Hi everyone,
Well, I did it. I dug my self into debt and into heaven simultaneously. I bought the
F5.
I would like to thank everyone that replied to my F5 Help posting. Your comments
about the flaws and down sides were perfect.
And, after two days use, I can offer my own, first-impression assessment of the F5.
The Bad:
1) Not a performance problem, but a customer service problem. I just bought a $2,000
camera and Nikon couldn't even give me a BF-1A body cap! Just that Cheap-O clear
plastic one.
2) I do not like the fact that if I choose to use the aperture ring on the lens as
opposed to the command dial on the body, the body will not display the f-stop
digitally. I know that I still have the ADR - which I love - but I still think that
traditional aperture rings are easier to deal with.
3) I also wish that there was a custom function to leave the leader out upon rewind.
4) I also wish there was a way to turn off the AF-ON buttons. I seem to accidentally
bump them (especially the one on the lover portion of the camera back) and then the
body focused randomly.
5) Like many said, I wish there was a command dial for SS on the vert. release.
The Good:
1) The F5 is simply amazing. It is so fast!!! The AF, the motor-drive, the rewind
time. It is awesome!!!
2) The weight is actually better than I anticipated. I am used to lugging around an
F3/MD-4/MK-1 combo and the F5 actually seems lighter.
3) Far more than my N90S, the F5 feels like a pro camera - like the F3. I know that
the F5 is (almost) as rugged as they come (F3).
4) The practical function that the N90S does not have: Auto bracketing, multiple
exposures, long shutter speeds, variable FPS rate, "SILENT MODE," manual rewind
feature (very silent - great for press conferences) ... etc, etc...
This list will certainly be amended as I have only shot 10 rolls thus far with my new
toy. But, again, I would like to thank everyone for their input.
Well, I am off to brave the blizzard here in central Iowa and track down some wild art
for Monday. Happy shooting!!!
-Michael L. Palmieri
P.S. I will be selling my N90S/MB-10 combo. They are both cosmetically 9+ and
functionally 10s. If anyone out there is interested in buying them, e-mail me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Palmieri Photography
Michael L. Palmieri
816 Roosevelt Street * Apt. #2
Story City, IA * 50248
515-733-2323
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