The FM2n is a fantastic camera. Solidly built, with an excellent meter, simple clear controls, a bright viewfinder, interchangeable focusing screens, and no fat. I have used these cameras for twenty years and never had a problem. I've dropped them, had one go under in a flood, and had them suffer countless other little indignities that might have killed lesser cameras, but the FM2n's keep merrily ticking along. Well, I had to replace the shutter in the one that got flooded, but otherwise, it's fine.
However, I have to disagree with the folks who recommend the series E Nikon glass. Yes, they are very affordable, and they are a little smaller and lighter than the regular series lenses. But their optical performance is also a solid step below Nikon's AI/S lenses. The E series is, after all, their budget line, and is not as well corrected. These days Nikon manual focus gear is going so cheap that I think it's hardly worth getting the stuff they built as a budget alternative to their regular professional line- I'd stick with the AI or AIS lenses.
