Metering System: Exclusive 3D Color Matrix Metering using a new 1,005-pixel RGB sensor to read a scene's color as well as brightness and contrast. Sets with BOLT button on back, behind flippy door.The Cs ("continuous silent" 1 FPS quiet advance mode) is just as noisy as the regular mode as the shutter fires, however the film advance is much slower (1 FPS) and therefore quieter than the other modes. Regardless of which compatible flash you use, the exposure has to be calculated using manual guide numbers, which don't exceed 14 meters. Sort of like the F4, the Cs mode on the F5 sounds like a soft raspberry, or a slowly chattering or grabby advance. Even the well-worn sample I bought used has no jiggles, no soft spots, no play, no rattles, and no nothing except smooth, solid, swift and instantaneous operation.Red ready bolt in finder; blinks fast to let you know that your flash fired at full output.With the MV-1 and if you have a partially-shot roll still in the camera, no problem: the MV-1 downloads and clears the data from the rolls that were finished, and doesn't touch the data for the roll in-camera.When you get your used F5, it will already have the data recorded from the previous user, unless they cleared it with their own MV-1. It's solid and precise; even the back is metal.The standard F5 screen is optimized for f/1.8 lenses, compared to the D3, whose screens are optimized for f/2.5 lenses. This makes it very easy to shoot both at the same time.
Horizontally, there are 67 elements, but only 23 RGB triads.The rear AF-zone selector only has four, not five positions. 8 FPS is with the MN-30 Ni-MH pack; I'm unsure how it rates with AA Ni-MH cells.The F5 has a bracketing (BKT) set button on the rear.24 Apr 2019, July 2010. The Nikon F5 is a pro-level film SLR that was released in 1996. Glass may have slightblemishes but will not affect picture quality.The novel 1005 segment color sensitive matrix meter is the most advanced and intelligent film camera light meter ever produced (along with the Nikon F6 which shares the same meter technology).The F5 also features an integral vertical grip with a second shutter button for easy portrait shooting in the studio or out in the field.Priced to sell, the rating of the equipment is at 70 to 79 percent of original condition.More than average wear for the age of the item, and may have dents, dings or finish loss.Glass may have marks or blemishes, but should not affect picture quality.There are no reviews for current item.Sell your camera today and get top market valueNew here? Nikon's digital SLRs and F5 and F6 are nice, but still none of them, not even the D3, is as earth-shattering as was the F4 at its introduction. That's why it takes eight AA cells, and sucks through them quickly. Older (pre-1993) AF lenses lose the 3D ability, and still offer color matrix metering.The optional MF-28 Multi-Control back does all the crazy stuff like programming stupid-long exposures out to 1,000 hours, 9-frame bracketing, imprinting copyright information and trap focus (tripping the F5 the instant something comes into focus).Self-testing operation: measures shutter speed each time it's fired, and corrects as needed.The F5 has smaller mode and exposure compensation buttons, in the same place as the D3.The F5's AF mode switch rotates on a different axis, but it is in the same place and the same settings are are in the same positions.The F5 loses matrix metering with manual-focus lenses, still working in A and M modes with center-weighted and spot meters.Lithium, alkaline, Ni-Cd or Ni-MH.Custom functions are only displayed numerically, so you can't set them unless you carry a decoder card.The F5 has a smaller lens release button than the D3.The optional MF-27 data back imprints basic exposure data on your film.1/300 sync is flim-flam. Don’t have an account?The Nikon F5 is a pro-level film SLR that was released in 1996. Uses lots of batteries. It sees the second set of small numbers, called the ADR, Aperture-Direct Readout scale, on the lens's aperture ring. There is no center position, so to get the center sensor, you must drive there.There are two banks of CFns, and they are easy to swap.Rated 5.9 x 6.2 x 3.1" (150 x 157 x 79mm) WHD.© Ken Rockwell. They feel the same, except that the F5 is clad in softer, sticker, better-feeling rubber, but the F5 has harder plastic dials compared to the more rubbery D3 command dials.The F5 was complex when introduced, but now that we're all used to digital cameras like the D3, the F5 is simple, fast and fun to shoot.Full TTL balanced matrix control. With batteries and media, the F5 weighs 50.985 oz. (1,445.4g), while the D3 measures 49.985 oz. The F5's internals are isolated from the case itself. Image complement: 10 Japanese technicians, 6 American sportsmen, 9 American girls in various states of undress.