I bought a Nikon F55

perkeleellinen said:

I am still using this camera and I'm enjoying it very much. It has become my most used SLR, my other two Nikons are the F5 and the FM2, the former is too big for causual shooting and requires so many batteries I must plan its use.

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Henning Serger said:

For the F5 (and also F6, F4s, F100, F90X, F80 with battery grip) I can highly recommend using the Panasonic Eneloop rechargeable batteries.
You will get about 35 to 60 rolls per charge, dependent on the usage (AF, VR, long time exposures).
I am using them for years in all my cameras in which AA cells can be used. And also in all of my compact flashes. Works excellently!

Best regards,
Henning

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Chan Tran said:

If you use the Eneloop in the F5 you won't get 35 rolls per charge. The camera would indicate a low battery condition way before the batteries ae exhausted.

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ic-racer said:

Yes, eneloop batteries are great. I use them in all my AA and AAA equipment.

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perkeleellinen said:

I am still using this camera and I'm enjoying it very much. It has become my most used SLR, my other two Nikons are the F5 and the FM2, the former is too big for causual shooting and requires so many batteries I must plan its use. The latter is great but heavier and slower than the F55. Two observations after using this camera for 2 years:

It occasionally gets confused with non-standard films from the likes of Adox and Cinestill that have unorthodox cassettes. It can refuse to acknowledge the reality of a film in the camera.

Secondly, the AF is not that good and under low light the camera has this 'AF-Assist' light that comes on. It works fine and the camera has always been accurate but, and a big but, that AF light ruins any hopes of a candid shot. You can, of course, switch off AF but the viewfinder does not make low-light focusing easy.

Edit - a third observation: I'm still on my first battery with this camera.

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