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Review Date
June 16, 2009
Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
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Reviewed by
Ryan Forto
, Casual
Price Paid
$0.00
at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, Outdoor
Summary
I'm just a kid when i found photography. Now i am 13 and im using FM10 because it is a good SLR film camera... my dad bought it at 2001 and it is still good today. The sharpness of the picture is nice and it is full manual.
Strengths
sharpness of the picture and light weight
Weaknesses
plastic body
Similar Products Used
i also used Nikkon D40 and its nice but at FM10 u can learn real photography because its manual.
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Review Date
December 12, 2003
Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month
Visitors rate this review
2.31 of 5, 13 votes
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Reviewed by
Randy
, Professional
Price Paid
$269.00
at Local Camera Shop
Photography Experience
6-10 years
, People
Summary
I just purchased my Nikon FM10. I got this camera because I wanted to go back to some real photography. I used to have a Pentax K1000 and Nikon FM2 but I got rid of the old manual bodies when I started buying new AE models. It is a nice camera that seems to be built better than most Auto SLR's of the same price range, not as solid as my older manual cameras were, but what is built as well these days. I also like the fact that my SB-80DX flash works on this body, ( Manual and Non-TTL auto only ) and some of my lenses for my N80 and D100. Great camera if you want to get back to the basics of photography.
Strengths
Fully Manual
Flash and Lenses that can be used
Weaknesses
Plastic
Similar Products Used
Pentax K100
Canon T-50,Rebel G,Rebel X,Rebel 2000,Elan 7
Nikon FM2,N80,D100
Customer Service
I've never needed any, so can't answer.
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Review Date
September 24, 2003
Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review
1.86 of 5, 7 votes
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Reviewed by
Gabby Juanengo
, Expert
Price Paid
$145.00
at Some Photography Sto
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, Outdoor
Summary
THis is one of the greatest nikon SLR's of all time!!! its beatiful curves and easy to hold body, built in center weighted metering, and compatibility with over 100 F nikkor lenses makes it extremely versatile
Strengths
Built in metering, easy to hold, lightweight , compatibility with over 100 nikkor lenses, nice finish, takes good pictures...
Weaknesses
Shutter speed goes only to 2000..but hey thats fast enough to take alomst any kind of photo
Similar Products Used
Nikon FM2, FM3, N60, F100
Customer Service
Never needed customer service!!!
Thats why i like nikon so much!
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Review Date
July 11, 2003
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month
Visitors rate this review
3.73 of 5, 11 votes
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Reviewed by
jac3k
, Casual
Price Paid
$280.00
at RitzCamera
Photography Experience
11-20 years
, Outdoor
Summary
My older brothers are responsible for igniting the “photographic gene” in me. It started over 15 years ago with a fully manual Russian Cmena. You had to set everything on it. Aperture, shutter, ISO, and even the focus was set by estimation of the distance. Then I upgraded to Zenit 12xp. I was taking some beautiful pictures with that camera. I sold it couple of years later in lieu of my move overseas to USA. Here I used mostly point-and-shoot cameras, until about December of 2000 when I had a bright idea of going digital. I bought Sony DSC-F505v, and it was a fine camera, but... I missed the excitement of being the one responsible for the picture, instead of some computer chip.
I looked hard and long, first I wanted to get N80, but due to the lack of funds, I bought FM10. And let me tell you, this camera is everything I might, or will need until I get back on track with my picture taking.
At first I wasn’t sure, because of some of the reviews in this forum, but then if you look on the “similar items used”, it is easy to see why people get to “trash” this camera. Sometimes it appears that people are waging “brand“ wars, instead of giving a fully objective reviews. Of course that’s not everybody, there are some people that give honest opinions about FM10, and to those I am grateful.
Let me just tell you this much, if you want to just point your camera and press the shutter release button, move on, spend some more money and be happy.
If you want to have a several hundred dollars “pendant” on your neck for everybody to admire, while you walking around the theme park, please move on.
But... if you want to take back the control of your pictures, and enjoy this so rewarding hobby, go ahead, buy Nikon FM10. I guarantee you will enjoy it.
Strengths
Price.
Full manual control.
Number of available accessories, and lenses.
Weaknesses
None, I am happy with it!
Similar Products Used
Zenit 12xp, Sony DSC-F505v,
Nikon Point-and-shoot.
Customer Service
Not really a reason to by the product by the rating of the customer service.
In my humble opinion.
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Review Date
December 3, 2002
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months
Visitors rate this review
2.29 of 5, 7 votes
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Reviewed by
Brent
, Expert
Price Paid
$280.00
at Ritz Camera
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, Outdoor
Summary
I am quite happy with this camera. After using a very expensive automatic minolta camera, I found that the FM10 just takes better pictures, and you really get a feel because it's all manual. Sure, the viewfinder is a little dark, but there really isn't anything wrong with it.
Strengths
Everything
Weaknesses
dim viewfinder
Similar Products Used
Hoya and quantaray filters, Vivitar 75-300 telephoto, Vivitar 49mm Macro, Zenitar Fish-Eye,
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