I have the Nikon FM and don't find the viewfinder anywhere near as bright as the MX. This may just be my copy, the prism shows very faint seperation lines so is undoubtedly not at its best. The FM2 and FM2n won't mount Non AI lenses without modification so doesn't do me any good on my older glass. (Now where's my Dremel?) ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 8:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Nikon lens on M42 body??????? > > > On 31 Dec 2005 at 22:10, William Robb wrote: > > > I've used many Nikons over the years; F, F2s, F3 HP, FM, FM2, FE, and a > > Nikkormat FTN (technically not a Nikon). > > I have handled, but not used extensively the FA and F4, and some of the > > lower end cameras from the mid 80s, the N2000 and N2020, the FG > (acronym for > > f*&king garbage) and some of the early AF's (601, 801 IIRC) > > Of those, I liked the F2 the best. > > But it is no MX. The FM2 is every bit as nice a camera as the > MX, though not > > as compact. > > I had an FM2n for a year or so, nice camera, nice finder, didn't > fit Pentax > lenses but every bit as nice as the MX maybe nicer, FM3A is > supposed to be very > good too. > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 >
