Nikon F5

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Exposure and Focus, , , . The best on the planet., , , , , Feature Set, , . The list of features missing from the F5 can be printed in large print on a piece of paper smaller than the custom settings cheat sheet Nikon supplies., , , , Build Quality., ,...

Custom Settings , , . Either learn to ignore them or bring a cheat sheet. There is no in between. , , , , , , , , Battery Life, , , , . With alkaline AA batteries, the F5 just doesn't last very long, even after the factory adjusted the settings early...

To sum up the F5...it is a very good, heavy-duty , reliable camera for photojournalists. It's metering system is superior. Whether they can justify a substantially higher price per camera over the similar Canon product is open to debate. They have a...

To be honest, this was a camera for people shooting action and news professionally and who need photos on film. It is not for landscapes. If you are a professional journalist you really ought to have a D1x or D1H instead, and if you are shooting still...

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good design

Solid feel ; Just feels like an extension of your arm, it just does everything it should, easily ; Built by Nikon ; Matrix meter - the best there is ; Fast shutter speed - put it on high speed mode, push the shutter, and watch yourself go broke ; Due...

No matrix metering on old lenses ; Has a thirst for batteries