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Review on πŸ“· NIKON F5 SLR Body Only - Discontinued by Manufacturer by Ryan Schweigert

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Luckily, the camera and lenses are well wrapped in bubble wrap.

I picked up the camera at mexpost last weekend. I paid the fees and received my package. Luckily, the camera and lenses are well wrapped in bubble wrap. Very solid, no movement in the box and very neatly organized. The camera has been used and has very small scratches (almost imperceptible), looks great and the shutter feels good. The viewer is awesome, feels like a sniper scope. I've already started taking photos and the autofocus system is up to the standard of the legendary F5. The price of my purchase included a leather case and 2 lenses 70-210mm AF 4/5.6 and 35-80mm AF 4/5.6, the training bag has space for body + lens, z slide F5. Global Japan supplied very popular lenses for my F5. They are very cheap and difficult to find. The focus is very fast. The new VR lenses will be much more expensive and these lenses do a great job for the price. No haze, fungus or rust marks, the lenses are crystal clear. Communication with Global Japan was difficult. I can write in Japanese and had to try it to be able to communicate better. I was frustrated that Revain only showed the order as ONLY BODY without confirming the lenses and case. So happy with my purchase now. I hope film cameras don't go away. There's something that DSLRs just can't reproduce yet.

Pros
  • Great for a small home
Cons
  • Expensive