Hello Don, Many many years ago, I was using an MX and switched over to the Nikon FM. Both had been purchased new by me. I had equivalent speed lenses for each and I don't recall there being a noticeable difference in viewfinder brightness between them. Mostly the Nikon was bigger and heavier and the match diode used 3 lights instead of 5. Very similar in operational style.
HTH, Bruce Wednesday, June 8, 2005, 8:24:27 AM, you wrote: DS> Totally off topic but I just recieved the Nikon FM that I ordered DS> out of curiosity after hearing it compared to the MX. DS> The first thing I noticed is that it's VERY well built. DS> The second was that the viewfinder is very dark compared to DS> the MX, or any other M body. DS> For those who have owned this camera is that normal or do DS> I need to do some cleaning? DS> TIA DS> Don
