Product reviewsNikon FM3A 35mm SLR Film Camera Body with 50mm F1/8 lens

Film has a beautiful distinctive quality, I think I got an ebay bargain.

This is a great camera, robust, simple, a sophistcated piece of kit. I love how the light meter works, nice and simple much clearer than my first film SLR (a 2nd hand practica purchased for £20 in 1993). The exposure compensation dial is also very easy to use which I find helps me capture the scene as I see it.
I had always wanted a nice 35mm film stills camera, then when digital came along the logical thing to do was get a digital SLR, the DSLR was obtained a few years ago so now I have finally gotten around to owning a good film SLR.
Digital has numerous advantages over film but I think that if for example you want to hang a photograph on a wall the quality of film is much superior to digital so I'll keep the film SLR for shots that I want to have framed.Read full review...

Masterpiece of a camera

Probably the last 35mm slr to be developed and the high water mark all should be compared to. Solid, reliable and extremely capable. The hybrid shutter has a full range of shutter speeds fired mechanically without needing a battery and using aperture priority gives you the ability to shoot stepless between labeled shutter speeds of required.

Absolutely brilliant camera to useRead full review...

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Compact size, but solidly built 35mm SLR. Simple to use, yet 100% reliable!

Compact size, but solidly built 35mm SLR. Simple to use, yet 100% reliable!
All you need are 2 batteries, a quality Nikkor lens and a roll of a good film and you ''paint with light''.

FULLY recommended for both use and collection, as examples in mint and excellent condition, hold value for ever!Read full review...

Nikon FM3A

Nikon FM3a one of the world class cameras, it's completely manual where you adjust everything yourself from widing the film to controling the exposure you want.

The body of the camera is great its metal, might weight a little, but its standard weight. The FM3a also uses new version Nikkor lens or compatable lens, however it would be manual focus.

If you a person who like vintage camera, it is a camera you have to buy and own. It looks like the ever first FM camera, but the features are improved. It is also the last vintage manual camera created, which is no longer in production.

Nikon FM3a is great starting point of photography, learning how to control light, ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture and many more. These skills are the basics of every photographer out there and first step in the world of taking photos of what you see, witness by you!

Nikon FM3a is also a Lomographers camera, by adding a adaptor to the camera you can utilise Diana F+ lens. The adptor completely adds a new feature of photography, another culture to explore and the fun just don't stop there!Read full review...

The Nikon FM3a is the best Nikon manual focus film camera ever.

If you have some Nikon lenses (with an aperture ring) and want to be able to use film as well as digital, this is the best film camera to buy. It is something of a classic as the last manual film camera Nikon produced; it was in production from 2001 to 2006. It now commands something of a premium in the used marketplace, and not all used cameras are in tip top condition. I got one that is and has a late serial number, and it is a true delight. Boxed items often indicate a careful owner, and I find it worth buying from these sellers. Also check that the viewfinder has a diopter lens; many used cameras seem to be without this. It can be easily replaced, but its absence tends to suggest that the camera has not been cared for that well. That's my advice; there are plenty of detailed reviews of this superb camera online which will give you all the specifications. If you have Pentax lenses, then get the excellent, and now cheaper, Pentax LX, but you will probably need to get it serviced because it often suffers from a sticky mirror.Read full review...

Easy to use, light weight, solid built, accurate metering, classic design

A classic and best film camera Nikon ever made. Extremely easy to use. Accurate metering system. Light weight and solid built. I can't find any disadvange of this camera.

Awesome camera, amazing feeling both manual and Aperture priority.

This camera just goes. It can meter for very long periods of time. Very solid build, feels like a tank. The industrial design is among the best I've seen. Feature wise the only thing missing is Matrix Metering like the nikon FA. I've been very happy with it.Read full review...

Monster Nikon

The camera is huge and has a multitude of innovative specicifications for its day.Still applicable today the F4S is still able to perform adequetly. Takes some getting used to though.