D5 20.8 MP FX-Format Digital SLR Camera Body (CF Version)

After taking almost 10k images, the feature I am most impressed with is the new focusing system... Low light and moving action is where this tool is designed to consistently capture image after image crisp and in focus. Using the D3s, I've learned to use the center point focus capturing that "perfect moment" during action -- sometimes it was "spray and pray" hoping that the right moment was captured. With the D5, I find the group area AF to be most helpful. This uses a diamond shaped pattern of 5 points to track the subject; they act in concert to maintain focus as a single point and avoids mis-focusing on the background. The 3D and Auto AF also have face detection priority which is amazingly accurate. For BIF, I utilize the 25 point dynamic AF most frequently. For static subjects and controlled lighting, I think you can get better images with the D810 where you will have larger files and better dynamic range at 1/2 the price. Find the right tool that works for you! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upgraded from a D3s which has served me well over the years. Read those concerns about dynamic range and ISO invariance. While interesting and thought provoking discussion, in the end does the end product look good? Putting down a few thousand shots this week, two things immediately stand out. First, images shot in challenging lighting environments and thus high ISO is just amazing. Perhaps this is because I am coming from a D3s, but its no slouch for low light either... Shooting for competitive swimming, I'm often at ISO 9000-15000. Images have noise but easily cleaned in post processing. Second, the focusing technology is incredible! The auto-area setting in the D3s was not very good in capturing erratically moving subjects. I often used single point focus and this was hit or miss at times. With the D5, I am stunned at the number of in focus images in auto-area AF mode. 153 focusing points is awesome and it does prioritize the face! I also really like the Group-area focus mode for fast moving objects toward me. This camera is a tool built for those who shoot in challenging lighting environments and moving subjects. If your job/work/images are taken under these instances, this is the right tool for you. D5 paired with my 70-200 28 is just magical. Build is solid like all the other Nikon D series bodies. I'm not a video shooter, so its not an important feature for me. I have absolutely no regrets!

Some people will give this camera a stellar review because its their first real pro body, but trust me, its good for those of us that have owned pro bodies before. I've been shooting with pro bodies since 2004. I've owned 1Ds, 1Ds-II, 1Ds-III, D3, D3s, D810, others... So I'm not impressed just because its a pro body. However I did love the Nikon D3s so much that I stuck with it from 2009 to 2017 (and I still have it), so its not like I'm just a gear junkie. I can't compare it to a D4 or a D4s because I skipped those. Anyway, let me summarize. AF I'm accustomed to the amazing 51 point AF system that came with the Nikon D3s. It was revolutionary and my understanding was that it didn't really get significantly better in the D4 or D4s, which is why I waited. Now the D5 has 153, 3x more! Is it 3x better, well no... but its better and not just marginally, its REALLY GOOD. It rarely misses, but when it does miss its not far off and typically yields a usable 5x7. Whats even better is that it can do it in nearly zero light, "moonlight they say", but I get solid AF in what I'd call pitch black. I tend to shoot natural light (no flash) and this camera can AF in any situation. Its hard to quantify these things. My summary is that it yields much higher hit ratio than the already amazing D3s and it does it in nearly zero light. Noise If you're pixel peeping at 100%, I see slightly less noise than the D3s at 100%, however the D3s is 12mp. If you scale the D5 down to 12mp it looks much cleaner than the D3s. Compared to the D810, there is no comparison. D810 isn't bad considering the amount of data you're collecting but even when you scale the D810 36mp image down to 20mp or even 12mp, it doesn't look nearly as clean as the D5 or D3s. Though IMHO still very clean and not a bad choice for low light -- just not the best choice. I find D3s, D810 and D5 are all phenomenal up to about ISO 1600. D810 is usable but D3s and D5 and are still very clean through 6400. At 12800+ the D5 seems to be about a 1/2 stop ahead of the D3s in noise when pixel peeping each at 100% or maybe 1.5 stops ahead if you scale the D5 down to 12mp. Where the D5 really shines apart from the D3s is the D3s is not usable after 25600 IMO other than B&W, though the D5 if scaled down to 8mp or 10mp is usable in color at ISO 102,400 or instagram photos at 204,800. The D5 starts to get a color tint at ISO 400k which is when I must go B&W. But to be able to grab a photo in extreme low light at ISO 400k and actually have something you could put on your wall (B&W) is simply amazing, magic. Dynamic Range Let me start by saying, yes yes its true, the D810 is better at recovering blown highlights or deep dark shadows at bright ISOs like 64 - 800, but beyond 800 the D5 is equal and beyond ISO 800 the D5 begins to out perform the D810 in recovering highlights and shadows. So its a matter of taste. IMO low ISO shots are for studios and landscapes, in those situations you can set up your shot perfectly with lights or bracketing and don't need highlight or shadow recovery as much (though its convenient). I almost exclusively shoot above ISO 800 and thats where the D5 is like magic, yes there is noise but to be able to recover 2.5 - 3 stops of shadows at ISO 6400 is pretty damn impressive! Speed: D3s was already fast enough for me at 9 or 11 fps. 14 is just a whirlwind of memory card eating. It is great when capturing bracketed shots handheld (which you shouldn't do) or when capturing kids, one of the 50 photos you just snapped is bound to have a non-blinking smile in there ;) Ergo and Weather proofing: As good or better than the D3s, they're almost identical. One complaint I thought they'd have fixed by now is the custom button assignment. I still can't assign any function I want to any button I want. Its like they're teasing me. Why? I just want to assign Auto-ISO to that button for that rare moment that I need to capture something in a split second. Nope, can't do it. Silly Nikon. Touch screen is pretty cool, though I'd have bought the camera even if it didn't have it. I love to be able to pinch and zoom and slide around while zoomed to make sure no one was blinking, or double check that yes in fact the D5 did get perfect focus AGAIN... Wow... I could go on, there's plenty to love.

I ordered an almost brand new D5, I don’t know why it was in such a good condition, I think the last owner didn’t need it it as much and just kept it safe for bad light conditions but nonetheless it was perfect condition, delivered with care and also the battery is 💯 % battery life, nothing to complain about, everything was in place! 5 stars from me! 😄 (ps: they are the last great camera, don’t miss one if you get the opportunity especially if it’s in a good condition 😁)

Awesome camera and even better customer support. Buy with confidence and highly recommended

Como buen equipo profesional que es, su funcionamiento es excelente. La calidad de imagen es muy buena, siempre y cuando se utilicen buenas ópticas. En fotografía es más importante la óptica de la cámara que el cuerpo en sí. Con una buena óptica, se obtendrán buenos resultados, aunque el cuerpo sea muy antiguo o con poca resolución. Sin embargo, en un cuerpo de la malta, si se utilizan ópticas de mala calidad, por muchos megapíxeles que tenga el cuerpo, las fotos saldrá mal El cuerpo es resistente y muy pesado. La batería dura muchísimo. Lo que más consume de la pantalla. La única particularidad que tiene este modelo, es que utilizan las tarjetas XQD, que son bastante caras. También existe este mismo modelo de cámara que utiliza tarjetas. Compact Flash tradicionales. Este cuerpo es el que utilizo para trabajar a diario, así que puedo recomendar su compra.

I use it for wildlife photography, in tandem with my D4. The latter might soon be passed along to a family member.

Incroyable rapidité et qualité. Livraison rapide et efficace !