Is this camera Nikon Fm2 or Fm2n

<p>Hello,<br />I'm new to nikon film camera world.<br />Recently I bought a Nikon Fm2 or Fm2N. I'm not sure which.<br /><br />It says FM2 on front and in the back there is a serial number<br />which is <br />7211896. On ebay and google I saw some Fm2 or N cameras, I do not know which one is which but <br />Their serials started with N than the number followed.<br /><br />On my body there is no "N" just the serial number . Body is in grey color.<br />Can you please help me? <br />Thank you</p><div></div>

<p>That one is an FM2 , no "N". The other indicator is your camera's X sync should be marked at 1/200th. The FM2N's sync is at 1/250th.</p>

<p>Does it worth more than Fm2n or around the same? If it does worth extra i might sell it and get a N version</p>

<p>From Nikon:</p>

<p>https://help.nikon.ca/app/answers/detail/a_id/6123/~/differences-between-fm2-and-fm2n</p>

<p>FM2's also have a titanium shutter that has a "honeycomb" pattern on the blades as opposed to the more standard looking aluminum shutter of the "N" version. On KEH, FM2's seem to go for slightly more money than FM2N's in similar condition.</p>

<p>I think my FM2N has a honeycomb type Ti shutter. Looks there are several FM2N versions, the very latest with an aluminum shutter.</p>

<p>I think it`s around the same. As mentioned, the "N" version has improved specs (1/4000 vs. 1/1000, flash sync 1/250 vs 1/200), but <em>personally</em>, the slower speeds of the FM2 are not a limitation for my needs.</p>

<p>Under very specific situations (e.g. looking for shallow DoF under full daylight), you`d like to have a higher maximum speed; but in my own experience and use, it`s more a theoretical than a really practical need (e.g., I rarely shoot a portrait below f4-5.6, and never under direct sunlight - the FM2 will limit you to use near f5.6 in this conditions, when using ISO 125 film).<br /> If you <em>have to </em>use 400ISO film or higher, the speed limitation is more noticeable, so a max speed of 1/4000 (or 1/8000) is desirable but... why to use 400 or higher ISO film to shoot shallow DoF (e.g. portraits) under direct full sunlight? (Well, it could be another topic).</p>

<p>BTW, I lately don`t shoot my FM2N but a Leica M6 instead (same max. speed -1/1000-, sync speed of 1/60). I`m good with it.</p>

<p>Don't sell your FM2. I have a black FM2N. Nice camera but not better than the FM2 in any significant way.</p>

<p>I've used it with flash in daylight once or twice in 15 years, so the 1/250th flash sync speed really hasn't been important. When I used it with flash for an outdoor wedding I just matched the film to the conditions. Same with the F3HP, which has a very slow flash sync speed compared with many film SLRs. I just used ISO 100 film and used bounce flash in shade for some portraits. That was at least 10 years ago and I haven't used flash with any of my film SLRs since.</p>

<p>By the way, if you're interested in the history of Nikon's classic cameras and lenses you'll enjoy Nikon Japan's history section, including the "Thousand and One Nights" section about Nikkor lenses. All anecdotes are written by engineers who were involved in the projects, or interviewed the senior engineers who were involved. <a href="http://imaging.nikon.com/history/cousins/cousins13-e/index.htm"><strong>This page</strong> features a discussion about the FM2</a>., including the challenges of designing a lightweight focal plane shutter for faster flash sync speed, and the challenges of using duraluminum rather than titanium.</p>

 

<p>Don't sell it, USE IT. It is basically the same camera, FM, FM2 & FM2N. the slight different shutter speed don't going to do to much for you in real photography. I have at list 5 FM's, ( maybe as many FEs ) all of them working beautifully. On that time I heated to change lenses, still, and sometime different films, speed or color or b&w, so, always used 3-4 cameras to work, to shoot what ever I liked to shoot with a proper lens and film. Nikon FMs is almost indestructible cameras. </p>

<p>Correct me if i'm wrong.<br />I have many old nikkor AF lenses with aperture ring. (not af-s) <br />All of them have electrical connection pins, if i mount them on my Fm2 <br />is the body going to damage my lenses? I think it will not but i do not want to sacrifice my beautiful glasses </p>

<p>Pre-Ai only on the FM, not the FM2 family (same for FE vs FE2).</p>

<p>See here to identify your lens 'type' ...<br>

http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/lenses.html</p>

<p>Go here to find out what lens can be used on what body ...</p>

<p>https://www.nikonians.org/reviews?alias=nikon-slr-camera-and-lens-compatibility</p>

<p>Great camera, keep it and enjoy it!</p>

<p>Jim M.</p>

<p>Also, I believe it is the lens that damages the body, so repeated mountings will likely bend or break a coupling lever in the body.</p>

<p><strong>"I think my FM2N has a honeycomb type Ti shutter. Looks there are several FM2N versions, the very latest with an aluminum shutter."</strong><br /> <br /> <strong><br /></strong>That could very well be the case. Once upon a time I remember reading about when they switched over to aluminum shutters. The early FM2N's may have carried over the titanium design.</p>

<p><strong> "the "N" version has improved specs (1/4000 vs. 1/1000, flash sync 1/250 vs 1/200)"</strong><br /> <br /> <strong><br /></strong>FM2's have 1/4000th max shutter speed, same as the FM2N. (At least mine does). It does have the 1/200th max flash sync though, as opposed to the slightly higher 1/250th of the FM2N.</p>

<p>Here is another pretty good writeup on the differences.</p>

<p>http://mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonfmseries/fm2/index.htm</p>

<p>The FM2N did go through a series of spec changes in it's parts makeup over the years. I have heard people say that even though the original FM2 has a max 1/200th flash sync speed, it will actually sync at 1/250th with many flashes. Rumor has it that Nikon originally intended on releasing it with a 1/250th sec sync speed marking on the dial, but there were concerns that it wouldn't be guaranteed to work with all flashes of the day which had longer flash durations. The 1/4000 sec shutter speed and high flash sync were ground-breaking for a production SLR at the time (allowed by the use of the titanium shutter)and there were bugs/concerns with the new technology. Most of this was addressed with the subsequent FM2N but in reality they are pretty similar as far as what you will be able to accomplish with them.</p>

<p>The FM2n went to aluminum shutter blades in 1989 (http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonfeseries/fefmshared/honeycomb/index.htm). My recollection is that it used the blades from the N8008's shutter. The problem with the titanium shutter is that the pattern was "chemically" machined with with a hazardous chemical, that Nikon was no longer able to use. </p>

<p>Ooops Daniel, I mixed the FM with the FM2 specs. Thanks for the correction.</p>