The Nikon F5

ChristopherCoy · Jan 5, 2016

Can we discuss the beauty that is the Nikon F5?HOLY SMOKES!!! 8fps is pure angelic music!

Which Nikon hot shoe flash was best paired with the F5?

macfred · Jan 5, 2016

Congrats to your new baby ! I only have a F4 ...

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Flash Photography with the F5 - an overwiew : http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/NikonF5/Flash/index.htm

Sirius Glass · Jan 5, 2016

Well I think the best Nikon camera that Nikon built is the F100. That would be 20 times more than the F5 and 25 times more than the F4. So there!

macfred · Jan 5, 2016

Sirius Glass said:
I must be thinking of some other camera. I will go back in sit in the corner for a while.

Sirius, you gave us your word ... oliceman:

Sirius Glass · Jan 5, 2016

That was about Bronicas. This does not count. :

ChristopherCoy · Jan 5, 2016

I can say that the focus points not lighting up red is a bit of a disappointment. Makes it rather hard to tell which point you're on.

markbarendt · Jan 5, 2016

Yes, the F5 is a great tool.

I use an SB80dx on it, works perfectly.

Alan Gales · Jan 5, 2016

Sirius Glass said:
That was about Bronicas. This does not count. :

Aren't you going to say that the F100 is better because the F5 is as big as a Bronica?

Theo Sulphate · Jan 5, 2016

ChristopherCoy said:
Can we discuss the beauty that is the Nikon F5?HOLY SMOKES!!! 8fps is pure angelic music!

I stopped at the F4s because that was the last pro Nikon with all-external controls. I am curious about shooting at 8fps though because I shoot motorsports with a D700 and I use the CL (continuous low) drive mode - it probably matches the CL mode of my F4s. The point being that the faster CH drive setting is so fast I can't follow the cars properly to get a good shot. It's just too distracting. I can't imagine following anything at 8fps with an SLR (time to use the Bolex!).

I know F5 fans love their camera and its metering, but it's close to a digital camera in its ergonomics.

markbarendt · Jan 5, 2016

Alan Gales said:
Aren't you going to say that the F100 is better because the F5 is as big as a Bronica?

Ya know it's reassuring to know you're holding an F5 with an 80-200 f2.8 one touch weighing in at 8# when you head down a dark alley instead of some wimpy F100 with a 50 1.8.

Christiaan Phleger · Jan 5, 2016

F5 only gets to 8FPS with the Ni-cad pack which squeezes in one more battery so boosts the motor speed. Nikon always regulates the motor speed via voltage; my F3's and especially the F3-P go way faster with the MD-4 with the MN-2 ni-cad pack.

ChristopherCoy · Jan 5, 2016

markbarendt said:
Ya know it's reassuring to know you're holding an F5 with an 80-200 f2.8 one touch weighing in at 8# when you head down a dark alley instead of some wimpy F100 with a 50 1.8.

It'll do some damage that's for sure!!!

I think my first lens purchase is going to be a nice 80-200 2.8 AF-D. Unless I can find a 70-200 at a better price.

I've had both the D and the AFS of the 80-200 and I prefer the D.

nyoung · Jan 5, 2016

The "Pro" hot shoe flash for the F5 was the SB 28 with a guide number of 120 or 125 if I remember correctly. Lots of backward and forward compatibility among Nikon Speedlights and both film and digi cameras built since 2000

ChristopherCoy · Jan 5, 2016

Theo Sulphate said:
I know F5 fans love their camera and its metering, but it's close to a digital camera in its ergonomics.

That's exactly why I wanted it. I wanted to be able to share lenses between my two cameras and shoot seamlessly.

What's special about its metering though?

And I just discovered the removable viewfinder. WLF on a 35mm? Wonder what that's like.

Theo Sulphate · Jan 5, 2016

ChristopherCoy said:
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What's special about its metering though?
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3D color matrix meter

ChristopherCoy · Jan 5, 2016

nyoung said:
The "Pro" hot shoe flash for the F5 was the SB 28 with a guide number of 120 or 125 if I remember correctly. Lots of backward and forward compatibility among Nikon Speedlights and both film and digi cameras built since 2000

The SB28 seems to be extremely cheap compared to the SB80DX.

I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between TTL and A modes though. I didn't think the F5 was capable of auto flash.

Chan Tran · Jan 5, 2016

ChristopherCoy said:
The SB28 seems to be extremely cheap compared to the SB80DX.

I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between TTL and A modes though. I didn't think the F5 was capable of auto flash.

TTL is TTL that is the sensor in the camera measuring the flash off the film and tell the flash when to stop. A mode the flash uses its own sensor for that and thus it's not TTL.

Chan Tran · Jan 5, 2016

Theo Sulphate said:
3D color matrix meter

Very good for slides, BAD for negative color or B&W.

markbarendt · Jan 5, 2016

ChristopherCoy said:
The SB28 seems to be extremely cheap compared to the SB80DX.

I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between TTL and A modes though. I didn't think the F5 was capable of auto flash.

The F5 is a great flash machine. Time for some reading.

ChristopherCoy · Jan 5, 2016

markbarendt said:
The F5 is a great flash machine. Time for some reading.

I've been reading a lot I've the roast few hours! Lol

MartinCrabtree · Jan 5, 2016

I use an SB-28 with my F5 when using flash.

nyoung · Jan 5, 2016

F5 plus SB28 equals more flash modes than I ever bothered to learn. Rear curtain sync is a lot of fun.

Alan Gales · Jan 6, 2016

markbarendt said:
Ya know it's reassuring to know you're holding an F5 with an 80-200 f2.8 one touch weighing in at 8# when you head down a dark alley instead of some wimpy F100 with a 50 1.8.

A little weight on a camera can help balance things out when using a long lens too.

I just saw an opportunity to rib my friend, Sirius. That's why I mentioned the weight.

markbarendt · Jan 6, 2016

Alan Gales said:
A little weight on a camera can help balance things out when using a long lens too.

I just saw an opportunity to rib my friend, Sirius. That's why I mentioned the weight.

I know, I own an F100 too.

NB23 · Jan 6, 2016

ChristopherCoy said:
I can say that the focus points not lighting up red is a bit of a disappointment. Makes it rather hard to tell which point you're on.

Exact! That's why I prefer the F100 over the F5. But holding the F5 is such a joy.

The Nikon F5

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