Light, reliable, and easy to use, the Nikon FM2 is the closest thing I have to an ideal camera.  The lack of technical “bells and whistles” that turn many present-day camera models into digital quagmires is a major boost to the appeal of this classic film camera.  It makes the FM2 the AK-47 of cameras.  Yet, with the world gone digital I have relegated this film relic to use only on my own time.  I do 99% of my shooting with the much bulkier and digital, D700.  It’s been my work-horse camera since September 2010 when I entered the School of Visual Arts’ Masters in Digital Photography program.  At 12.1 megapixels per capture it is blown out of the water by current models which are in the starting range of 25 megapixels.  I still can’t see myself upgrading anytime soon.  Unless Nikon can develop a camera that delivers the same quality image with a camera body that is lighter I am going to stick with the old warhorse.  The digital camera models come and go, however, classics like the FM2 don’t ever get outdated.