Alexluyckx iconAlexluyckxSep 3, 2026

Camera Tales No.09 – Nikon F5

After I got into the Nikon autofocus system, I started looking at cameras that were better than my Nikon F80. Don't get me wrong, the Nikon F80 was the right camera for me at the time, and it produced some fantastic images and got me on the course I'm still on today with the Nikon system.

Camera Tales No.09 – Nikon F5

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After I got into the Nikon autofocus system, I started looking at cameras that were better than my Nikon F80.

Don't get me wrong, the Nikon F80 was the right camera for me at the time, and it produced some fantastic images and got me on the course I'm still on today with the Nikon system.

I knew there was something better out there, and I quickly latched onto the Nikon F5 as my grail camera of that time.

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After I got into the Nikon autofocus system, I started looking at cameras that were better than my Nikon F80. Don't get me wrong, the Nikon F80 was the right camera for me at the time, and it produced some fantastic images and got me on the course I'm still on today with the Nikon system. I knew there was something better out there, and I quickly latched onto the Nikon F5 as my grail camera of that time.

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  • At that time, the Nikon F5 still commanded high prices on the used market, and many professional photographers were still using these cameras.

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