<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FE2	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
35	O
mm	O
single	B-Algorithm
lens	I-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
(	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
)	O
camera	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Nippon	O
Kogaku	O
K	O
.	O
K	O
.	O
(	O
Nikon	O
Corporation	O
since	O
1988	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
from	O
1983	O
to	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
that	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
usually	O
sold	O
for	O
30	O
to	O
40	O
percent	O
below	O
list	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FE2	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Nikon	O
compact	O
F-series	O
35mm	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
and	O
was	O
built	O
upon	O
a	O
compact	O
but	O
rugged	O
copper-aluminum	O
alloy	O
chassis	O
similar	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
identical	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
ones	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
earlier	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FM	I-Algorithm
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
1977	O
)	O
,	O
FE	B-Algorithm
(	O
1978	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
FM2	B-Algorithm
(	O
1982	O
)	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM2/FE2	O
twins	O
were	O
improved	O
successors	O
to	O
the	O
successful	O
Nikon	O
FM/FE	O
cameras	O
with	O
enhanced	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
minor	O
external	O
controls	O
and	O
cosmetic	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FA	I-Algorithm
of	O
1983	O
also	O
used	O
this	O
basic	O
body	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
limited-production	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FM3A	I-Algorithm
of	O
2001	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
until	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FE2	O
accepts	O
all	O
lenses	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Architecture
F	I-Architecture
bayonet	I-Architecture
mount	I-Architecture
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
1959	O
)	O
supporting	O
the	O
Automatic	O
Indexing	O
(	O
AI	O
)	O
feature	O
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
1977	O
)	O
.The	O
contemporary	O
Nikon	O
made	O
AI	O
lenses	O
were	O
the	O
Nikkor	O
AI-S	O
,	O
Nikkor	O
AI	O
and	O
Nikon	O
Series	O
E	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikon	O
's	O
most	O
recent	O
35mm	O
film	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
lenses	O
,	O
the	O
AF	O
Nikkor	O
G	O
type	O
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
2000	O
)	O
lacking	O
an	O
aperture	O
control	O
ring	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
AF	O
Nikkor	O
DX	O
type	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
with	O
image	O
circles	O
sized	O
for	O
Nikon	O
's	O
digital	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
will	O
mount	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
not	O
function	O
properly.IX	O
Nikkor	O
lenses	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
Nikon	O
's	O
Advanced	O
Photo	O
System	O
(	O
APS	O
)	O
film	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
,	O
must	O
not	O
be	O
mounted	O
,	O
as	O
their	O
rear	O
elements	O
will	O
intrude	O
far	O
enough	O
into	O
the	O
mirror	O
box	O
to	O
cause	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessories	O
for	O
the	O
FE2	O
included	O
the	O
Nikon	O
MD-12	O
motor	B-Algorithm
drive	I-Algorithm
(	O
automatic	O
film	O
advance	O
up	O
to	O
3.2	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Nikon	O
MF-16	O
databack	O
(	O
sequential	O
numbering	O
,	O
time	O
or	O
date	O
stamping	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nikon	O
SB-15	O
(	O
guide	O
number	O
82/25	O
(	O
feet/meters	O
)	O
at	O
ASA/ISO	O
100	O
)	O
and	O
Nikon	O
SB-16B	O
(	O
guide	O
number	O
105/32	O
(	O
feet/meters	O
)	O
at	O
ASA/ISO	O
100	O
)	O
electronic	O
flashes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FE2	O
is	O
a	O
battery-powered	O
(	O
two	O
S76	O
or	O
A76	O
,	O
or	O
one	O
1/3N	O
)	O
electro-mechanically	O
controlled	O
manual-focus	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
with	O
manual	O
exposure	O
control	O
or	O
aperture-priority	O
auto-exposure.It	O
has	O
a	O
match-needle	O
exposure	O
control	O
system	O
using	O
two	O
needles	O
pointing	O
along	O
a	O
vertical	O
shutter	O
speed	O
scale	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
to	O
indicate	O
the	O
readings	O
of	O
the	O
built-in	O
60/40	O
percent	O
center-weighted	B-Algorithm
light	O
meter	O
versus	O
the	O
actual	O
camera	O
settings.This	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
traced	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Nikkormat	O
EL	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
USA/Canada	O
;	O
Nikomat	O
EL	O
,	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
)	O
of	O
1972	O
and	O
continued	O
until	O
2006	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	O
FM3A.The	O
viewfinder	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
interchangeable	O
Type	O
K2	O
focusing	O
screen	O
with	O
Nikon	O
's	O
standard	O
3mm	O
split	O
image	O
rangefinder	O
and	O
1mm	O
micro-prism	O
collar	O
focusing	O
aids	O
plus	O
12mm	O
etched	O
circle	O
indicating	O
the	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
meter	O
center-weighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
FE2	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
FE	B-Algorithm
are	O
a	O
brighter	O
viewing	O
screen	O
,	O
provision	O
for	O
through-the-lens	O
(	O
TTL	O
)	O
off-the-film	O
(	O
OTF	O
)	O
electronic	O
flash	O
automation	O
(	O
essentially	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FG	I-Algorithm
in	O
1982	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
quartz	O
oscillator	O
timed	O
,	O
bearing-mounted	O
,	O
titanium-bladed	O
shutter	O
reaching	O
an	O
ultra-fast	O
top	O
speed	O
of	O
1/4000th	O
second	O
(	O
plus	O
world	O
's	O
fastest	O
X-sync	O
to	O
1/250th	O
second	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
design	O
is	O
an	O
improved	O
electronically	O
controlled	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
mechanical	O
shutter	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FM2	I-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
eight	O
honeycomb-patterned	O
blades	O
instead	O
of	O
nine	O
and	O
shutter	O
curtain	O
travel	O
time	O
further	O
reduced	O
to	O
3.3	O
milliseconds	O
from	O
3.6	O
milliseconds.The	O
FE2	O
also	O
introduced	O
a	O
unique	O
rotating	O
flywheel	O
plus	O
inertial	O
mass	O
damping	O
system	O
to	O
minimize	O
mirror	O
shock	O
vibration	O
effects	O
and	O
render	O
a	O
mirror	O
lock-up	O
feature	O
unnecessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1970s	O
and	O
1980s	O
were	O
an	O
era	O
of	O
intense	O
competition	O
between	O
the	O
major	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
brands	O
:	O
Nikon	O
,	O
Canon	O
,	O
Minolta	O
,	O
Pentax	B-Application
and	O
Olympus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
industry	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
expand	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
saturated	O
high-end	O
professional	O
market	O
and	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
mass	O
of	O
low-end	O
amateur	O
photographers	O
itching	O
to	O
move	O
up	O
from	O
compact	O
automatic	O
leaf-shutter	O
rangefinder	O
(	O
RF	O
)	O
cameras	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
versatile	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
but	O
were	O
intimidated	O
by	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
learn	O
all	O
details	O
of	O
its	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FE2	O
was	O
intended	O
by	O
Nikon	O
as	O
a	O
quality	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
cheaply	O
built	O
35mm	O
amateur	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
by	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
described	O
as	O
Nippon	O
Kogaku	O
's	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FM2	I-Algorithm
mechanical	O
(	O
springs	O
,	O
gears	O
,	O
levers	O
)	O
camera	O
with	O
precision	O
electronic	O
controls	O
grafted	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FE2	O
's	O
deliberately	O
conservative	O
external	O
features	O
(	O
no	O
program	O
modes	O
or	O
matrix	B-Algorithm
metering	I-Algorithm
)	O
were	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
beginners	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
to	O
experienced	O
photographers	O
who	O
required	O
a	O
reliable	O
camera	O
capable	O
of	O
withstanding	O
extremes	O
of	O
climate	O
,	O
impacts	O
,	O
and	O
extended	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FE2	I-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
35mm	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
(	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
)	O
camera	O
produced	O
during	O
the	O
era	O
of	O
intense	O
competition	O
between	O
the	O
major	O
camera	O
brands	O
such	O
as	O
Nikon	O
,	O
Canon	O
,	O
Minolta	O
,	O
Pentax	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Olympus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FE2	O
was	O
intended	O
by	O
Nikon	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
high-quality	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
cheaper	O
35mm	O
amateur	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
produced	O
by	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
blended	O
the	O
luxurious	O
bearing-mounted	O
film	O
advance	O
and	O
transport	O
mechanism	O
of	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FM2	I-Algorithm
with	O
precision	O
electronic	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
FE2	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
program	O
modes	O
or	O
matrix	B-Algorithm
metering	I-Algorithm
,	O
as	O
Nikon	O
believed	O
that	O
advanced	O
amateur	O
photographers	O
were	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
quality	O
and	O
precision	O
over	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
automated	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
popular	O
as	O
other	O
contemporary	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
with	O
more	O
advanced	O
features	O
but	O
lower	O
construction	O
quality	O
,	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FE2	I-Algorithm
has	O
stood	O
the	O
test	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
of	O
its	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
FE2	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
popular	O
as	O
less	O
expensive	O
competing	O
contemporary	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
fancier	O
feature	O
set	O
but	O
vastly	O
inferior	O
internal	O
design	O
and	O
construction	O
quality	O
–	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
A-1	I-Algorithm
(	O
1978	O
)	O
or	O
the	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
X-700	I-Algorithm
(	O
1982	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
has	O
proven	O
Nikon	O
's	O
philosophy	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
right	O
one	O
–	O
it	O
is	O
very	O
tough	O
and	O
reliable	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
of	O
its	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FE2	I-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
unique	O
and	O
well-designed	O
camera	O
that	O
blended	O
mechanical	O
and	O
electronic	O
components	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
high-quality	O
and	O
reliable	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
popular	O
as	O
other	O
contemporary	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
FE2	O
has	O
proven	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
of	O
its	O
generation	O
and	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
highly	O
valued	O
by	O
collectors	O
.	O
</s>
