Nikon F5
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| Nikon F5 | |
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| Image:NikonF5.jpg | |
| Type | 35mm SLR |
| Lens mount | Nikon F-mount |
| Focus | TTL Phase Detection Autofocus (5 zone) |
| Exposure | PASM autoexposure 1005 pixel evaluative metering |
| Frame rate | 8 fps |
| Dimensions | 158 x 149 x 79 mm, 1,210 g |
The Nikon F5 was a 35 mm film-based single-lens reflex camera body manufactured by Nikon from 1996 through 2004. It was the fifth in Nikon's professional film camera line, which began in 1959 with the Nikon F.
Important advances in the F5 included:
- Nikon 3-D color matrix meter.
- A self-diagnostic and self-adjusting shutter.
- Electronically controlled exposure times from 1/8000 second to 30 minutes.
- Built-in 8 frame per second motor drive.
- 1/300 second flash sync.
- Support for Nikkor AF-S and G designated lenses.
- A new industrial design by Giorgetto Giugiaro.
Like all previous Nikon F series cameras, the F5 had manual film rewind, high durability, exceptionally low shutter lag, interchangeable 100% coverage viewfinders, and the Nikon F-mount
[edit] Kodak digital camera conversions
Kodak modified F5s into digital cameras as the DCS 600 series and Kodak DCS 700 series. These consisted fundamentally of a F5 body with a Kodak digital back and power-pack base.
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