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Nikon FM-2 Half Frame

These were said to be a special order for the Norwegian Police.  There may have been a few production extras, since I'm told this one was sold new by a Norwegian camera shop.  I don't have the production figures, though it has been estimated at several hundred.   It is one of the rarest Nikons.

• NO exterior half frame markings, can easily be confused with a standard FM-2
• Edges of finder blacked out, showing a center vertical focusing area on a standard focusing screen
• Special one piece film gate, not a standard film gate modified
• Meter and aperture display identical with standard FM-2
• Earlier FM-2 version with 1/200th sync

Strangely enough, these limited production FM-2's displaced the Olympus Pen F/FT as the largest half frame system, since these Nikon half frames will take most Nikkor lenses and many Nikon accessories.  

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