Thanks everybody! I have to admit I now have my heart set on a nikon fm2. The cameras currently being used are a mixture of pentax and nikon. I mentioned to the lecturer that I was after an fm2 on ebay and he was impressed and informed me I was probably bidding against the college as they are also after nikons as they have so few cameras between several groups! Thanks for all the advice, I am sure I will be asking for more over the coming months!