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D5 - long term experience?
Frode:
For those of you that have used the D5 for "a longer" time, what experiences regarding exposure, AF, or others, do you think is worth mentioning?
Right after a release there's often many opinions regarding "this and that", also by people who have not tried the product :). So for you that have used the camera over a longer period, what do you say?
Thanks!
MFloyd:
Had two D5; first on March 30, 2016 and the last sold mid-December 2020. One body has been replaced by a D6 in June last year. What to say ? Excellent body, but the D6 does everything better.
NB: your question is so broad that I’m afraid you will have very few replies. Be more specific.
Frode:
--- Quote from: MFloyd on January 19, 2021, 06:13:58 ---Had two D5; first on March 30, 2016 and the last sold mid-December 2020. One body has been replaced by a D6 in June last year. What to say ? Excellent body, but the D6 does everything better.
NB: your question is so broad that I’m afraid you will have very few replies. Be more specific.
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Thank you :).
Regarding exposure, I’m thinking about the dynamic range at low iso and how to deal with it - any adjustment in camera? Or is it not a «problem»?
Regarding AF; any mode you prefer for different type of scenarios? What settings (focus lock- on)? Or does the renommended settings from Nikon (pro pdf) do the trick?
MFloyd:
Re dynamic range (DR) I had never a problem, and I’m very often photographing dynamic situations. I know this has been mentioned i.e. even a lower DR than the D4s. For your info, I have also a D850, a good benchmark.
For the second question, this largely depends what you are photographing. I’m a sport photographer very active in car racing. Grouped AF is my most used one. But I know a person, very proficient in bird photography, using Auto mode as his favorite.
Sample:
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Frode:
--- Quote from: MFloyd on January 19, 2021, 08:09:43 ---Re dynamic range (DR) I had never a problem, and I’m very often photographing dynamic situations. I know this has been mentioned i.e. even a lower DR than the D4s. For your info, I have also a D850, a good benchmark.
For the second question, this largely depends what you are photographing. I’m a sport photographer very active in car racing. Grouped AF is my most used one. But I know a person, very proficient in bird photography, using Auto mode as his favorite.
Sample:
_D566202.jpg
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Nice picture :)!
I bought a D5 a while ago, but for different reasons I traded it in for a D850 after a short while.
D850 is a great camera (!), but now my use benefit from the D5 and it’s better AF (locks and tracks better in my opinion). Therefore my questions :).
I’ve read that some have fine tuned the exposure modes (- 1/3) in order to cope with the reduced DR (tend to overexpose the highlights by default (?). I understand the D5 does not have invariant iso, so ETTR?
Re AF; BIF and football. Sudden and unpredictably movements.
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