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Film SLR Camera FM3ADiscontinued
Announced: 2001
From its durable metal to its precision mechanical movement, the FM3A is designed to respond to your personal control. Your control the camera according to your decisions. Focusing and exposure are both manual under the guidance of the FM3A's bright focusing screen, rangefinder and the classic 60/40 Centre-Weighted Light Meter; tools with decades of refinement.
Specifications
Type of Camera
35mm single-lens reflex wth electronically and mechanically controlled focal-plane shutter
Exposure Control
Exposure compensation: Exposure compensated to (+-)2 EV in units of 1/3 EV (compensation to the + side not possible with ISO 12, and that to the - side not possible with ISO 6400
Picture Format
24 x 36mm
Lens Mount
Nikon F mount
Viewfinder
Eye-level pentaprism type
Eyepoint
14mm (at -1.0m(-1))
Focusing Screen
K3 type (splitprism-image microprism type, Clear Matte Screen II) standard, B3 type and E3 type optional
Viewfinder Frame Coverage/Magnification (with 50mm lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1)
Approx. 93% / Approx. 0.80x with 50mm lens set to infinity
Exposure Metering System
TTL center-weighted, full aperture exposure metering system, approx. 60% of the meter's sensitivity concentrated on a 12mm diameter circle
Exposure Metering Range (at normal temperature [68°F/20°C], ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens)
EV 1 - EV 20 at ISO 100 (with a 50mm f/1.4 lens)
Auto Exposure Lock
By pressing AE-L button
Shutter
Vertical-travel, metal focal plane shutter, Speed: 8 to 1/4,000s in A mode, electronic stepless control (indications are 1 to 1/4000), Manual: Bulb, 1 to 1/4000 sec., mechanical control
Accessory Shoe
Hot-shoe contact (sync contact, ready-light contact, monitor contact, stop-signal contact for TTL flash) with a lock hole to prevent accidental dropping
Sync Contact
X-contact only; synchronized with the flash at a low speed of less than 1/250 sec.
Flash Control
TTL flash: Enabled by using SB-80DX, SB-30, etc. in combination, TTL flash compensation: Compensation to -1 EV activated with the TTL flash compensation button on the camera
Flash Ready Light
Lights when the flash is fully charged with SB-80DX, SB-30, ect.; blinks for full-output warning or shutter-speed settings from 1/500 to 1/4,000 sec.
Sync Terminal
ISO519 Standard terminal, with lock screws
Self-Timer
Mechanically controlled, countdown time of approx. 4 to 10 sec., cancellation possible
Film Advance Modes
Lever provided, 30-degree standoff angle and 135-degree winding angle, automatic film advance enabled with MD-12 Motor Drive (sold separately)
Film Rewind
Film reset button and rewind crank provided
Multiple Exposure
Activated with Multiple exposure lever
Camera Back
Detachable hinged back; MF-16 Data Back can be attached in place
Power Requirements
Two 1.55V SR44 silver-oxide batteries, Two 1.5V LR44 alkaline batteries or One 3V CR-1/3N lithium battery
Tripod Socket
1/4 (ISO1222)
Dimensions
Approx. 142.5 x 90 x 58mm
Weight (without battery, memory card or body cap)
Approx. 570g (including batteries)