NIKON FM10 35mm Camera Kit

They're very wrong. The camera's lighter than most manual cameras I've held, but it feels very sturdy. The lens it comes with is just fine for students and beginners, and I'll hold on to it even though I plan on getting a fixed 50mm Nikon lens very soon. Still, for the price, you can't beat it!

If you've read other reviews about how cheap this camera feels and you're weary, all I can say is go to a camera store and hold it. If you want something much more rugged you'll pay a lot more money. If you want something to start shooting with then get this camera. It'll also help you start building a good Nikon kit so if you decide to upgrade bodies later you won't have to repurchase all your lenses.

Great clarity, great quality


The Newest Incarnation of Nikon's Veritable Classic.   October 30, 2003
David Wilson (Massachusetts)
58 out of 62 found this review helpful

The FM series of cameras from Nikon has a long and distinguished history. The FM10 is a totally manual camera with through the lens center weighted metering. The beauty of the manual system is that you have a complete range of shutter speeds if the batteries fail. Additionally, you get to set the camera settings how you want to without trying to out think and out smart the auto programming that most cameras have now. In other words, you get to take the picture; not the camera. The FM10 is a sturdy camera that has one of the widest ranges of lenses available to it. There is not a lens that you can think of that can not be found for this camera. Beginners or professionals: anyone that wants to be a photographer and not just a button pusher should get this camera.


What is wrong with it? NOTHING!   May 22, 2004
David Warren (Toronto, Canada)
22 out of 24 found this review helpful

I bought this camera brand new and I have to that it is a great camera. I needed a new 35mm fully manual but didn't feel like spending a fortune. I read the specs on the camera and bought it. It is one hell of a work horse. Anyone who bashes this camera has not used it.


A good basic FILM SLR camera for epileptics   May 2, 2007
Roy S. Miller (United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

For the money, this is a good buy. You actually get a case with it, too. The camera strap triangular rings do not fit the camera body properly, a very slight annoyance.

Unlike a lot of inexpensive SLRs both the camera body lens mount and the lens bayonet mount are metal. ( The lens itself is primarily plastic but I was pleasantly surprised that the bayonet itself was metal )

From an epileptics point of view there is nothing blinking or flashing which is a real blessing! ( All there are are three exposure range LEDs visible on the left side of the viewfinder - < + O - >.

Since this camera does not have an adjustable eyepiece for the viewfinder, if you need glasses, you will also have to buy the eyepiece diopter correction lens ( Note that the value you need is for distance, not for reading so if your normal distance glasses are +2, get a +2 diopter correction lens! If you have a local Nikon dealer it is probably better to buy this locally, otherwise you may end up with a box of correction lenes )

I also reviewed the Nikon F6 SLR film camera. Too much blinking. It is trivial for these manufactures to provide an accessibility menu for people who are 1) color blind ( when there is a color display then colors should be selectable ) 2) visually impaired ( have an optional display with larger characters/numbers ) and 3) epileptic ( disable all that useless blinking ). Good luck, none of these manufactures have heard of the ADA.


35mm Nikon manual camera   October 9, 2008
Rebeca E. Barrientos (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I needed a manual camera for my photography class.So I read other people's reviews and purchased this camera;it has been wonder-full. It is very good for a beginner like me to use and I have taken some great photos with it. I am enjoying it very much. One thing I was unclear on was that it had a "camera case" I thought that meant a bag that I could put other stuff besides my camera in; the case it comes in justs covers the camera. I just think it was a little unclear to an amature, but it has not been a problem. Thanks for the great camera I will come to this store for any other needs I have!