This item is an overhauled- fully functional NIKON FM, 35mm film camera.  This camera is fully mechanical and relies on (2)- LR44 batteries for the light meter only.  This camera can be shot without batteries using the Sunny 16 method and will never leave you stranded.  The beauty of the Nikon camera system is that it opens you up to the world some of the best optics in the world for photography.  Nikon has an incredibly long history of the F mount and virtually all of the F line can be used on this camera, with the exception of Nikon's new G series lenses. The item cost reflects the time invested into restoring this camera back to a state of ready use.  RESTORATION WORK COMPLETED ON THIS CAMERA:-Full CLA -New Light seals and mirror bumper added-Shutter professionally bench tested at various speeds for accuracy (see chart below for the recorded speeds of this camera) WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS SALE:-The exact camera body pictured + Lens cap *NOTE- We have more lenses, camera cases and other accessories being added to our store regularly, so subscribe to our site for new item notifications.   TECHNICAL DETAILS: Type of camera: 35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) Picture format: 24mm x 36mm (35mm film format) Lens mount: Nikon bayonet type Lenses available: All Nikkor Ai & Ai-S manual focus lenses The FM model is a fully mechanical body, with a TTL center-weighted gallium arsenide phosphide photodiode light meter that uses Nikon's now-classic 60/40 percent center-weighted metering pattern. The auto-exposure counterpart to the FM was the FE.The FM uses a match-diode metering system with the then-new gallium-based photodiode system that was supposed to be better than the earlier cadmium sulfide or selenium-based metering systems that came before. To power on the meter, rotate the film advance lever so that a red dot is displayed, cover the dot to power off. It has a metering range of 1 to 18 EV (50mm f/1.4). The film speed can be adjusted on the ring surrounding the shutter speed dial. Lift up the ring and rotate until the desired setting is displayed. Film speeds can be set from 12 to 3200 ISO. The meter settings can be seen on the right side of the finder which has LED exposure indicators. When the small, round center red LED is lit, the exposure is dead-on to within 1/5 of an f/stop. When the center LED and either the + or - LED is lit, exposure was within one-half of an f/stop of recommended. When only the + or - LED was lighted, the exposure was off by more than a half stop.The focal plane shutter is a vertically travelling design with speeds from 1 to 1/1000 of a sec. and a B mode. Shutter speed setting can be changed with a knob on the top right hand side of the camera. 1/125 is marked in red as that is the fastest electronic flash sync speed. Flash can be used by mounting on a hot shoe as well as connecting to the PC socket. The shutter release button is able to use a traditional cable release. Not known by many people, the FM's metal-bladed Copal shutter unit would respond to incrementally turning the speed dial, and thus setting the dial between 1/60 and 1/125 second would yield an actual shutter speed of approximately 1/90 second. This feature was very useful, especially when shooting color slide film, and worked between all shutter speeds. ·       Shutter Speed of 1-1/1000 plus B·       Hot Shoe·       Manual film advance and rewind·       Self-timer·       Depth-of-field preview·       Double-Exposure lever   WARRANTY:  I do my best to make fully inspect, repair and test each product before it leaves my hands and heads to yours. I can guarantee that when it leaves my work bench, it is fully functional and fit for ready use. With that being said, this is a 50 year old, vintage item. There is no way for me to guarantee that a 40-50 year old part might unexpectedly break at some point.  Therefore, I can't give an unconditional warranty and return policy, however if you experience any problem with your item in the first 60 days after receiving it, I will be happy to arrange with you to have your item shipped back and repaired or replaced.  Thank you for your understanding   *IMPORTANT NOTE- THIS ITEM IS LISTED WITH MULTIPLE SALES CHANNELS AND MAY SELL OUT WITHOUT NOTICE AT ANYTIME FROM ANOTHER BUYER ON A DIFFERENT PLATFORM