Unboxing a Brand New Nikon F5 | 20yrs old | 4k
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2018
- This camera was ordered from Japan 4 days ago and will be used on some of my photography reviews and also some of my sports and commercial work.
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Gear used to shoot video:
Panasonic GH5
Panasonic GH5S
Panasonic Leica 12mm F/1.4
Panasonic Leica 42.5mm F/1.2
Audio recorded :
Panasonic GH5S
Panasonic DMW-XLR1
Sennheiser AVX wireless system
Music :
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Tracks used :
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No need to worry about 'MegaPixel', it's a Film....😍
Good One only thing to worry about is running out of film. 8FPS gone baby gone
@@gman922 run out of film in 4.5secs (with 36 exposure film)
@@gman922 only 8fps .. I'll se your 8fps, and I go 10fps with the super speedy EOS 1.
@@kiwipics 3.6 second before the entire 36-exposure film is used up
@@kiwipics EOS 1 5.5 fps. 1 film 6.5 seconds.
Why does its design look better than most modern dslrs?
True, I was looking at the canon EOS slr cameras thinking they would have a counterpart to this so I could use my new lenses. They look so ugly and uninspired!
I am going to buy the Olympus E-M10iii but I really dont like the retro look but I really like the video settings on it!I was shaking my head when I saw the Nikon DF which I called the Digital Failure cuz of its looks!isnt this F5 in Jurassic Park 2 movie where they find her among the diplodocuses?the one that rewinds and scares the little baby dino and she almost gets killed there after!
@@seafire820 The Canon EOS 1V is another amazing film camera, but yes, Canon's styling leaves a lot to be desired compared to Nikon's. The EOS SLRs and the 1D series are plain ugly. But despite that, to be honest and even though I'm a Nikon person, I do like my 1V more than my F5.
Possibly because it was designed by a famous industrial designer: Giorgetto Giugiaro. He also had experience designing the F3 and F4 before this.
Held my first ever Nikon other week. Looked like a brick, felt cheap and what a stupid place to have the on switch so can turn off by mistake. 😁
My dad bought a F5 brand new in '96. Over time he's bought many F5s and sold them, but kept his original and it still works great.
Do you or father still shoot with the F5?
Picked up my first F5 at an estate sale last week. It was in immaculate condition and even included the mf-28 data back! I love it!
Thats awesome news, have you shot any film yet?
@@DarrylCarey Yep, I put a roll of HP5 though it the same day just to test it. I'm thoroughly impressed and can see why you'd call it the best 35mm camera ever. It feels so modern!
Worth mentioning is that this thing will focus without an assist light in almost near darkness, without faffing about or any slowness.
This kind of camera does not end because many generations have learned to love the real picture.Any professional photographer does not know how to use this camera.He knows nothing about photography.Thanks for the video.
I've been shooting mine pretty much everyday on movie sets in the last year. I took it a bit for granted for a long moment and last week I lent it to a friend for a 3 days shoot. Now that it's back, I feel emotional seeing the camera that brought me so much fun and recognition in the last year. This camera is built to last forever, I don't even think it's too heavy! I'm so used to it that it feels like the extension of my arm! It's fast, it's simple, it's totally reliable, after over a 100 rolls shot on it I never had any problem of any sort, the light meter is excellent, it goes up to 1/8000 of a second, 8 fps, it has a super good auto-focus with only 5 optional points (I think it's a plus!), auto-rewinds, advances film by itself. I only have a 50mm 1.4G that I always leave on it so I'm not over thinking about which lens to use (I gotta admit I'm more and more tempted to buy a 35mm). I think that the Autofocus and the Aperture Priority mode are making me more consistent then most film shooters. I can't recommend this camera enough! I don't really know if it's the best film camera ever made, but I know it may be the best buy I did in my whole life so far! I love it!
That absolutely is the original price tag. JPY325,000 is almost exactly US$3,000 at today's exchange rates, but was closer to US$4,000 at the time. In 1998 that would have been quite a lot of money. I live in Japan and can attest the quality of used cameras here - hence I have a real camera fetish, which includes two each of F3, F4, F5 and F6 - all mint.
I would say thats a good fetish to have :)
I got this camera from Japan also , and I just love how brilliant all the photos turn out. I’ve honestly never had a disappointing shot
I’ve had a Nikon F5 fo a long time. It’s still a dream camera.❤️❤️❤️
Still one of my favourite film cameras of all time ..
I bought my F5 from Japan. The Japanese camera shops/sellers are so good. They are really honest, and describe their stuff very accurately,
Can't be serious right? Every single camera from Japan you find online seems to say "EXC++++++++" in the title and then the description is like "Camera display not functioning but doesn't have an effect on picture quality"
Bs
@@Purple__ don’t know where you buy. But I’ve gotten all my used cameras and lenses from Japan, and they are all great. Don’t buy the EXC, buy the mint.
Earlier this year I tried to buy a Canon EOS 1N-RS body from Japan. The first one I tried to buy had corroded battery terminals even though it was supposed to be in EXC++++ condition. The second one was supposed to be in Mint - condition and it would work fine for a few shots and then the next time I tried to use it, it totally locked up and wouldn't shoot at all.
I could just watch this over and over.
I have the F3 and this really bought me back to the times , my dad used to shoot sports with the F5! Thanks man!
The F3 is an awesome camera, built like a tank and still the best looking Nikon Camera. Had a customers from the cafe this morning talking to me about the F5 and when he worked for a local paper in Japan. The F5 THE CAMERA everybody used.
I have two F5 bodies and they're both in great condition. I'm happy that I can use my D series lenses when I shoot with my digital bodies. I've saved a lot of money in glass.
Wish i still had my F4 and F5 oh well.... What a gem you have there...
Love that camera! I still have mine and an F6 also but I agree the F5 was the best film camera ever!
Ooo, big nostagia trip. An F5 was my workhorse for years until the D1 came along in 2000. Then the F5 was my back up camera until....2013, when I left my newspaper! Fab' camera.
Been hearing from so many people the F5 was the camera to have been before Digital became good. The D1 was nice, but I still think back then Film was better.
Can’t wait for the follow up and film scans 🤪
Amazing - I don't know what to say, except you brought back a lot of memories.
Something very special about loading film into the F5, shot a test roll of T-Max 100 and the 58mm f1.4. Still shocked how the photos look, even with a 3min Development.
Oh yeah..looove the F5...and the F4, and F3. Looking forward to seeing the results with the modern 105 and 58. Nice darryl.
The F3 has to be my favourite Nikon film camera.... just did a check test with the F5 and some T-Max 100, will develop later this evening.
+mark walsh You won't be able to correctly use the latest 105mm f/1.4 on a Nikon film SLR camera because it is an "E" lens ...
www.nikonimgsupport.com/ni/NI_article?articleNo=000004725&configured=1&lang=en_US
That 8fps sound soo good, wow, amazing stuff. I have the Canon t70 and its certainly fun to play around with film cameras!
Wow truly amazing blast from the past and a Beast.Thanks so much for sharing Deb 😉👍✌
Nice video ! Can't wait to see more review on this F5 with modern nikon lenses !
Still a thing of beauty. Wow.
Great. I remember holding this camera in my hands when I started photography. It was an unaffordable camera for me. So amazing machine.
its so cheap now, I have seen them listed for $200 USD !
Canon cameras have a smarter roll loading system that works backwards: when you load a fresh roll of film, the camera unwinds all the film first and as you shoot it retracts the film back into the case. That way if you accidentally open the camera mid way you don't lose your shots as the exposed part of the film is already inside.
Did not know that about Canon
Me neither, what a great idea. I've never had that happen to me but it would be a nice save if I do it in the future
Canon's are far less complicated to rewind as auto and open and can on some select if leader left out or not. Ta for Japan tip found an L lens listed as mint.
I think it was just some older EOS models that did that, the recent (and ultimate) EOS 1V certainly doesn't. Also, latter Nikons and Minoltas too allow you to choose whether the film leader is wound back in on rewind, the F6 certainly does.
That "pre-wind" system was not on Canon's pro cameras, just on the consumer grade cameras. I guess Canon decided that a pro might need to reload as quickly as possible to get the next shot and wouldn't be too likely to open the camera while it had film in it. But the amateur might well make that mistake or even forget that the camera was loaded. I remember some of my older relatives would only shoot one roll of film a year: a shot of the kid on their birthday, a shot of mom and dad on their anniversary, maybe one or two shots at Thanksgiving and again at Xmas.
Wow. So nice. Brings back memories. Thanks for the video.
17 year old me is both jealous of your camera and infuriated over you wasting a roll of film 🤣 I used to have to save a tiny part of my meager wages each week to spend on my hobby. Even then getting them developed in a pharmacy was another expense I could barely afford. Really wish I'd stuck to my guns back then, but late 90s NZ wasn't exactly the best time to be an artist.
Hi William, I felt a little bad wasting a roll like that 😭. You should check out my video on Cinestill DF-96 developer for black and white film, you can develop at home in 3mins ! If you are ever in Auckland CBD, should pop in to the gallery. We have the best coffee in Auckland 😁😁😁😁
OMG, he wasted $4 to test a new camera! You could buy a coffee for that!
@@abigailsockeye1586 $4 in third world countries is not exactly cheap
I had a role of film fully photographed when I was only 8 yrs old ....I think it got pics of my family .... But my dumb dad lost it.... I was so pissed of my dad ... even after 12 yrs ... My first photography 😭... Pics of my 4 yr old sister... My cousins, mom, landscapes,....all gone.... I 100 percent know that it had some amazing pics.... And when he wasted that film ....I remembered my dad.
@@bharath7528 D:
Right about buying used gear from Japan. Bought my 28-70mm 2.8 beast from a Japanese dealer, and when I saw spec in lens, he told me to send it to Nikon Canada for a complete cleaning of elements and invoice him. It cost almost 300 dollars to do and he kept his word. Class!
Now that is awesome service, never used a 28-70mm. What camera do you use it on?
@@DarrylCarey on a nikon d800. The lens is built like a tank (and weighs like one), but the sharpness is well worth it as a wide to medium tele.
It is a fantastic camera and I purchased mine new from Grays of Westminster in 1998 for a staggering £3,500! It is still in mint condition and works perfectly. As you said, it is incredibly compatible with nearly all Nikon glass up to 'G' series. I also have a D850 and Z9, but will never part with my F5. Great review and you have a new subscriber.
Thanks for the video BTW; great to see someone giving this camera some love (i've got an f100 i love).
Looking at buying an F100
Nice! I just ordered lil bro F100 2 days ago from Japan also. What a coincidence! Can't wait to see the upcoming videos
The F100 is the best value for money Nikon film camera, just as good as a F6 but about a 1/3 of the price.
That 105mm f1.4 is actually phenomenal. I truly wish I had one. It's an absolute dream lens :(
The 105mm f/1.4 is a beautiful lens and pin sharp at f/1.4 but also adds a special look to the photos.
That was the last Nikon that I owned. As you said, the best SLR that was made!
Except that the F6 was the apex of Nikon SLRs, not the F5.
I had two F5's and an F100 as backup. The F5's by far were the best 35mm cameras I ever used. They were about $2000 as I recall. The tech geek would love these because of all the neat add ons. The D1 came out at $5000, so the F5 suddenly was low cost compared to the professional digital cameras. Funny thing is that it's hard to give away a D1 today, but the F5 will always be worth something.
The F5 will still be working in another 20yrs, not sure many Digital cameras will be working after 20yrs ..
This was so cool. I still have an F5 as well as a late-production F3HP (purposely bought it when I found out Nikon discontinued it). Those bodies are relatively unused, unfortunately, but I used the heck out of their predecessors back in the day. I also had the F4S (a US version that included the battery grip). This really brought back fond memories! It’s also a good reminder of the fact that, despite all the fantastic progress with computerized cameras and digital capture, the basics were already well set out in the old Nikon, Canon, and other film gear. (I love the fact that the F3/F3HP lasted for decades). In addition to the swappable viewfinder, I believe there are also alternative focus screens for the F5.
Haha! Love the knife you used to open that box! The F5 looks like an amazing camera
Fell in love with the Nikon F5 the first time I saw it, but ended up buying a Minolta Maxxum 7 a few years later. I know it sounds crazy, but the Maxxum 7 made me love photography even more. Features such as looking through the viewfinder to focus, a large LCD display panel on the back showed camera settings and more, if I didn’t finish shooting the roll of 200 speed film that day, I could remove it and put in 800 speed film and take some night shots; then put the 200 speed film back into the camera the next day and shoot the rest of the roll, I loved that all the camera functions were on the body and not buried under menus. Finally, built-in wireless flash made off camera flash photography a breeze. I still use it today alongside my Sony A7 RII.
I have been looking for a good condition Minolta for a while now, never used one and all I hear is good things about the camera.
Darryl Carey I still have my Minolta Maxxum 650si with Promaster 70-300 mm lens and Manfrotto Bogen tripod. I bought them together in 1995. I later moved to more advanced Minolta cameras and shot with them for years. I love my Minolta’s and they’re still in use. I’d recommend the Maxxum 7 or Maxxum 9. The latter, if not the best film camera ever made is certainly the most feature rich including an incredible 1/12000th shutter speed. I don’t think any other film camera has matched it.
Ever since I bought the 80-200 (two ring from Japan) I fell in love with it! Shooting it with a d610, but I always loved shooting film. This video convinced me to pick up a f5 to pair that 80-200 with and 50mm F1.4D!
Wow...I have seen them only from a distance (far far away)...hope see how this shoots soon.... thanks for the unboxing video👏👏👏
Thanks
@@DarrylCarey Do let us know, what film roll with iso you're going to use for the photo shoot. Also I am interested to know, how you those photos can be developed at home.
My local used camera shop recently got in an F5 and I was able to compare it to my EOS3. Way better build quality with the F5 and the shutter is surprisingly quiet.
Love the F5,their tanks.
Darryl I have watched this video at least four times already and I have to say that your F5 is a minter for sure.
Last Friday I got myself a new Nikon AF-S 85mm f1.8G lens with a Hoya UV Filter, and that will be my main lens for the F5
I will purchase a F5 after the New Year which will have to be in mint condition, and yes it will be from a seller in Japan.
At least with a film camera one does not have worry about megapixels or whether or not it is a DX or FX format camera.....lol
i love shooting with the F up to the F5. They are such nice cameras. Glad that my dad and I collect them
Wow that thing is amazing!
WOW! the condition is so great
What an awesome piece of retro sexiness!!
*opening the box with the biggest knife ever*
"Imma cut it away from my face, might be safer"
the video is very nice not gonna lie
You've got a new sub now :)
This camera is one of the greatest cameras ever built.
I have the whole collection of Kodak's digital versions of them (DCS620/620X/660/720X/760). The best digital Nikon bodies so far. Sadly the DCS7xx series electronics are dying too soon, maybe I should get a film F5 one day but this will for sure not beat my fully equipped F2 Photomic, F2A and F2AS which work perfectly fine even without batteries. I have also the DW-30 and DW-31 for the F5 as well as the DW-1 and DW-2 for the F2. Especially the DW-31/DW-2 with the magnifier is great for shooting in lower positions.
WOW ... now thats a nice collection of cameras. Still looking for a good condition DW-30 for the F5
There it is:
www.ebay.de/itm/NIKON-DW-30-WAIST-LEVEL-FINDER-FOR-NIKON-F5-NEAR-MINT/283249156660
But I'd rather choose this one (you will get a lot less dust on the focusing screen and the view is also larger):
www.ebay.de/itm/Nikon-DW-31-6x-High-Magnification-Finder-boxed-New-Unused/173677866505
One of my favorite Nikons. Brought it new in 1996: $2995 US. $500 new in box sounds like a bargain.
I found out the price tag in the box was the original retail price !
I bought one new in 1998, but I must disagree with the statement it's the best film camera ever...the Nikon F6 is by far the best film SLR!!!
Great video, I have an F5 it is in pretty good condition plan on using it more after watching your videos on developing black and white film and scanning negatives to digital
also have Nikon D7000 and D700 cameras, My project for 2021.
Hi Robert, please let me know how your project goes in 2021
The 105 is E series which doesn’t stop down on the older cameras. By the way.
I never knew that and YES you are right 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I have been shooting to much with my Digital cameras. The 58mm f/1.4 still works and that is my favourite portrait lens.
@@DarrylCarey Yeah unfortunately, E lens aperture function won't work on Nikon bodies from the D200 and older.
@@DarrylCarey Yes all the new E lenses don't have the aperture leaver anymore. :( I had the F6 for a while now use the F100
All my Nikon Nikkor AF-D pro lenses work perfectly with all the pro film & digital bodies. The best of both worlds.
Very thanks for this video of Nikon F5, it help me a lot !
Great review. I also have an F5 in similar condition that I managed to pick up from here in the UK earlier this year. It’s an absolute beast with more modes than I would ever wish for. I shoot mine in manual mode most of the time. Nikon absolutely knew they were onto another winner with this when released. I would never consider an F6 as it’s just a souped up F100 and is way overpriced for what it is. Just need to get a good F2AS in my life now.
Which part of the UK you from? 20yrs old the F5 still just as good as a D5 :)
500 Dlls that beauty and from JCH?!!! Oh and I'm having a really bad Nikon lust episode here! Thanks!
I have one and an F100 and F3. Love these cameras.
Cool camera !! 👍
Damn you sir ... I saw this and I just had to have one ... Just had to !!! so I did a Ebay and obtained one just like your un used in original box !!!!! LOVE IT
The Canon SLR's from the 90's with EF mount are also excellent. I have the ELAN 7NE and all my modern EF mount lenses work great on it. Even the IS works!
Thanks Daniel, I have just switched to Canon and will have to see of I can find ELAN 7NE
I have a brand new Nikon F5 in mint condition with less than 360 pictures shooted. It is a fantastic camera.
I have an F4, F5, and F6. Last month, I had to sell one of my film cameras to purchase another camera. I sold the F6.
Sorry to hear you sold the F6, that is next on my list.
You made the right choice. The F6 is nothing but a souped up F100 and was a cynical ploy by Nikon to sell a high end film camera to wealthy amateur film photographers. I have a mint condition F5 like this review, and it will be the last camera I would ever sell. It fits in the hand perfectly has more modes than I ever use and is a joy to use.
Wow... Too young to know these beauty. Thanks!
What a brilliant find. A true time-capsule. Now that you've had a bit of time with it, I wonder which you like better... the unobtrusive focus indicators of the F5 or the red indicators of the F100? I owned two F100s, purchased in 2000 for $995 USD each. They were a back up to my original Nikon D1 (which was shite, but an amazing value at the time for $5K) and used to shoot B&W.
Darryl, I have another great alternative which saves you much much more money. The F80 also takes G series lenses and does matrix metering. But the top shutter speed only goes to 1/4000 and it doesn’t have the ai index coupling which means you can’t meter with the old ai and aid lenses. Otherwise it’s does the same job and also much lighter weight.
Would that be the same for the F90 ? I think I have one in the garage somewhere.
The F80 is an ugly piece of equipment compared to the Jaguar (aka F5).
Funktrainer anyway it’s cheap! You can’t beat it’s price tag for what it does
Darryl Carey I guess so. Try to put some G lenses on there. See if the autofocus works.
The better alternative if you are looking for cheap is an F75/N75. It also lacks the AI coupling, but it works fine with AF, AFD, and AFS lenses with or without VR. I got one one eBay for -$20. A charity that takes donations and resells them had an N75 with a Tamron 28-200 (rated better than the Nikon) AFD type lens, for the same price with shipping as the Japanese dealers sell the lens without.
The combination was supposed to be tested and did come with a money back guarantee, when I got it, there was a roll of film in it, and two lithium batteries with a 10 year life time that were expired. But everything works flawlessly. :-)
WOAH the box looks like it’s never been touched
The F5 is sick
I bought my F5 yesterday for $350 CAD, it's got a few battle scars but I dont mind because I know it's got history in it. works perfectly too!
I have my dad's F5, it's been 2 years since I last put a film in it. It needs to be cleaned, a lot of marks on the photos, but they charge 300$ to clean it!
John Braz send me an email, I have a friend in Taiwan that runs NRC and I can check with him about your F5.
I love my F4S, wouldn't be without it. Interesting what you say about ordering from Japan on Ebay. I have always been put off from ordering from abroad (I'm in UK) as I have heard some horror stories.
Hi David, if I buy online Japan is a good place to go. Plus if you are after a Film camera check out JCH. Where is the UK are you ? I'm from Portsmouth, been in NZ for 13yrs now
"If you are buying a second hand camera, buy it from Japan." 120% agree. Just drop by any second hand store in Tokyo and you will understand. The staff even handles point and shoots with gloves sometimes.
Its the white gloves that gets me everytime ... I always feel extra special :)
Nice video. The camera with the 105 looks beautiful. And thank you for the upcoming review of the 105 & 58, and I especially want to thank you for shooting people. I hate reviews of trees or brick walls. Also did you calibrate the 58 & 105? If so at what distance and what calibration method
36 identical shots of the recording setup. Nice.
Beautiful camera
I have a F100. I have kept my eyes on the F5 and are priced similar to the F100 on eBay. Most of my work is digital the the F100 hits the spot. I might buy another F100 or a F5 as a backup film body.
THE BEST!!!!!!
Earlier this year i found a gem at my local camera shop. I seen on the bottom shelf covered in dust a brand new in box Canon EOS3. Back when it was new they were selling it for 900 dollars. The store owner asked if i was seriously interested and i told him i had 400 bucks in my pocket. Well i walked out with a brand new EOS3. So far i have shot 30 rolls of film on it. It’s a great camera body.
Earl Mcnulty I bought EOS 5 (with grip also) in awesome condition with Canon strap and original deutsch manual for 40€...I love that 5FPS burst and Eye-AF
P.S. I also got a battery for free 😂
I bagged a 1V unused about a month ago similar situation covered in dust. £400.
@@jeremycaldecoat1699 The 1V is ace. I love Nikons, but I think that's my favourite film camera.
400 bucks... yikes
The best 35mm SLR ever made, hands down! Haven’t shot with it in a while but I still luv mine.
nope. the F3 is the greatest.
Of course, everyone has their own opinion. I’ve shot with the F3 and F4 (and it’s S iteration) with motor drives with various lenses. Each one saw improvements and new features, cutting edge for their time. But as a former pro rental house employee and newspaper staffer, the culmination and best one of those three flagships, is the the F5 without a doubt.
Damn. I was gonna buy a F5 a couple months ago. Great minds think alike
Hey Jason, you HAVE to BUY ONE !!!!... ha ha ha
I like using the Energizer Lithium batteries in my F5, as they bring the weight down compared to regular alkaline or rechargeable batteries.
Because it is the greatest film camera, ever made.
Congratulations..for your F5. Enjoy and let us know how do you feel about it.
I love it! Will do a follow up video soon
that camera is beautiful
This was clearly the body that Nikon used as the basis for its original D1 back in '99. I bought 2 in 2000 and never looked back at film.
On what occasions do you decide to shoot film vs just taking the dslr? And what film type do you shoot? Negative or slides?
Recently got one, just 50 bucks. a very solid camera
$50 ... good condition?
omg those lensss the glass is massivee
That glass 😍
The 58mm f/1.4 is a very special lens.
@@DarrylCarey yup i know
I aslo love the 105 1.4
hmm i'd say this is 99% mint lol. it's missing the rear port cover for the 10 pin terminal :-)
I still have a pair of those in my safe. To me, the only way Nikon progressed the body design in today's cameras was in making the buttons larger. Love the way the cover over the rear buttons is held closed with a tiny magnet. Funny today to see a camera that doesn't come with leads or a charger!
Hi Tom, the F5 is a beautiful designed camera. The only thing I would change is the AF-ON buttons as they are a little small, but apart from that everything is in the right place and works really well. Surprised how much smaller the F5 is to the D4 and D5... Maybe this will be the size of the Nikon Pro Mirrorless.
I just bought an F5 50th Anniversary edition. Amazing camera!! I also have a MINT Nikon F4S that I got for about $250.00 as well.
Well I finally got myself a mint Nikon F5 from Japan Darryl with box, manual and the white F5 body cap.
I have been looking for over 4 months sorting out F5’s that had missing caps and viewfinder rings that were missing on some.
It was sent from Japan last Tuesday 26th January and I received it Friday 29th January.
On unboxing the F5, I was surprised as to how well they packed it. The F5 looks as new as my hardly used D300 that is nearly 11 years old with under 1700 shutter count. I have had a bit of a play around over the weekend using the two lenses I can use.
I have a brand new Nikon AF-S 85mm 1.8G and a Tamron AF Aspherical 28-200mm f3.8-5.6 LD Lenses. I also tried using my Nikon SB-5000 Speedlight and my old Nikon SB-600 Speedlight that function perfectly.
I have a rubber Eyecup in the post coming to me that will go on the viewfinder to aid me as I wear glasses.
The first film that I have put in is is a roll of Fujicolour Superia X-Tra 400. I have bumped the ISO up to 800 just to see what the results are with the F5.
I am very happy with my F5 overall so thanks Darryl for your video mate.
Hi Gary, so happy my video helped you find a F5. How did the first roll of film come out? The AF system on the F5 was really surprising to see how well it works with the new Nikon lenses.
@@DarrylCarey Sorry it has taken so long to reply. I used my Nikon F5 and my D300 at my Stepdaughter's Wedding last month (September 2021) and we are all wrapped with the photos. The only issue was the price on getting 3 x 36 exp and 1 x 24 exp films developed. It cost a small fortune mate and took the camera shop 2 weeks as they sent it north to their Sunshine Coast store. I used Kodak Portra 400 Pro in the 36 exp and just a normal Kodak 400 in the 24 exp. I used the F5 a number of months back for my nephew's wedding as well.
The F5 was probably a little bit quicker in focusing on the subjects than the D300.
I have now got myself a couple of new prime lenses and they are: Nikon AF-S 50mm f1.8G and the Nikon AF-S 85mm f1.8G and these were the main lenses that I used at the Stepdaughter's Wedding.
I am looking at upgrading from my D300 to either a Nikon D6 or the Nikon D850, and I still only want to shot photo mostly.....What are your thoughts on this Darryl?
Couldn't afford a F5 but did own the F100, that was an awesome camera, I should never have sold it 😭
The F100 is a great camera and the price just keeps dropping on them. Sadly the cost of film and developing is going up 😖
ATG has some really nice cameras, made & built for working pros:
1. ATG's Rolleiflex 6008 Professional
2. ATG's Contax 645
3. ATG's Rolleiflex 3003
4. ATG's Contax RTS
5. ATG's Canon EOS-1N RS
6. ATG's Canon EOS-1V HS Kim II (modified to shoot 10fps without Canon's battery pack)
7. Canon EOS-1VHS
The Nikon F5 is nice because you can remove the prism finder & the high eyepoint is large.
Last removal finder from Canon was the New F-1, but it was AF.
I was selling some of my eqpt to find a Nikon 7100. But when the shop offered me £250 for it I couldn’t do it having purchased it new for much more. Still have it and it’s a far better camera than any digital I have owned. Next summer hope to do a series of B/W pics as film is so much better than digital
Its good to hear your keeping the film camera gear, they do not make Digitial cameras as good as the old film cameras
Darryl Carey
Agreed and it’s good practice to use film. You need to take a lot more care of composition and metering.
The camera is mint and even if I wasn’t going to use it, they are beautiful pieces of design and engineering
Could've capped the lens cover and fire away, rewind n extract the film leader tongue...
Not a good idea special film anything can happened. If he would use that film on special project and something is wrong with it that wouldn't be good. just saying
The F5 might even be able to bet set to not wind the leader completely into the cassette.
Hello Darryl, did you make the video that compares D850 with F5?
Beautiful camera, I don't have it yet, but I have the D1x, which is the same body design but digital.
The D1x was a great camera, do you still use it?
@@DarrylCarey Just got it without batteries a week ago, still waiting for batteries.
I'm looking for the lens comparison video with the camera but can't find it....
this s a beauty
Thanks Kai
I bought 2 new unused Nikon F-5 bodies opened the boxes every thing was there they are 50th anivirsary models , I shoot with one and sent one to a friend in Manchester England! Love my F-5 got them from a broker in Tokyo have data backs for both