I don't get it either. I mean the F3 I tried was a
wonderful camera. The wind lever was smoother and
nicer than any of my OM's (Very nice lever), but
current manual bodied Nikons are crap. I wouldn't get
one for that reason alone it's so annoying to me.
Mark Lloyd
--- William Clark <wclark@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Funny you should mention Nikon. Last week I went to
> try out the FM3A, the
> newest manual from Nikon. You know, there is no
> power switch!!! You have
> to keep the film advance lever cocked out a bit,
> which is an eye poker. Why
> would they design it this way? It is not a bad
> camera though. Nikon never
> seems willing to go the extra little bit to get a
> really good camera out.
> The FM3a with a power switch, mirror lockup, and the
> ability to use more
> than 3 focusing screens would make a great camera.
> But alas, the current
> one still cannot compare to my OM1n.
>
> -Bill
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