Nikon f5

Nikon F5 with the legendary 50mm f1.2

Does the Nikon F5 live up to its reputation of one the best 35mm film camera ever made? They say that some dreams should best stay as dreams. However, with the market prices of film cameras at an all time low, David Lloyd-Jones finally gets the chance to purchase his dream camera for a fraction of its original cost.

Nikon F5 - Wikipedia

Nikon F Series F-F2-F3-F4-F5-F6

The most important SLR ever made.

First, let me start with full disclosure. I shot with a Nikon F5 mostly from 1997 to about 2000. But I switched back to the F4s for one reason only.

Tony Hurst Gallery. Words by Gray Levett. Nikon F5 Body 50th Anniversary Model The Nikon F5 50th Anniversary camera is a special model which was made in only very limited numbers (2000 for Japan and 1000 for the rest of the world) commemorating Nikon's 50th anniversary of camera manufacture. (Nikon Owner magazine, issue 54, page 56) Click here to subscribe to Nikon Owner magazine: http://ow.ly/z6rcJ #Nikon #Nikkor #photography #F5

For approximately $1,300, the Nikon 85mm f/1.4D IF AF Nikkor lens is definitely a professional investment or a purchase by an amateur with deep pockets.