This camera is a bit of a beater, but it is fully functional. As you can see in the pictures, there is corrosion and scarring in various places, and there is wear on the bottom plate due to use of an inappropriate tripod plate by the previous owner (my father).
There is also damage to the ISO adjustment ring. It still works, but it can be hard to adjust — not a problem if you leave it on the DX setting, of course. Due to this damage, the camera will occasionally think you're using exposure compensation when you're not. If this happens, jiggling the ISO ring will make the exposure compensation light in the viewfinder turn off.
The camera is perfectly light-tight, the focusing screen is unmarked, and the mirror is clean. Everything works, including aperture-priority autoexposure. Fresh batteries are included. I shot and developed a test roll just before creating this listing; aside from the aforementioned wonkiness with the ISO ring, there were no issues. One of the test photos is included below.
What's included:
- Nikon FM3A 35mm SLR film camera
- Genuine Nikon body cap
- Two LR-44 batteries (installed)
- Nothing else
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Here is a sample photo taken with the camera on Kodacolor Max 400 film. Click to open the full-resolution version.
45mm, f/2.8, 1/60s, ISO 400
