Nikon FM10 Camera Kit with 35-70mm Lens

The Nikon FM10 has a built-in hot shoe that is compatible with just about any Nikon Speedlight flash. Also included are a carrying case, a strap, batteries, and a manufacturer's one-year parts and labor warranty.

Product Description
35-70mm f/3.5-4.8 Zoom Nikkor From its traditional wide angle to portrait telephoto range, this Zoom Nikkor provides a flexible and creative range for general photography. Shutter speeds up to 1/2000 second Shoot action stopping sharp pictures at up to 1/2000 sec., or achieve creative light patterns at slow speeds like 1 second. The wide shutter range will handle most picture-taking situations and works great with a wide range of ISO film speeds. Bulb setting For very long exposures, the B setting lets you capture beautiful night scenes, cityscapes with vibrant lighting, and long time exposures for creative exciting photography. A tripod is required for best results. Depth-of-field preview Using through-the-lens SLR viewing, and being able to see the range of sharpness is an exciting way for the new photographer to see what's happening. It spurs their vision and helps them make better pictures. Double exposures Double exposures can be lots of fun, and with creative thought and careful preparation, great pictures can result. Daylight, night-time and indoors Flash photography is easy and direct with the FM10. Its built-in ISO hot shoe will accept just about any Nikon Speedlight for manual flash operation or non-TTL auto. Nikkor lenses The FM10 is supplied with the 35-70 Zoom Nikkor, and there's a compatible, light and compact 70-210 lens available too. As your Nikon system grows, there are so many more AF Nikkor and AI-S Nikkor lenses to choose from ? all perfectly compatible with the FM10's manual focusing operation. Center-weighted meter Time proven and very accurate, this light meter will guide the photographer towards excellent exposures. With the built-in +0- LED display, creative adjustments are just a turn-of-a-dial away. Manual advance and rewind Comfortable handling, lightweight, compact and very convenient, the Nikon FM10 will deliver, roll after roll. 70-210mm f/4.5-5.6 Zoom Nikkor This optional 3X telephoto zoom lens offers ...

One thing that's been missing in recent years from the Nikon line is a reasonably priced entry-level manual camera. The cheaper Nikons have tended to be fully automated cameras, and the cheapest manual Nikon still being made was, until recently, the FM2 at well over $500.

If you work the way I do, you need a manual camera and don't have a lot of use for automation and autofocusing. If you own an old Nikon and some old Nikkor lenses, you may want a simple manual camera body that can accomodate them. If you're a student starting out, or an artist on a budget, you need a manual camera.

If you fit into any of these categories, the FM10 is a great choice. It may not be as rugged as a $1200 F3 or a $2500 F5, but it's well made and should last many years. I'm not a fan of zoom lenses for my own work, but the included 35-70 is a good quality lens with a useful range, and you can add more lenses if you need them.

All in all, a good value and a long-needed inexpensive entry into the Nikon system.


AWESOME!!!   June 9, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This is the best camera ever, when compared to others the FM10 blew it away, the FM was much more durable and takes better pictures (my friend has one of the competitors) and now that she's seen mine, she is very jealous! The pictures are outstanding. Built to last and if you're a beginner to a pro I think you'll be pleased! I was just starting out as a photographer and now after 2 years I still can't put it down. If you're thinking about buying this camera, don't, just get it!!


Great fully manual 35mm   December 28, 2009
Mike H (Galt, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This 35mm is pretty much the perfect college kid film camera. It wont spoon feed you when it comes to learning, which will really help you in the long run. In the age of "press this button and you're focused", this camera is one of the few 35mm's left that doesn't have AF. Also wont change exposure levels to what the camera suggests(such as AV or TV mode some cameras have), this gives you the freedom to be creative as some shots have a whole different mood if underexposed a stop or overexposed a bit. As for manual focus, it's something you need to be able to do as a photographer. Sometimes the computer in your camera just doesn't focus perfectly on that eye you want in focus, or for something as precise as macro photography which has very shallow depth you're going to need pinpoint accuracy that a computer can not do for you.

This lens is great because it's like the vintage 35mm except you don't have to worry about the light meter or any other small part inside of it being broken. Nor do you have to worry about the image quality. The kit lens in this camera is very sharp. It's a bit limiting considering it's f/3.5 so that rules out really low light(but grain can be good, unlike noise in digital; grain has an artistic quality), but considering the price and the quality of the whole kit it's great.

Sure you can get a used one from the 70's or 80's for way cheaper, but chances are something is broken in that thing and you may not know until you've invested 2 hours developing the first roll in your class...

So shell out a little bit extra and get this, it's worth it.


The way photography should be   May 31, 2008
T. Gabriel (Raleigh, NC USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

My wife and I have owned an FM and an FE since they were first introduced in the middle to late '70s. Literally thousands of shutter openings have occurred since they were new and we keep promising ourselves we will get newer cameras some day. If and when these two cameras no longer deliver the quality they have for the last 30+ years.

The FM is the grandaddy to the one being sold here and based on our use, this is absolutely the best camera available for users who want to become photographers. There are no shortcuts in photography unless you only care about snapshots.

You who are new to photography will be well served to start with this fine camera and after a few hundred BLACK AND WHITE shots to develop your skills in focus, metering and composition, you MIGHT be ready to take a few color slides. One caveat, however: No Prints! Ever! The learning process and transition to photographer quality from snapshotter will be hard but fun if you spend time learning the craft with an FM 10.

Of course, you get what you work for. If you want shapshots, get a simple little digital and be happy. If you want to produce art, buy a 35mm film camera like the FM 10 and use the only remaining Kodachrome film, KR64 to produce images that will last a lifetime.

Our website, [...] has a few examples of our craft. It is all done in Kodachrome and about half were taken with the FM and the rest with the FE. We have toyed with the notion of going digital but film is so perfect for our art that we cannot bring ourselves to abandon it. We have also thought about upgrading to something more "automatic" but the FE is fine for that. Like I wrote above, if they finally fail us, maybe we will upgrade to something newer, like the FM 10.

Nothing available will give you the results of an FM 10. Of course you have to want to take photographs, not snapshots.


Great , as well as seller   March 15, 2000
Ronald Benjamin (Southern In,Ill, Ky that place !@)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful

I am a basic type, and ordered one here. It had a small malfunction, Amazon not only sent me a replacement, but a free return postage sheet to use after the replacement came.. As said if you wish a Basic no junk camera this is the one, Yes I still have the OLD 35mm Mamaya and even the Kawa .. Want a basic Nikon, do this one,. I have as well grabbed a couple used lenses 70-200 and a 75-300 that are great .. ( Now looking for a body only ) Odd Nikon body's of any type are hard to find.,. It is a Great Camera,....