years 19 or so, the code sometimes had the first two digits reversed.įM2 bodies in the 700-709xxxx range all seem to be from 1982. The formula isn't as accurate as the F3 method.į6 bodies, you'd probably have to ask Nikon about. The F4 has a formula that is listed on the old Nikon F4 FAQ site, which has been archived, since the site owner shut it down. 19xxxxx is 1990s, with the 20xxxxx serial range being 2000-04ish. For regular F3 bodies, serial numbers up through 189xxxx are from between 19. Third digit is version of F3, fourth is revision. Four (or five) digit code inside the film back where the hinge is located.

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