Nikon FM10

The Nikon FM10 is a SLR film camera from the Japanese manufacturer Nikon.

The camera is an originally designed for the mass market in emerging countries designed, mechanical camera with manual focus. Since 1997, an electronically-controlled sister model FE10 is available, while providing the electronic shutter speed control and an automatic timer. The camera was unexpectedly popular in the Western industrialized countries, for example because it for art and photography students who need a complete manual access to all camera features, allows an inexpensive entry into a comprehensive, high quality, well priced available on the second hand lens system. In Europe it was never offered regularly.

Is a mechanical camera. Electronic metering is possible if batteries are inserted, but not auto exposure or recognizing the DX coding on the film cartridges. A preview button and a mechanical self-timer are available. A motor drive can not be connected.

The camera was made ​​with a plastic casing. Together with the professional Nikon F6 it is the last film camera sold by Nikon.

Other than these, the FM10 is not manufactured by Nikon, but Cosina; it is based on the Cosina CT -1, which even as a base for other projects commissioned by Cosina ( Canon T-60, Olympus OM -2000, Ricoh KR -5, Yashica 35RF, Rollei 35RF, Epson R- D1, Voigtlander Bessa R) served.