Review on 📷 NIKON F5 SLR Body Only - Discontinued by Manufacturer by Arun Berry

The Nikon F5 is a true camera beast designed for professional photojournalists. It was the last great professional camera of the movie era and brought with it many features that we now take for granted in digital cameras. My current DSLRs feel like a breeze compared to the F5's build quality, which isn't surprising considering it cost as much as a clean used car when it came out. I bought mine from Japanese seller Karen Store JP. ", and it was near perfect, with no visible signs of wear. Having bought and sold a lot of film photography equipment, I highly recommend the Japanese sellers of this equipment because they still take film photography seriously in Japan and take better care of your equipment. You will can't find shoddy junk on sale when buying vintage cameras and lenses in Japan however I recommend you stick to the items Revain makes Shipping was fast and free I got my camera on the night of April 27th and got it on the morning of may 1st and that's looking ahead to the weekend camera wise if you're thinking of getting into filmmaking this is a great choice but first be prepared for a few things it can be a bit overwhelming because it can do so much, in that respect it's very similar to a modern day digital SLR camera, only it shoots film instead, Nikon's DSLR was a modified F5 with Kodak digital components. But with this camera you can do anything as long as you focus on your composition and get the shot you want, or you have multiple automatic modes and a fully manual mode. While you'll probably never use it, the F5 can also shoot at 8fps if you need to capture movement on film. Next thing you need to know is that this camera is BIG and HEAVY. This is not a camera to hang around your neck and take with you on vacation. It weighs 3.5 pounds with batteries installed and a standard lens. This is a photo machine for when you NEED to take a photo. Finally, the F5 runs on 8 AA batteries giving you 20-25 rolls of film with 36 shots per set. So if you shoot regularly, buy batteries in bulk or consider rechargeable batteries. The bottom line is this is a great camera for the serious photographer. I photograph and then send rolls of film to a professional lab for processing and scanning, which costs me around $20 per roll and creates very high quality digital files which I then process and store like all my other images with added security . Have negatives or slides as a backup. It might sound expensive, but you typically shoot a lot less footage, and with something like the F5 you get many of the features of a $2,000 DSLR for around the $300 I paid for. If you want something just as good but not as heavy, try the Nikon F100. It's remarkably similar to the F5, about half the weight and half the price, and a very competent film camera. I shoot with two cameras together, each loaded with a different type of film.