<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FM10	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
manual	O
focus	O
35	O
mm	O
film	O
camera	O
sold	O
by	O
Nikon	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
of	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
design	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
available	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM10	O
is	O
not	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Nikon	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
true	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Nikon	O
compact	O
F-series	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
implies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Cosina	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
as	O
are	O
both	O
the	O
lenses	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Cosina	B-Algorithm
CT-1	I-Algorithm
chassis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Nikon	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
concentrate	O
on	O
digital	O
cameras	O
,	O
the	O
FM10	O
and	O
the	O
high-end	O
F6	B-Algorithm
became	O
the	O
sole	O
remaining	O
film	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
to	O
carry	O
the	O
Nikon	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM10	O
is	O
a	O
mechanically	O
(	O
springs	O
,	O
gears	O
,	O
levers	O
)	O
controlled	O
manual	O
focus	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
with	O
manual	O
exposure	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
FM10	O
has	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
a	O
typical	O
late	O
1970s	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FM10	O
accepts	O
any	O
lens	O
with	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Architecture
F	I-Architecture
bayonet	I-Architecture
mount	I-Architecture
supporting	O
the	O
Aperture	O
Indexing	O
(	O
AI	O
)	O
feature	O
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
1977	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Nikon	B-Architecture
lenses	I-Architecture
manufactured	O
in	O
recent	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
newest	O
Nikon	O
and	O
third-party	O
F-mount	B-Architecture
lenses	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
older	O
designs	O
,	O
will	O
mount	O
on	O
the	O
FM10	O
,	O
but	O
will	O
not	O
function	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikon	O
’s	O
most	O
recent	O
35mm	O
film/full	O
-frame	O
FX	O
digital	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
lack	O
an	O
aperture	O
control	O
ring	O
,	O
without	O
which	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
set	O
aperture	O
using	O
the	O
FM10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AF	O
Nikkor	O
DX	O
type	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
lack	O
an	O
aperture	O
ring	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
smaller	O
image	O
circles	O
sized	O
for	O
the	O
smaller	O
sensors	O
on	O
Nikon	O
's	O
DX	O
digital	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
,	O
thus	O
projecting	O
a	O
black	O
vignette	O
circle	O
onto	O
the	O
FM10	O
film	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
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
and	O
very	O
old	O
"	O
invasive	O
"	O
Nikkor	O
35mm	O
fisheye	O
lenses	O
must	O
not	O
be	O
mounted	O
on	O
the	O
FM10	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>
The	O
FM10	O
does	O
not	O
accept	O
a	O
motor	B-Algorithm
drive	I-Algorithm
;	O
film	O
is	O
only	O
advanced	O
manually	O
via	O
a	O
thumb	O
lever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aluminum	O
alloy	O
chassis	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
FM10	O
can	O
be	O
traced	O
back	O
more	O
than	O
twenty-five	O
years	O
to	O
the	O
Cosina	B-Algorithm
CT-1	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
famous	O
name	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
that	O
were	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
CT-1	O
chassis	O
include	O
the	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
T60	I-Algorithm
,	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FE10	I-Algorithm
,	O
Olympus	O
OM2000	O
,	O
Ricoh	O
KR-5	O
Super	O
II	O
and	O
Yashica	O
FX-3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
chassis	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
,	O
in	O
heavily	O
reworked	O
form	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
recent	O
Rollei	B-Algorithm
35RF	I-Algorithm
,	O
Zeiss	O
Ikon	O
and	O
Cosina	O
's	O
own	O
Voigtländer	O
branded	O
Bessa	O
R	O
series	O
of	O
35mm	O
film	O
rangefinder	O
(	O
RF	O
)	O
cameras	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
unique	O
Epson	B-Algorithm
R-D1	I-Algorithm
digital	O
rangefinder	O
camera	O
in	O
magnesium	O
alloy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FM10	I-Algorithm
fills	O
the	O
very	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
Nikon	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
line	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
the	O
burgeoning	O
South	O
and	O
East	O
Asian	O
amateur	O
photographic	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
expressing	O
reservations	O
about	O
its	O
durability	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
proved	O
popular	O
as	O
an	O
entry	O
level	O
beginner	O
's	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
photography	O
students	O
needing	O
or	O
wanting	O
to	O
use	O
film	O
and	O
fully	O
manual	O
,	O
mechanical	O
SLR	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
FM10	I-Algorithm
sells	O
steadily	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
prominent	O
Nikon	O
brand	O
on	O
its	O
pentaprism	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
compatibility	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
new	O
and	O
used	O
Nikon	O
and	O
third-party	O
lenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Nikon	O
's	O
flagship	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
F6	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
FM10	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
two	O
to	O
remain	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
lasting	O
until	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
