What lenses are good for the Nikon FM2?

Okay, so I've been wanting a film SLR (I already have a DSLR) for my upcoming high school photography class. I saw the FM2 on the B&H Photography site, read up on it, and knew that I wanted it right away.

It's only the body that's for sale though. I want to buy a lens that'll work well with the FM2 (I know it has to be F-mount and have Automatic Indexing). Keep in mind that, with my high school student budget, I can really only buy a lens that's $200 or less, or even more than one with a combined price of $200 or less. (The FM2 is about $275.)

So I'd really appreciate a list of SPECIFIC lenses that I could buy! Not just the types (like AF) but the name of an actual lens.

Thanks!

P.S. I'd really like to know how an Autofocus lens can work on a fully manual camera, too. It'd be nice if someone could tell me.

Any of the Nikkor AI lenses will be perfect. Nikon still makes new ones for those purists out there who insist on focusing their own images

Here is a link to all the various combinations

http://www.kenrockwell.com/...y-lens.htm

And NO, auto-focus can't auto-focus on a manual camera.

Do you have the user manual for the FM2?

http://www.butkus.org/chinon/nikon/nikon_fm2/nikon_fm2.htm

Nikon's current lenses, including manual focus lenses.

http://www.nikonusa.com/...index.page

Look at the non-AF NIKKOR Lenses

You need a lens that is not DX, because DX means that it will not cover the full 24 X 36mm frame.
You need a lens that is not G, because that designation means that there's no mechanical aperture ring, and the aperture can only be controlled electronically (which your camera body can't do).

You have a budget that pretty much narrows the choice to the AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D if you are buying the lens new. That is a good general purpose focal length, and a sharp lens that is compatible. Designed to be able to autofocus with a compatible body, it can manually focus. It won't have as smooth a feel as the all-mechanical AIS 50mm lens, and the distance scale won't be as precise. That is why those AIS lenses are more expensive.

Back in the days that cameras like that were often sold with a 50mm lens so why not get one of those. There's an ample supply of manual focus lenses, cheapest of which will be the 50mm f1.8 E-series. E-series in general are interesting to you, a lot where made so they are cheap to get, quality is good enough and they even look good on your camera.
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/emfgfg20/eserieslenses/index.htm

Another alternative, nikon's 35-70 f3.3-4.5. Lovely little allround zoom including a nice "macro" option.

With lenses this old either buy from a reputable seller like B&H or keh.com or make sure you know the condition. Aperture blades should work smoothly and look oil free, zoom and focus should work smoothly. Most importantly, glass should be fungus free.

This camera can take autofocus lenses that still retain an aperture ring (nikon AF and AF-D but NOT g-type lenses) it all works you just need to focus yourself. Personally I'm not too keen on that, with the exception of some very early autofocus lenses a lot of these have focus rings so lose that it's not pleasant to work with on the older bodies.