Nikon F5 Lust

Pirate said:
Again for the OP, I found the list of CFn's (Custom Function) stuff... Here at Rockwell's F5 User Guide. Scroll to the bottom of the guide and you'll see the whole list:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/f5/users-guide.htm
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Thanks a bunch, but I'm way ahead of you ;)
I had the entire MIR section on the F5 saved to my tablet for my flight out to BC. Right away, I set the camera to AF-On button (for AF), and shutter half-press to lock exposure.

Actually, I have a question- with your Custom Functions set as I describe above, has anyone noticed that the F5 still hunts for focus as long as the AF-On button is held? Even when it is set to 'Single Focus'

Edit: By hunts, I mean that sometimes it will jump from something you focused on in the foreground to something just slightly behind it- like focusing on a bee, and the camera switches focus to the flower a second later... Caused by the focus point covering both, perhaps? No problem with easier situations likes cars, faces, etc.
 
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Frank Version Two said:
I don't mean the motor, I mean the number of focus points and tracking are much improved over the past 15 years.
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The AF of the F6 is perfect with its 11 focus points (perfect coverage of the frame). You definitely don't need more!
These '50' focus points of some late DSLRs are much more marketing than real technical progress, because the space of the CCD autofocus sensors is limited.
These 50 focus sensors can use only a fraction of CCD's compared to the 11 point F6 autofocus. The less CCD's the more difficult is really exact, precise focussing.

The autofocus of the F6 is very exact, much better than split-screens and microprisms on manual SLRs, and better / more precise than the latest '50' focus point DSLRs.

Cheers, Jan
 
I owned a D1H at one point (the digital, fixed-prism kissing cousin of the F5). I really did like that camera. Now, if it wasn't 2 mp and had Ni-Mh batteries with 100-shot battery life, I'd still have it. It balanced very well with everything from a 50mm to an 80-200 AF-S.

I would need to see an F100 next to an F5 before I made my decision, however. Call me a blastphemous Nikonian, but I can't stand the F4 (I like program shift, the weight of an AF system I can actually use and a strap lug not digging into my palm).
 
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Ive used f4 f5 f6, f4 wins for me, i've a few of them if anyone wants one swaps, they've been around the block a few hundred times and are still going strong.
 
A month & a half ago, I bought an F4S & an F5 because I couldn't decide between them. After 6 rolls thru the F4 & 4 thru the F5, I sold the F5. It was too heavy, but my main complaint was that I can do everything on the F4 without taking it from my eye, but had to take the F5 down to look on the LCD screen for everything. It was a real pain. I LOVE my F4!
 
1750Shooter said:
A month & a half ago, I bought an F4S & an F5 because I couldn't decide between them. After 6 rolls thru the F4 & 4 thru the F5, I sold the F5. It was too heavy, but my main complaint was that I can do everything on the F4 without taking it from my eye, but had to take the F5 down to look on the LCD screen for everything. It was a real pain. I LOVE my F4!
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I don't own an F4, so maybe I'm missing something, but I don't really understand your complaint about the F5... I mean, the aperture/shutter are adjustable via the command wheels, so everything can be done in the VF...
 
All info available in the F5 finder so I dont get it either. When I have a/f lenses fitted I rarely look at the viewfinder info anyway.
 
HHPhoto said:
For those who have Lust for an F6, here is lots of information:

http://www.nikonlinks.com/equipment_film_f_Series.htm#f6

http://www.nikonf6.net

I am using one for years now, and my experience is it is the best 35mm SLR ever produced (have worked with the F5 and EOS 1 V, too).
Highly recommended.
It's a camera for a lifetime.

Cheers, Jan
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Sorry,
I forgot to mention another source for F6 user reviews in my posting above:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/352116-USA/Nikon_1799_F6_35mm_SLR_Autofocus.html

Click "customer reviews" for lots of reviews.

Cheers, Jan
 
I've probably written before but the F5 is, out of all the F's I've had, the best there is. Never had an F6 but had all the others. The F6 was never a pro camera. They'd all gone digital by the time it was out. Plenty of F6 owners will tell you it's the best 35mm camera made. Maybe they're right but the F5 has history. The F6 doesn't :)
 
f4 without body cap with light cloth wrist strap = 1210 grams. just measured.

in the dim dark past, i used a nikon f with normal prism and another one with photomic T finder. the f4 is a recent acquisition, but feels great in the hand (and use). it is so flexibile re lenses that it will probably remain my only film camera.

greetings from hamburg

rick

grainhound said:
Specs, anyone? I posted this info in July, but used Rockwell as a source. He had the F4 weighing slightly more than the Mir site does. I looked for an F4, but didn’t see a lot of MB-20 battery packs. The ones I did see raised the price. So the F5 is slightly lighter than an F4s, according to the specs I could find.

F5: 1210g (42.7 ounces)
Source: Thom Hogan

F4:
MB-23: approx. 1,400g (49.4 oz.)
MB-21: approx. 1,280g (45.1 oz.)
MB-20: approx. 1,090g (38.4 oz.)
Source: Mir.com
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I love both of my F5 bodies. I primarily use one of them, so the other will be going up for sale. The F6 is nice....but the F5 is the beast worth buying. It's a tank!
 
Nikon F5 manual free

Nikon F5 manual free

Any body intrested?
I had put an original F5 manual and magic lantern book up on the Christmas give away thread with no results.They are still both waiting for a new home PM me if you want one or both.

both Items are now spoken for:)
 
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I've got an F5 with a split focusing screen and love it, although sadly I don't get to use it much as I've mostly been shooting medium format. Only really take it out when I'm traveling because I like just having to carry film and AA batteries and that's it. The things I don't like about the F5 is that the af focus points don't light up, and there is no lock on the focus selection pad.

But on the upside, this photo of mine was all thanks to the f5 and it's fantastic metering

http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals...-evening-in-cambodia-20120106,0,6439420.story

Cant beat the price though. $400 for a top notch camera is fantastic.
 
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