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One of the best purchases I ever made was a new F5. I was shooting a lot of events with the N90 and when I got the F5 it totally changed my photography. It enabled me to start shooting fashion (by far the toughest shooting I ever did). Once I started shooting digital I continued to use it for all my film photography, and I'm still shooting it 23 years later. The quality and ruggedness of the F5 is truly amazing. One of the greatest AF SLR bodies ever made. Cheers for the great review.

The Nikon F5 was the dream camera back in the day, and I wanted one so much! Like many, I’ve gone back to film and an F5 is definitely one of the cameras I want to get hold of.

Great video. F5 ist still my favorite camera of all times. Bought it in 1997, changed to digital in 2007 and revived it during corona crisis in 2020. New batteries and the beast is up and running. Perfect for slide film, can use any modern Nikkor glass except the E-Series.

Merci pour tes vidéos Matt !

And the Oscar goes to.... Great video, Matt. Mr. Leica loves Nikon. You have made my day! BTW, in Ansel Adams' book, "The Camera," he strongly urges using a 35mm (film) camera with 100% viewfinder coverage. Well done.

Never had an F5 but used a D3s for many years and I totally agree with you on ergonomics. The built in vertical grip in these cameras is so well balanced. It feels like part of my body when I'm using it and my hands are in a more natural position. I just missed out on a good deal with the Leica SL plus vertical grip. Someone pipped me to the post on the used SL and grip combo.

Awesome review on this Nikon F5! Thank you for showing us a great 35mm Film camera.

Yeah well done from the creativity of the intro up to the subject itself. As a Nikon shooter and recently Leica shooter I just can only thank you for this video that puts the emphasis on this powerful brand able to produce such workhorses of cameras. I personnaly own a D3S and man, if you want to feel what you mention with the F5 into a digital one, go for a D3S... and as you love shooting models and strobes, try out the D3X... you will not be disappointed.

Hahaha love this Matt - the acting is superb :) and love the match / smoking FX :) I may have to find a f5 now :)

Refreshing to see the review of this undeservedly hated camera by an actual photographer. You took amazing pictures, Matt! Keep going! By the way, your humor is enjoyable, thanks for the laughter. ;) A couple of observations by sports photographer. I grew tired of the endless "shoot-edit-shoot-edit" loop as it is physically hard to run and gun with the setup (300 mm f/2.8, 105 mm f/1.4, 20 mm f/1.8, 28 mm f/1.4, 75-150 mm f/3.5, 28-70 mm f/3.5-4.5 and a 400 mm f/5.6 in the same backpack sans the camera body - it's an exercise in itself) and mentally exhausting. So I went back to where it all has started - to the film for most of my personal work. Love the feeling of not needing to deliver photos to the client like RIGHT NOW!!! Unlike most, I prefer big chunky bodies - they just balance better and feel nicer. Can't help it. Being the weirdo geek and having extreme case of GAS, I collect top-of-the-line bodies of yesteryears while keeping Nikon as the main working system for paid work. I got two Canon EOS 1 cameras, one Canon EOS 1n with grip, more basic EOS 650, EOS 750 and EF-M (1991), three Rolleiflex SL35s, one Rolleiflex SL35M, Nikon F5, F6 and yesterday got my hands on amazing F2AS with two lenses. F5 rises above all. Build quality is unbelievable. It feels so dense, so "fit", so sturdy, so precise, it fits in the hand just right - its thickness is less than F6 and the size of its integrated battery grip is spot-on. F6 with MB-40 makes the setup taller and heavier, but the attachment has slight play. Canon EOS 1 with its polycarbonate shell on the metal chassis feels merely pedestrian and actually is less reliable. Feels like a tool. Just a simple tool. Well, not that "simple", but you get the meaning. F5 is fast. Couple it with any of the D-type lenses and AF feels like the motor is ready to tear apart innards contaning the lens barrel. AF operation is faster than the F6, which is no different to any of the modern DSLRs in that regard. Accuracy is something much to be desired, but that is coming from a dude, spoiled by modern DSLR performance - these days you don't need the speed F5 provides anymore, so you can take your time to check and double-check if focus is spot-on, thanks to big and clear viewfinder. Menu system is cryptic - you have to have the sheet with menu codes printed, but once you've find your preferrable settings, you don't go back. One of the biggest feature F5 has (and F6 too) is shutter mechanism enclosed in separate shell. Thanks to this, mirror slap is non-existent and coupled with all the sheer mass of the F5, you can shoot handheld at ridiculously slow speeds. Now, onto "the weight" argument. F5 with its integrated grip weighs just a tad bit more than gripless F4 and everyone loves the F4. How the weight of the F4 is "acceptable" and F5 is "way too heavy"? I guess, it's the perception that is at fault - not the physical parameter itself. There are heavier cameras on the market today - Canon EOS 1Dx, for example. The biggest gripe I have with both the F5 and F6 is that they can't drive the aperture of E-type lenses. I'd love to shoot portraits with beloved AF-S Nikkor 105 mm f/1.4E on Portra 400, but the camera can't stop down the aperture and no firmware update can redeem that, unfortunately. But rejoice! If one's so depserate to shoot E-lenses stopped down on film, there's the workaround. It's quirky, but it works. Carry Nikon D750, D810, D850 with you - any modern body capable of driving electronic aperture will do the job just fine. While on digital body, stop down the lens to deserved setting: f/5.6, for example. Press DOF preview button (PV button) and while holding PV button, detach the lens from the body by releasing the bayonet lock. The aperture will stick at the setting you chose, so now you can couple the lens with your film body - be it F5 or F6. ???? PROFIT! Now you're stuck with stopped-down metering, but it's the only imaginable way of using these modern lenses on film cameras. I love high contrast and clarity of modern lens designs, so to me the newer - the better. Film cameras OTOH have stopped evolving in early 2000s. All in all, the F5 is a marvel of Japanese engineering. Don't forget the circumstances under which Tetsuro Goto led the development of this amazing camera. The crisis, that's started in Japan in 1991, has put lot of Japanese compaines on life support. It wasn't that easy to throw money at new fancy tech while setting the standards that didn't exist yet at that time, while also having neighbouring Canon marketing juggernaut churning win after win after win on the market in the 90s. People overlook the impact 1991 crisis had on Japanese economy and trash the F5 for ridiculous reasons. It's an amazing camera that can be had for peanuts today. I've scored my F5 NEW for $250 with Kodak Portra thrown in the bag as a bonus. Not bad, huh? Matt, I know that you visit Ukraine from time to time. Write me a line next time, we'll have a couple of beers during your next visit!

Great for weddings, with its fast focus I can rely on the F5. Also comes in handy when I’m out and the weather is bad... The matrix metering in that camera is excelent.

This is the beast!

I remember when the F5 came out. A Nikon fanboy at college bought one and couldn't stop raving about the colour matrix metering.. I had an F4E and loved that. Just fitted my hands perfectly and no fancy gimmicks on it. Could use it wearing gloves as well

Great video, Matt. The F5 is one of the best electronic SLRs ever made. I got my first two F5s as digital bodies back in 2008, the Kodak DCS720X and DCS760C. These were my first digital SLRs after having used my Nikon F2 Photomic with a 50mm lens since 1998. Today I rarely use any auto focus lenses on my Nikon bodies, although I have a D4 which would be perfectly capable. I like the Nikon system for its great zoom lenses and stellar 85mm and 135mm primes. For travelling it could be a bit heavy but a zoom lens justifies the heavier setup in versatility. Mostly a Leica M setup with four lenses is still easier to carry around all day.

I too have two, thumbs up for not wasting film.

My Nikon F3 is perfect for me, not having any unnecessary bells and whistles. Although I shot mainly architecture (4X5, etc.), when I shot events, I had at least two loaded cameras on me so I never missed the ribbon cutting. Rewinding film at an event is a job for an assistant IMHO.

Thanks for all the videos regarding Nikon Camera's, i have actually got 2 Nikon F5's myself, i need to get out there to capture serious scenery , please post more 🙂

I thought my beloved F4 was a tank ...until now, ha. Amazing camera, thanks for the review!

Yes! "Modern" SLR:s are great really great. I found an almost mint Nikon F100 for £120 two months ago and It is now my go to modern film camera, but I also use a Canon EOS 3 with my L-glass. I used to shoot a lot of medium format, but I find myself most of the times choosing a 35mm camera instead, because the prints I get from my Leitz Focomat v35 are so nice that I don't need the extra resolution.

I agree with your insights on this. I have always loved the idea of a vintage camera but seldom get more than a fleeting enjoyment from them. Difficulty of use, hard to use with my vision, etc..... means I too started to use them less and less. They stopped being fun. So......I recently sold my Leica 111a and a Mamiya TLR and bought a Nikon F5. I kept my Fuji GW690 and GSW690 but for fun walk around stuff the F5 does the trick. Heavy and bulky yes, but pretty much in line with my "Texas Leica" Fuji 690s.

Nikon F5 is my favorite SLR. Viewfinder is fantastic. Love the size, it fits my big hands well.

摄影技术非常不错，而且后期冲洗的也严谨，整个输出都不错。

Best video so far !

Great video, Matt. You do have lots of talents, including acting. I give you a 10/10. I especially like that you are open to any type of camera - each one has its place to be and moment to be used. Also, I plan to go into Leica B&W photography and enlarge in my own lab (or using my old Nikon equipment - EL2 and F100, and there is still this Minolta SLR from student’s times). Hope your Nikon F100 review/comparison is coming soon, can’t wait. I bought mine in 1999 or 2000 (don’t remember exactly) and put it down a few years later, amazed by the new digital equipment (now Nikon D800). However I still have it - in perfect condition, and will use it again. Seeing that people like you talk about these “old” cameras in 2021 just encourage me to use these old gems again, have fun using them, and with the pictures I can hold in my hands or hang on the wall. Thank you so much for all your vids, don’t stop making them.

Great video Matt. I had an F90x before going digital. It had the grip and was lovely to use.

That demo one roll is a living testament on your high level of dedication on your passion on film photography! So inspiring, buddy!

I love my F5. Enjoyable video, thanks! (My only nitpick is sometimes it will think the film is exhausted and say “End” even though it’s nowhere near 36 yet.)

I always enjoyed using the F5 for weddings in the 90’s. You made me chuckle when showing how to grip the vertical grip upside down. I know my F100 has an option to set the rewind to leave the leader out and I’m pretty sure I remember F5 being able to automatically also. Brand new they were $2000 and was a serious chunk of change in the mid 90’s. Used M Leicas were only going for $700-800.

Yeh, lve just bought the amazing Canon EOS 50e (mint), with eye controlled auto focus/depth of field!! It too is hefty, being part plastic part aluminium, I'm a vintage camera user too, currently looking for a classic Nikon, thanks for the F5 review.

I used too have one, was so good! I miss that one.

Thanks Matt. I traded in my F4 and bought an F5 a couple of months ago. I've not been out with it yet but I'm looking forward to using it. I've played with one before. Many think it is better than the F6 and having compared their features I'd agree with them. I thought your acting was mmm don't give up your day job

I really hate my F5’s lack of shutter speed and ISO dials but it’s my go-to camera when I want to shoot fast and sure. Otherwise, my daily Nikon is my F4. Have to say though that I don’t mind the F5’s weight because it fits my hands so well, unlike the F4 which is a slippery behemoth and with a lot of weight leveraging against your grip because it is such a wide bodied/long camera. Great review and fantastic images!

Great job. I was in love with the Nikon F5 camera in the 90's but I could not afford one back in those days. I just might get one now.

I just found this one going through your back catalog, and it's perfect timing as I've just been thinking about this. I recently stopped chasing the "modern and fastest" digital camera after being a Sony shooter since the A100 and going to mirrorless, adapting lenses, yada yada, and finally found a home with the M240. I don't care about video and even though the M240 can do it, I would hazard to say it's never been on. The M240 has not slowed me down, but has stopped me from shooting gobs of digital and not caring or considering the image or fiddling with knobs and lenses. Now I just shoot (95%) the 35mm Summarit and find the Rangefinder perfect for quick composition and focus...and with the Summarit-M, DOF is really less of a concern. And 1/4000th is just enough. I thought the great counter-part on film would be the Leica R series. It still has the Leica glass look I like, and since it's film, I REALLY want to make sure the frame is exactly the way I want it. DOF preview, predictable coverage in the viewfinder and just enough control and proper metering to get what I want. It has 1/4000th as well. But I found I didn't shoot it much, nor did any of my Rangefinders (no Leica's at the moment) satisfy what I need in a 35mm film camera. Then I brought out one of the first film camera's I bought when I got back into shooting film, dang, almost 13 years ago now, the Minolta Maxxum 7. And you touched on a lot of this in your video, but film is precious and I REALLY want to make sure I get exactly what I want when I shoot film. The Maxxum 7 is an amazing tool for a photographer who knows mostly what they are doing. Focus lock, AE Lock, a visual honeycomb preview of your metering, film swapping with memory rewind, leader out, on and on. One would think it was over-complicated, but in an age where digital makes it easy to "best guess" a lot of the time, the Maxxum 7 assures me my film will be exposed the way I intended and it weighs less than my R5!. I also think that Minolta glass is pretty darn good and had a lot of A-mount glass already. Is my 35mm Minolta glass as good as the Summarit? No, but that's okay. I often hear of people getting into film to "slow down", or "simplify" and go out and get a fully manual camera and most times, just guess at exposure, or miss focus, or miss the shot. I don't think that's what people actually really want, and I sometimes feel they fall into the "if you don't shoot manual then you aren't a real photographer" crap-trap. I do think there is some romanticism in simplicity, and think each of us is actually looking for that in a camera. What's the minimum criteria for creation of vision? I've been through DOZEN's of camera's and formats trying to find that. And I'm not done, but I'm a heck of a lot closer than I was 13 years ago. ;) Great video's as always, and I know you are a Nikon guy, but the Maxxum 7 is probably the best modern SLR I've ever used. If you ever get a chance to shoot one, I'd highly recommend it.

Personally, I like the much lighter weight sister more, the F100, and that's why I bought one like 2 years ago and love it. A super condition one of those is even cheaper at about 200 USD.

Oh my goodness... you have a new calling! But don't leave us for Hollywood... Please don't leave! And nice video + the acting, made it a super video! )))

Funny intro, something different :). First video I have seen somebody actually sacrificing a roll of film just to demonstrate the fps - love the lit match here :). Worthwhile show effects in this video! Will we see a snail next time when you show a Leica M camera...?

I was just about pulling the trigger on a second F100. Surprised the F5 is not that much more expensive , good acting btw

Hello Matt, Yes, a bit of a more dramatic beginning; and it is entertaining. As an introduction to the video it does work. I do find that you were speeding through the main body of the video. Too much coffee? I do still like the format. Well done!

Loved the little match effect! Very funny. I've had an F5 since 2008. I used to have two in 2010 and 2011, but some total and utter....fool....stole one of them in 2011 along with all my lenses (and he went to prison for it I might add because he got caught). But I have one left still. Makes me wonder where the stolen one is now...he probably binned it once he realised it wasn't a DSLR! Though he was from Birmingham...you didn't buy those F5's in a back street pub did you?! ;-) (I'm obviously just kidding). Great camera for 35mm. I shoot mostly medium format in more recent years using the Blad 501CM, but still enjoy using the F5 when the need arises. Great video Matt...though I do hate it when you Tubers make videos like this because it always shoots all the prices up of the kit I like to to use and buy !! :-)

I own one of these and an f100. I love them both but the F5 is a proper tank. Now to do an F3 and maybe FM3 to my collection.

Around 2000 in NYC at a photo show, I met a pro who told me that if you want to get the most value from a model shoot, the model has to take you seriously. He hefted up his F5 with an 85mm lens attached and said "THIS is serious! It looks it and it sounds it." :-)))

Thanks to your great review, I am about to buy an F5! Which telephoto/long portrait lens would you recommend? Previously you expressed appreciation for the Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro & the Nikkor 180mm f2.8 D... do you still recommend either of those or something newer? Thanks for your time and all your great content and info!!

thank you

Matt, Thanks for a very informative review of this model. I have two F3s that I’ve had for decades. They are durable cameras for sure. My eyes are not as good as they once were and when shooting film I miss the autofocus feature that I have on my digital cameras. I’m guessing I can use my modern autofocus lenses on an F5.

I have an EOS 3 with the most advanced focus point selection ever, Eye-Focus. Kids nowadays don’t even know this thing exist.

I like your sense of humor! Some you tubers out there put me to sleep, lol

I have two F3’s I bought back in 1986 and used almost continuously since. Bought an F4 a couple of years ago, use it now and then. Just added the F5 and enjoying it. Works perfectly, good features. Reliable. Complainers: Please be quiet.

Here's a unique camera occurrence. I decided to test out some zeiss, voigtlander and nikon lenses this weekend and had the F5 on my desk next to the d850. Rounded up all the test lenses vest, water and put the camera in the car and drove to a nearby park. Put on the vest, grabbed the bag and when I looked at the camera, had the d850 by mistake because they look so much alike. Went home got the F5, shot and was leaving later than planned and met a lady who was leaving and now we are dating. Thanks Matt Osborne who got me to get the camera and the F5 for looking like the d850. Matt, I'm lovin this camera. On a black rapid strap is goes near weightless. The auto focus is sweet. I'm using the zeiss 85 1.4 planar and 100 mm makro planar as well as the 135 2.0dc and 185 2.8. Just finally was able to use my gelded 8 mm fisheye.

Brilliant you also have multiple of them 🤣 must say really like them also the my-28 data back is quite handy for in between frame printing of date aperture/shutter or focus bracketing. And because you got two of them you can couple them for 16fps.... not to know why but still you can 😉

I have an f4, but you have convinced me that I need an f5. I don't want an f6 because collectors have pushed them to the overpriced category. Similarly, I love the Canon 1-N HS, but the 1-V has been pushed to "collector's item" which is a terrible shame. That's because the collectors put them in glass cases and don't take pictures with them. To me, this is a tragedy like taking a great surgeon and putting him on display so that he can't operate any more. An absolute perversion.

Great review and sample images. This was the camera I wanted when I was a kid. Where did you find such a clean copy?

Love my F6

Little pro-tip for you to help with the weight, use the super lightweight Energizer Lithium. Also, you can use Nikon F3 screens which are significantly brighter, and with a few minutes and some screwdrivers, you can swap an F5 screen for the F3 screen (just not the stock screen, any of the others) ALSO, I had the Meta35 which allows you to download the shooting data that is saved in the camera, and you can imbed the data in with the scans. AlsoAlso... Find yourself one one the Nikkor 105mm f/1.8, love the character of that lens. AlsoAlsoAlso, I will give you an A for effort with the acting, very entertaining video filled with lots of great info.

Excellent, despite the acting, thanks!!

The acting and the "smoking barrel" of the lens were both great. I got a good laugh. :) The camera itself looks like a beast. I was actually interested in the later Nikon F6 at one point. The electronics however worried me, and I didn't want to invest so much money on an electronic film camera. And I have to respectfully disagree on the "Leicas aren't really for longer lenses like 200mm etc" statement. Give me my Leica M3 + Visoflex III kit with a Visoflex tele lens like the Leica 280mm f/4.8 Telyt II, and I'll give you great photos of wildlife. ;)

The F5 has the best light meter ever put in a camera, I own two of them.

Just gotta say, you come across as an extremely affable guy! I think this helps you a lot taking those beautiful portraits :)

Impressive camera

I got lucky and bought one in 2014 for £160 near mint ! Spare battery trays are rare as rocking horse poo though. Glad I had the foresight to buy one back then. It is my favorite low light camera as the weight and shutter balance make it rock solid hand held. Eneloop batteries work well with it too. Give me HP5+ and a fast prime and I'm there.

Hey Matt, great vid! Does the F5 offer Matrix metering with the Voigtlander 58mm? Cheers!

Hey Matt, great job as usual. I’ve heard some complaints on other reviews that the 8 batteries don’t last very long. Have you found that to be true? I have a F100 and the battery life is great.

thank you for not wasting film in the making of the video, a roll is too good to waste (: I have a busted f5 lying around here, and this video made me want to revive it. I saw your other video -the f4 review-, the lens you matched with that body is the 60mm 2.8 micro/macro? :peace :

awesome video, have you tested the f100?

Outstanding dramatization and review! I feel that I am buying the same camera again and again. I have a Minolta Alpha 9. Albeit the grip has disintegrated and I cannot find a new old stock grip. I enjoy medium format too. I have two Mamiyas. One Standard 23 that belonged to dad and a C220 that I got as a present with three lenses each. I do also have a Minolta X-700 and a 600 with prime lenses and zooms. And I also have two range finder Yashicas an Electro 35 GX and a GSN! The question is do I need to get Nikon glass and the F5 and the cost accountant in myself says no. Which is why I am considering one!

Matt. Hope you are having a merry Xmas. Would it be possible to expand on shooting film overseas. Would you consider a video on how you transport film, do you develop it there or when you return to the UK. I'm looking to shoot lots of film this coming year and travel as soon as possible. Maybe you can answer the question here if possible. Thanks in advance.

Hi Matt I just brought one on eBay 24/01/21 hopefully it’s going to be good, I have a Nikon fm2n at the moment getting back to film again, thanks like your work, live by the beach on the east coast of Australia 🇦🇺 have a Nikon 50mm 1.4 ais Lens and wondering what you would suggest for portrait and landscape thank you cheers from down under.

I picked up my F5 from a student photographer for $175 and he threw in 7 rolls of HP5 to sweeten the deal. Perfect for me as my main digital camera was the D750 so I already had numerous AF lens to use on it.

Never held a Nikon F5, and normally, I LOVE large, heavy cameras. As someone who has more bodies than time to shoot them, I was always put off by reading that the F5 chews through batteries and that the active focus point doesn't light up. Which seems odd. HUGE fan of the (elegant simplicity of the direct input buttons and dials of the) Nikon F4s, the F90x (with the grip), and Nikon's D-series bodies. If I "had" to pick a favorite Nikon body......................I'm stuck between the F3 and the D3s.

I love my F4, but it might be time for an upgrade!

An alternative if you have Pentax glass is the Pentax MZ-S, which offers much the same features as the F5 with lower weight.

lol you were so funny in this video 😂

Great video, no stone unturned. What would be the best 35mm AF lens for this beast?

F4 was a great leap forward in terms of autofocus SLR for Nikon. It does show its age with its limited single AF focus point though. Interesting F5 fact: Its microprocessor controlled shutter checks speed of every activation, and will automatically adjust for any error within the factory given tolerances. My F5 is my go to when I'm feeling utterly lazy and just want to shoot what I see....

Hi Have you ever used A D3s digital and F4 film camera, and if so what did you think of the cameras ? Thanks

Matt great video. Subscribed couple of days ago. So I am working on an experimental project. I want Film camera as fast as it can get. Maximum I can pay is 500Euros. So Can there potentially be different cameras other than F5? capable of doing High frame rate intensive work?

Actually Nikon F6 rare and few is the last film production, wedding know to carry 2 bodies one wide and one long lens. No need to sacrifice a roll You should have installed a lens cap close the rear dioptic window. Set camera to 1/4000 or faster lens stopped down to 22 pop away. Use a film lead puller to retract leader or set F5 to leader out mode. And you have saved that roll. Remember this if next time you have the urge to waste a roll

I have an F4s and an F5. Used to have an F6 but sold it about 2 years ago. I haven't use any of my film cameras since getting a Fuji XT3 but have no plans on selling them.

I had bookmarked listings of Nikon F5 and Nikon S2 prior to discovering your channel. Having a tough time choosing one. I think it makes more sense to use Nikon S2 since I've never had a rangefinder and I want to try using one.

Matt you can shoot high speed sink right up to 1/8000 with the SB800 and you can do the same with your F100.

Yah M8, beautiful cameras. RE: rewind: 7:29, the Nikon F4, F5, F6 auto stop to leave leader. You need to press again to fully rewind all the way in. Or manually rewind like an F3 by feel to stop while watching counter as well. But I always keep a film retriever in me kit bag. (:

Matt, Is the focus-recompose technique advisable with the nikon f5?

Another alternative is the Minolta Dynax 7. I think it has even more features than the f5. Like mid-roll film removal and replacement and others.

I bought my very early (300XXXX serial number) F5 in pristine condition about 3 years ago, for around $225 USD. I've been very happy with it.

Great memories I was shooting sport back in the day using a Minolta 7000 with a Minolta 300 2.8 desperately wanted the F5 but no way could afford the Nikon big lens so after many sleepless nights I bought the Minolta dynax 9 no regrets it’s a monster I still have and from time to time use that beautiful 9 having said all that when digi took off I traded the 300 2.8 and bought a Nikon 1dh amd later the D3s which is still alive and kicking arse happy daze ❤️❤️ if I drop on an f5 I’ll have a nudge 📷

I love my Nikon F5, I bought a backup knowing damn well it won’t break anytime soon. I shot a video using the continuous auto feature! Very clever camera

I bought 2 F-5 body’s brand new unused in the boxes from a broker in Tokyo ,, anivirsary edition too boot , sent one along with a f100 to a friend in Manchester England,, I kept one ,, it’s a heck of a camera , I use the Nikon 3 kings on it for lenses , I also shoot with a D 810 ,, I wish I knew all the settings on my f5 , I also use a 85, 1.4 G lens on it too! And I bought 80x200D for it too it’s 2.8

the proper balance between film and modern day photography

I'm right there with you on this. I have a Werra 1(e), that I loaded a roll of film in back in the spring of 2020. I finished that roll in late October. The photos have come out looking great, but I have shot 4 rolls of film on 4 other cameras during that same time period (and I was shooting Polaroid Spectra over the summer too) - and afterwards, I shot another two rolls within two weeks - and I'm not a professional photographer (it was just Autumn colours, you know). Anyway, why Nikon and not Canon (EOS 1/1N/1V) - is it a matter of the lenses? Btw, I know from first hand experience, that the Canon EOS 1N does auto rewind after the last frame of the roll, and leaves the film lead out, so it might be even quicker than the Nikon F5, when it comes to changing film?

I did something similar with a Canon Camera. I bought an EOS 3 with many features to use all my canon lenses, which I have from my DSLR phase like the 85mm f1.2. But it was exactly the same as shooting a DSLR, huge but with a much worse AF even with 41 AF points. I was not happy with it. Every time I shoot with my Leica M cameras, it gives me a completely different feeling, and I can put all my Leica stuff in a small bag. And I got much less out of focus pictures with a rangefinder and MF. That's why I sold my EOS 3. I do model shots too, and for me, it was not a huge problem to use my rangefinder cameras with film all the time.

Great Acting! Bravo!!!

Picked one of these up recently for super cheap price from a Japanese ebay account. Absolute gem of a camera worth the weight to carry around when you see the results. Spot on AF, incredibly accurate meter, I can use all my Nikon lenses, what else could you want?

4:00 you should have cut to Sarah Harding’s F5 auto rewinding and upsetting the baby stegosaurus 😂

Aloha Matt, what are the specs on that Tamron? I really want to purchase a tack sharp lens for my Nikon…

Hi Have you ever tried the Olympus OM-1 or OM-2 these are really small cameras and handle like a Leica But or SLR so you can see what your shooting and the lens are some of the best. And the OM-1 is full mechanical batteries only needed for the meter, what more could you want

The f5's direct competitor the Eos 1n for me is slightly better as the battery pack is optional and I can use it without removing my eye from the viewfinder. I tried an f5 and I was forever looking for the settings. However the f5's speed is awesome.

Hey Matti......You can shoot the film full speed at a speed of 4000/sec and F.16 and closed prism with the cover on the lens ...Now you still shot all 36 pictures and after this you can use the film cause no light got in ...!! HA HA AHHA ...!!...!!! when my little daughter wanted to take a shot ( she liked the noice ) I use the double exposer butom and covered lens ...so no picture was wasted !! aaaaaahaha ahahaa a !

Hahahaha that match! I died!

Matt, is it possible to please review the Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II S it's a Nikon mount lens (I'm sure you know the lens) and give your thought between it and the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.2 Aspherical, thank you for all the hardworking on this channel.