Nikon FM3a viewfinder problem?

<p>Hello to all, I'm new here, and new owner of FM3a (never had Nikon film SLR).</p>

<p>The problem (I'm not sure if it is one or it's something normal) is a viewfinder. It looks like it's <em>up</em>, so to say. I need to look at ceiling to see F number in it, and also top part is not sharp as bottom and sides. I also took a picture with webcam and without lens so you can see that top is faded. No matter how I look top more or less faded.</p>

<p><img src="http://s7.postimg.org/wat7oxmgp/Picture_149.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600" /></p>

<p>So my question is, is that normal or is there something wrong with my FM3a? (I bought it from Japanese eBay seller)</p>

<p>Thank you for your help.</p>

<p>P.s.: There is also something like thin hair at the exit of viewfinder, across it from one site to other, just a few mm inside. I believe it's a glass crack. It can be seen only when you put your camera bit away, say 10 cm or more from your eyes. It's not on the part of viewfinder that can be unscrew. It's bit hard to caught it on photo so I don't have one. But I'm also worried about that too. </p>

<p>It sounds like the focusing screen may not be seated properly. I don't want to try to do a better job of explaining dealing with a focusing screen; the FM3a manual is readily available online as well as plenty of information on how to remove/install a screen.</p>

<p>A refund or another camera sounds like the best solution.</p>

<p>I tried also re-seating focusing screen and result is the same.</p>

<p>return for money back. You don't want an FM3a that is some how less than perfect. The FM3a functionally isn't much better than the FM/FE series cameras. Its price is much higher because is highly collected and it's newer and in good condition. Any imperfection defeat the entire purpose of getting the FM3a.</p>

<p>The re-seating of the focusing screen is a real issue. If one simply takes the focusing screen out to clean it, then re-installing it, it takes a few attempts to get it right. It needs to be jiggled a couple of times while closing the frame lock. It is a less than perfect, or less than esay operation. Remember you can't touch the focusing screen with your fingers, you need to use the supplied tweezers that are used for this operation. Just be patient, and give it enough tries to see the point, and to get it right. Do all this with the camera body upside down.</p>