Nikon D5

[bobfriedman]

Yes, the "end" is still the same so you can put the rubber eyecup on igt. Or a right angle finder.

so the adapter is presumably to seal the pentaprism from dust, etc... .   not sure why it needs to be removed.. maybe for the right-angle finder?

[Eddie Draaisma]

so the adapter is presumably to seal the pentaprism from dust, etc... .   not sure why it needs to be removed.. maybe for the right-angle finder?

The clue is in the D5 brochure:

"The D5 employs the detachable DK-27 Eyepiece Adapter, which helps quick attachment of a rain cover. Prepare another DK-27 and have it attached to a rain cover in advance. If rain suddenly starts, you can quickly cover your camera with it, just like changing the eyepiece adapter, so you won't miss any photogenic moments."

[Akira]

The clue is in the D5 brochure:

"The D5 employs the detachable DK-27 Eyepiece Adapter, which helps quick attachment of a rain cover. Prepare another DK-27 and have it attached to a rain cover in advance. If rain suddenly starts, you can quickly cover your camera with it, just like changing the eyepiece adapter, so you won't miss any photogenic moments."

Or, maybe you can attach an L-angle finder to another DK-27 to attach/detach conveniently...

[Bjørn Rørslett]

"you won't miss any photogenic moments"

Advertising writing taken to another level

In practice, though, you'll lose many of those moments "photogenic" or not, as removing/inserting the DK-27 is pretty awkward unless your fingers are small and nimble. We were several who tried and all fumbled a lot.

[bobfriedman]

i have a raincoat suitable for the camera and big glass.. i won't be using this feature let me tell you.. hardly makes design/cost sense to me.. must have been something else.  curious..

i am really contemplating waiting for the D5s  -  since i own a D4s + D810 + D800E.... i was hoping for the 15fps, so for less than 10% frame rate improvement and 20Mpx which if you take the square root amounts to also less than 12% over the D4s vs improved ISO and AF... by the way, wildlife really has me using 9-pt center so the fancy 3-D moving around is kinda wasted on me..  so the AF is marginal as well... then i purchased the XQD cards only to now have to choose between the two (i actually got used to one of each since i used CF in my other cams)... well this starting to sound like a rant..

i am on the fence.

[BW]

Actually, I was just out to check. My D4s still work even if the D5 was announced Even in minus 18 degrees celsius.

[MILLIREHM]

Not a big surprise (not nearly as the D500). The Olympics year and the D5 as a evolutionary minor step development of the D-Series.
An advanced AF system with more AF-points and 4k Video as the main steps compared to the D4s

Similar to Bob no reason for a D4S user to upgrade. I bought one last year and I think I will continue to be very satisfied with it for a significant amount of time
Maybe until the D6 or so ;-)

[bobfriedman]

Actually, I was just out to check. My D4s still work even if the D5 was announced Even in minus 18 degrees celsius.

damn...that looks like me on the rock

very nice shot by the way!

[BW]

Some of the advantages with the new announcements are discussed at dpreview http://www.dpreview.com/opinions/7352408758/nikon-s-new-d5-and-d500-push-the-boundaries-of-dslr
The disproportionate look of the 14-24 suits my rather poorly, Bob

[bobfriedman]

interesting... i somehow missed that the D500 has in-camera VR..

[Frank Fremerey]

interesting... i somehow missed that the D500 has in-camera VR..

I understood it is only for video. Did I miss something?

[bobfriedman]

I understood it is only for video. Did I miss something?

ok.. i really don't know to tell you the truth.. i guess so.. but i don't know why it would only be video.

[Frank Fremerey]

Ill check back tomorrow. Too tired now.

[Frank Fremerey]

6) Electronic VR for Shooting HD Video

While the Nikon D500 does not have in-body image stabilization (IBIS), Nikon developed something called “Electronic Vibration Reduction”, which basically stabilizes video shooting via software. And the cool thing is, you can actually use this feature in combination with lens VR to get even better results! Nikon made this electronic VR work in 3 directions – horizontal, vertical and rotational.

[Frank Fremerey]

https://photographylife.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-nikon-d500

this is where I found it.

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