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VARIJANTA
- NIKON D610
- 18-55 ako ima G stakla on je jako lep objektiv za pocetak jeftin je i potpuno je ok cena
kvalitet.
- Za potrete može novi AF-S 50mm f/1.8G
- 70-200

Nikon D5
12 FPS, 20MP FX, 4K video
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Nikon D5 (20MP FX, 12FPS, 49.7 oz./1,408g with battery and two CF cards)
with 85mm f/1.4 AI-s. bigger. About $6,500 in either two CF-card slot
version or two XQD-card slot version. It also comes from B&H with CF card
slots, from B&H with XQD card slots, from Amazon (CF version) (also
from Amazon (XQD version) or from Crutchfield in CF version or in XQD
version.

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regardless of the country in which you live. Nikon does not seal its boxes in
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accessories, getting a defective, damaged, returned, store demo or used
camera. Buy only from the approved sources I use myself for the best prices,
service, return policies and selection. Thanks for helping me help you! Ken.

Adorama pays top dollar for your used gear, especially the D4, D4s and
every Nikon DSLR.

HOT DEAL: Nikon D5 for $5,199.99.

This is brand-new and from a well-rated seller. It's $1,300 off because it's gray
market, meaning that it's the same Nikon D5, but instead of a real Nikon USA
warranty, the seller offers their own warranty.

For $100 off I wouldn't touch this, but for a $1,300 discount on a brand-new
D5, I'd take the chance.

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Nikon D5 with 50mm f/1.4 G. bigger.
Back, Nikon D5. bigger.
Sample Images
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Katie swinging, 28 July 2016. 2016 Nikon D5 at 1/1,250 at 12 FPS at Auto
ISO 100, 1999 Nikon 80-200mm AF-S at 200mm at f/2.8. bigger or full-
resolution file to explore on your computer (mobile devices rarely display high
resolution files properly).

The key here is that not only does the D5 easily track real targets at 12 FPS
wide-open at f/2.8 with my 17-year-old lens, that it also easily found Katie's
face automatically and focussed on it, not on the interfering feet, with no input
from me.

Not only is it sharp, but color and tone are beautiful, as we expect from Nikon,
which is handily superior to every other brand, save for Canon, who is just as
good.
Ralph's at dusk, 8:12PM, 26 July 2016. 2016 Nikon D5, 1996 Nikon 35-
105mm AF-D at 35mm, f/3.5 at 1/40 at Auto ISO 1,100. bigger or much
bigger to explore on your computer.

2016 Mercedes S550, 27 July 2016. 2016 Nikon D5, 1996 Nikon 35-105mm
AF-D at 105mm, f/4.5 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 110. bigger or full-resolution file to
explore on your computer.
2014 Mercedes S550 interior, 27 July 2016. 2016 Nikon D5, 1996 Nikon 35-
105mm AF-D at 62mm, f/4 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 11,400. bigger or camera-
original file to explore on your computer.

Even with a 20-year-old zoom, images look great at whatever ISO is needed,
in this case, ISO 11,400!
Ryan shops for ties under crummy store lighting, 27 July
2016. 2016 Nikon D5, 1996 Nikon 35-105mm AF-D at 80mm, f/4.2 at 1/125 at
Auto ISO 4,000. bigger or camera-original file to explore on your computer.

What makes this image special is that regardless of your thoughts on the shirt,
the color balance is dead-nuts on, and this is shot under random fluorescent
lighting in a discount store with Auto White Balance. Very few cameras get
decent color in AWB under fluorescent light; only the D500 does this as well.

Introduction
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New Good Bad Missing

The Nikon D5 is an extraordinary camera because of its


superior autofocus system that really does automatically
identify, locate, lock-on and track autofocus perfectly for fast-
moving subjects at 12 FPS in the real world. It's the best AF
system I've ever used for moving targets by a large margin —
and it works in the dark as well as in daylight. You don't need
to buy new lenses; I get this performance even with my 17-
year-old 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-s.

The D5 is extraordinary because its Auto White


Balance works great in any light, giving great-looking results
even under modern mixes of awful artificial fluorescent and
energy-saving lighting. Its Auto White Balance the best I've
used, along with its little sister the D500.
Adorama pays top
The D5 has by far the best high-ISO performance I've ever dollar for your used
gear.
used. It really does work great at ISO 102,400. Nikon is lying
about the Hi+5 (ISO 3,276,800) setting, which gives nothing
but useless garbage, but up to ISO 102,400 you can sell the Search all B&H

images and no one is going to notice anything lacking.

Put these things together and no other camera matches the


D5's ability to shoot anything, anywhere, in any light. It's the I buy only
from these
king of low light, and the king of action. It's sort of like what approved sources. I
the US Marine snipers tell their targets: you can run, but you'll can't vouch
for adsbelow.
just die tired. If you want to shoot it, the D5 will get it, and it
will be sharp and colorful as well. The Canon 1DX Mk II should give the D5 a
run for its money, but the 1DXII isn't shipping yet.

Nikon always says that their new cameras are awesome, and it's usually just
the same old thing with a new feature or two. With the D5's genuinely new AF
system and Auto WB performance, along with ultra-high ISOs and 10-20%
higher frame rate than the old D4 and D4s, the D5 really does let us shoot
more better, which gives pro shooters significant competitive advantages.
It comes in two versions: one has two CF-card slots and the other has two
XQD slots. I have the CF version, while most people who buy the D5 use
XQD.

New

● As of Firmware C 1.10, now can shoot through flickering lighting to eliminate


random dark and off-color frames when shooting under mercury, fluorescent
and LED lighting common in sports and meeting spaces.

● Electronic front-curtain shutter for quieter operation with less vibration (set
at MENU > Custom > d6), but doesn't make much difference unless you have
the mirror locked-up.

● 12 FPS with AF and AE tracking (14 FPS with locked-up mirror in the lab)

● 200-frame buffer at these speeds, even in 14-bit uncompressed raw with a


fast enough card.

● 153 AF points that are rated down to LV -4 (full moonlight on sand).

● Touch Screen.

● ISOs to 102,400; expandable to ISO 3,276,800 as "HI +5."

● Auto ISO now has separate settings for Maximum ISO with flash and
without flash. Also with flash now has options to set the Auto ISO to optimize
itself for the subject and background together, or only for the subject.

● What Nikon used to call the Creative Lighting System (CLS) for wireless
flash is now called Advanced Wireless Lighting (AWL). It now works with both
radio or optical control. See Flash Usage.

● Can control radio slaves, but only if you use the WR-R10 as a master
wireless controller and WR-A10 adapter to connect the WR-R10 to the D5.
See Flash Usage.

● 4K video.

● Can shoot stills during video.


● ISO button now by the shutter, and the exposure MODE button moved to
the left side where ISO used to be.

● Advance mode dial now has detents to make it easier to know where to
stop, or to set in the dark by feel.

● Comes in two versions: either with two CF-card slots or with two XQD slots.

● Photo Shooting Bank now recalls exposure mode.

Good

● Extraordinary real-world autofocus performance.

● Nikon's fastest DSLR ever: 12 FPS with full AF and auto exposure tracking.

● Superb high ISO performance and settings to ludicrous values as high as


ISO 3,276,800 ("HI + 5").

● Excellent battery life; figure at least 3,000 shots per charge when shooting
action sequences.

● Tough build quality.

● Easy to save and recall one complete camera state as a file on your
memory card, but —

Bad

● No fast recall modes for different camera setting; the D5 still uses Nikon's
awful settings banks that take too long to select and don't recall all we need,
like AF settings, anyway. The D7200, D610 and D750 are much better here.
The D5 is a scorchingly fast camera when set, but it takes too long to reset it
from one kind of photo to another.

● Big.

● Heavy.
● Expensive.

Missing

● No built-in flash, so no built-in ability to trigger optical slaves.

● No ability to trigger radio slaves unless you use the outboard WR-R10 as a
master wireless controller and WR-A10 adapter to connect the WR-R10 to the
D5. See Flash Usage.

● No power switch lock; easy to knock on or off by accident and miss shots.

● No auto brightness control for the LCD. The D4s had this. You can set the
LCD brightness separately for Live View versus Playback and Menus, but now
there are more menu clicks needed to select between these to change
brightnesses as you move outdoors or indoors.

● No full-frame AF; it may have a lot of points, but they're mostly near the
center of the image. No other full-frame DSLR has full-frame AF, either.

● No Wi-Fi unless you buy something.

● No GPS unless you use an old GP-1 or buy a new GP-1A.

● Some buttons light, but not all.

● Still no sane replacement of Nikon's idiotic Custom Settings Banks, which


has been a core incompetancy of Nikon since they introduced these in 2003.
There are no U1, U2, U3 (or C1, C2, C3 or M1, M2, M3 etc.) modes so we
can save and recall camera settings. As-is, there is no way to save camera
settings immediately; the Custom Banks are re-written every time you set the
camera with no way to lock them!

Lens Compatibility
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Nikon D5. bigger.


With a built-in AF motor and an aperture feeler for manual-focus lenses, the
Nikon D5 works with all Nikon lenses made since 1977, and if AI-updated, all
the way back to 1959!

Like most Nikon DSLRs, the D5 automatically corrects for any lateral color
fringes in any lens, and for just about all Nikon lenses introduced in the past
20 years (any AF-D, AF-I, AF-S or G lens), also can automatically correct for
lens distortion and corner light falloff. While it won't correct distortion with
Nikon AI and AI-s manual focus lenses, it does provide full color Matrix
metering, EXIF data and auto and manual exposure. Got a set of Nikon
lenses from 39 years ago? You're already good to go with the D5; they'll
look great.

The D5 works perfectly with every AF lens made since 1987, which means
AF, AF-I, AF- and AF-S; G, E and D.

It also works great with AI and AI-S manual-focus lenses, and if you update
the really old ones to AI, all Nikon's SLR lenses from as far back as 1959 work
just fine with color matrix metering and manual and aperture-priority auto
exposure and full EXIF data.

It doesn't work with Pronea (IX-NIKKOR), lenses for the ancient F3AF or with
non-AI lenses, none of which fit properly.

The electronic rangefinder works with lenses as slow as f/5.6. There are also
9 selectable focus points that will work with lenses as slow as f/8.

More at Nikon Lens Compatibility and Nikon FX Lens Recommendations.


Nikon D5 with 50mm f/1.4 AI. bigger.

Specifications
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Frame Rates

CH (Continuous High): 12 FPS with full AF and AE. (14 FPS with mirror
locked-up in a laboratory with no metering or focussing.

CL (Continuous Low): selectable 1 to 10 FPS.

QC (Quiet Continuous): 3 FPS.

Frame Buffer

200 frames raw.

Autofocus

Same as the D500:

Work down to LV -4, which is full moonlight on sand.

55 selectable points.

Of these selectable 55; 35 are cross-type sensors and only 9 work at f/8.

153 AF points hidden under the hood, but you can't select all these manually;
you only can select 55 of them.
Only 99 of these hidden sensors are cross-type.

Only 15 hidden sensors work with f/8 lenses.

Face-Priority AF; should automatically find faces and focus on them.

Multi-CAM 20K AF sensor module.

Sensor

35.9 x 23.9 mm CMOS.

Ultrasonic cleaner.

Image Sizes

FX (24 x 36mm)

5,568 x 3,712 (L), 4,176 x 2,784 (M), 2,784 x 1,856 (S).

5:4 (24 x 30mm)

4,640 x 3,712 (L), 3,472 x 2,784 (M), 2,320 x 1,856 (S).

1.2x (20 x 30mm)

4,640 x 3,088 (L), 3,472 x 2,312 (M), 2,320 x 1,544 (S).

DX (16 x 24mm)

3,648 x 2,432 (L), 2,736 x 1,824 (M), 1,824 x 1,216 (S).


Stills shot during video

3,840 x 2,160 when shooting 4K.

FX cropped to 16:9 (5,568 x 3,128 (L), 4,176 x 2,344 (M) or 2,784 x 1,560 (S))
when shooting 1080 or 720 video.

DX cropped to 16:9 (3,648 x 2,048 (L), 2,736 x 1,536 (M) or 1,824 x 1,024 (S))
when shooting 1080 or 720 video.

1,920 x 1,080 when shooting any of the 1080 cropped modes.

ISO

ISO 100 to 102,400, expandable from ISO 50 ("LO -1") to ISO 3,276,800 ("HI
+ 5").

Auto ISO

White Balance

All with individual fine-tuning:

Auto (3 types).

Incandescent.

Fluorescent (7 types).

Direct sunlight.

Flash.
Cloudy.

Shade.

Preset manual.

6 stored presets.

Spot white balance also with live view.

Kelvin (2,500 K to 10,000 K).

HDR

Yes, in camera.

Color Spaces

sRGB and Adobe RGB.

File Formats

NEF (Raw): 12 or 14 bit (lossless compressed, compressed or


uncompressed); large, medium, and small pixel sizes (medium and small
images are recorded at a bit depth of 12 bits using lossless compression)

JPG: Fine (approx. 1:4), Normal (approx. 1:8) or Basic (approx. 1:16)
compression. Usual optimal quality or fixed size options.

RAW+JPG

RGB TIFF

Video Frame Rates and Sizes


3,840 x 2,160 (4K): 29.97p, 25p or 23.976p.

1,920 x 1,080: 59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 23.976p.

1,920 x 1,080 cropped-sensor; 59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 23.976p.

1,280 x 720; 59.94p, 50p.

You can select high or normal quality at all these, except only normal at 4K.

H.264/MPEG-4

.MOV

Audio

Stereo Linear PCM with movies.

Separate mic for voice notes.

Finder

100% coverage. (only 97% in DX and 1.2x crop; only 97% horizontal in 4:5
crop.)

0.72x magnification with 50mm lens.

17mm eyepoint.

-3 to +1 diopters.

Shutter

30s to 1/8,000, Bulb.


Remote Release

10-pin Nikon remote terminal for things like the optional WR-R10 wireless
flash controller, which requires the WR-A10 adapter to attach.

The WR-1 Wireless Remote Controller, GP-1/GP-1A GPS Unit, or GPS


device compliant with NMEA0183 version 2.01 or 3.01 (requires optional MC-
35 GPS Adapter Cord and cable with D-sub nine-pin connector) also attach.

Won't work with the ML-L3.

Flash
Flash Sync

1/250 sync speed.

Flash Control

Nikon's usual i-TTL, as well as Creative Lighting System (CLS) and new
Advanced Wireless Lighting (AWL).

No native internal remote control ability; have to use a flash on-camera for
optical wireless control or an external WR-R10 and WR-A10 adapter to
connect the WR-R10 to the D5 for radio control.

Compatible Flashes

Radio

Only the SB-5000 can be fired via radio, and then only if you buy a WR-
R10 and WR-A10 adapter to control it from the D5.

Optical Wireless
For the usual on-camera TTL use, any CLS compatible flash is fine, which is
the SB-5000, SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600, SB-500, SB-
400, SB-300 or SB-R200.

Old non-TTL flashes

Older flashes will fire, but you'll lose TTL (through-the-lens) exposure control
and won't even get an in-finder ready light. Older flashes like the SB-28 or SB-
20 work fine in their non-TTL auto modes which use a sensor on the flash
itself. Simpler flashes like the SB-23 that have no on-flash auto mode will only
work manually.

PC (Prontor-Compur) Sync Terminal

Yes; ISO 519.

Light Meter

TTL RGB.

180k pixels.

3D Color Matrix.

20mm, 15mm, 12mm or 8mm diameter center-weighted. (only the 12mm


circle works with old manual-focus AI lenses.)

4mm spot at the selected focus point (only the center point with old manual-
focus AI lenses).

Meter Range

LV -3 ~ +20.

Spot meter: LV 2 ~ 20.


Live View

Yes, for stills and movies with the usual options.

LCD Monitor

3.2" (8cm) TFT.

Touch sensitive.

2,359,000 dot (XGA).

170° viewing angle.

100% frame coverage.

NO AUTO BRIGHTNESS CONTROL.

Storage

Comes in two versions:

CF card version: Two slots for the usual Type 1 UDMA 7 CF cards. The slots
are too thin for the old microdrives.

XQD card version: Two slots for XQD cards.

Both have the usual options for the two cards: dual (backup), sequential
(overflow) or RAW/JPG.

Connectors
Connectors, Nikon D5. bigger.

USB 3.0 Micro-B.

Type C HDMI.

3.5mm stereo audio input with plug-in power.

3.5mm stereo audio output.

10-pin Nikon remote: for things like optional WR-R10 (requires WR-A10
adapter) or WR-1 Wireless Remote Controller, GP-1/GP-1A GPS Unit, or
GPS device compliant with NMEA0183 version 2.01 or 3.01 (requires optional
MC-35 GPS Adapter Cord and cable with D-sub nine-pin connector)

Peripheral connector for WT-6/A/B/C, WT-5A/B/C/D Wireless Transmitters.

RJ45 for Ethernet:

Ethernet

400MBps maximum

RJ45.

IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T)

IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-TX)

IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T)

10/100/1000 Mbps with auto detect

Power
Nikon EN-EL18a battery. bigger.
Bottom, Nikon EN-EL18a battery. bigger.

EN-EL18a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, same as D4 and D4s.

MH-26a dual battery charger, included.

Rated 3,780 shots, CIPA (23°C/73.4°F (±2 °C/3.6 °F) with an AF-S NIKKOR
24– 70mm f/2.8E ED VR, focussed from infinity to minimum range and one
photograph taken at default settings once every 30s. Live view not used.)
or

Rated 8,160 shots, Nikon's fairy-tale way (23°C/73.4°F with an AF-S VR ED


70–200mm f/2.8G, vibration reduction off, JPEG normal Large), 1/250 s, focus
cycled from infinity to minimum range three times after shutter-release button
has been pressed halfway for 3 s; six shots are then taken in succession and
monitor turned on for 5 s and then turned off; cycle repeated once standby
timer has expired.)

or

Rated 110 minutes of video, CIPA (1080/60p, 23°C/73.4°F (±2°C/3.6°F),


default settings, AF-S NIKKOR 24– 70mm f/2.8E ED VR . Individual movies
are composed of one or more files, each up to 4 GB in size, and can total up
to 29 minutes 59 seconds in length; recording may end before these limits are
reached if the camera temperature rises.

Optional EH-6b AC Adapter, which needs an EP-6 Power Connector.


Nikon MH-26a battery charger. bigger.
Bottom, Nikon MH-26a battery charger. bigger.

Size

6.3 x 6.3 x 3.7 inches.

160 x 158.5 x 92 millimeters.

Weight

CF card version

49.667 oz. (1,408.1 g. or 3 lbs., 1.667 oz.) with battery and two CF cards,
actual measured.
Rated 49.9 oz. (1,415 g. or 3 lbs., 1.9 oz.) with battery and two CF cards.

Rated 43.8 oz. (1,240 g. or 2 lbs., 11.8 oz.) stripped.

XQD card version

49.6 oz. (1,405 g. or 3 lbs., 1.6 oz.) with battery and two XQD cards.

43.6 oz. (1,235 g. or 2 lbs., 11.6 oz.), stripped.

EN-EL18a Battery Only

6.375 oz. (180.75 g) with end cap, actual measured.

5.575 oz. (158.05g) without end cap, actual measured.

Included

Camera

BF-1B Body Cap

BS-3 Accessory Shoe Cover

EN-EL18a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery and BL-6 Battery Chamber Cover

MH-26a Battery Charger

UC-E22 USB Cable

AN-DC15 Strap

USB Cable Clip

HDMI Cable Clip

DK-27 Eyepiece Adapter


DK-17F Fluorine-Coated Finder Eyepiece

Quality

Nikon D5. bigger.

The D5 camera itself is made in Japan.

The battery, charger, strap, USB cable and almost everything else is from
China.

Environment, operating
0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F).

85% or less RH, no condensation.

Announced

Tuesday, 05 January 2016, 3PM NYC time.

("Development Announcement:" 18 November 2015.)

Promised for

March 2016.

Price, USA
Canon and Nikon, the top DSLR makers, are constantly pushing the envelope with models designed to keep
their pro shooters happy, such as Canon’s EOS 1D X Mark II and Nikon’s D5. Honestly, there are very few
enthusiasts who would or could drop $6,000 just for a full-frame camera body, but it’s always good to test the
bleeding edge tech as key new features will trickle down to more affordable cameras in the near future. In
keeping with that philosophy, we were more than happy to give the new D5 after testing its APS-C sibling, the
D500.

After hitting the gym to get in shape – the D5 weighs in at over three pounds, and that’s without a lens – we
took Nikon’s new top-of-the-line DSLR to see what $6,500 will buy you.

FEATURES AND DESIGN

As Nikon’s highest-end camera, the D5 is often referred to as a flagship. We think “aircraft carrier” is a more apt
description. The D5 is huge, measuring 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.7 inches. That makes room for the integrated vertical grip,
dual XQD or CompactFlash card slots (more on this later), and massive battery that provides for 3,780
exposures (based on CIPA testing). Add lenses like the 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 zooms and you
better be in shape before lugging this gear around.

At 3.11 pounds, the D5 is actually a bit lighter than Canon’s 1D X Mark II at 3.37 pounds, but it still takes a toll
on your body after a day of shooting. While some intrepid photojournalists will undoubtedly carry a D5 kit on
assignment, you are more likely to find this camera atop a monopod or tripod on the sidelines of a major
sporting event or in a professional studio.
For anyone who hasn’t used this style of DSLR before, the massive, all-black Nikon looks formidable. But once
you get past the first impression, it’s still a DSLR, one that’s nicely set up with all the important controls at the
ready. Needless to say, you can pick it up and start shooting like any digital camera, but its capabilities go far
beyond that, so a walk through the owner’s manual makes sense.

One of the most outstanding features of the D5 is the 153-point autofocus system.
One of the most outstanding features of the D5 is its 153-point autofocus system, up from 51 in the D4S. Of
those points, 99 are cross-type, being sensitive to both vertical and horizontal lines, which should improve
focusing speed on a variety of subjects. No other non-Nikon DSLR comes close to this. It’s so accurate that
basically anything you frame will be captured sharply and crisply. To get an idea of what this system can do,
check out our review of the $2,000 Nikon D500 – our pick for best camera of 2016 – which uses the same AF
system.

The D5 serves up a healthy amount of options when it comes to choosing AF modes. From single-point, single-
shot AF to advanced continuous AF with 3D tracking, the camera can be fine-tuned for everything from still-life
shots to high-speed sports photography. We were happy shooting in the 153-point Group AF setting and left it
in that position throughout most of our testing.

The control layout will be familiar to users of Nikon’s previous single-digit D cameras, but some things have
changed. The control cluster on the top left now houses the Mode, Bracket, and Metering keys. The dial
immediately below lets you change shooting mode and is where you’ll find Continuous High (CH) mode to
unlock the maximum 12 frames per second (FPS) burst shooting. Near the shutter button on the right are
controls for movie recording, exposure compensation, and ISO (which has been moved to that position to make
it easier to access while looking through the viewfinder). Like the D4S, the controls on the back of the camera
can be illuminated for easy visibility at night or in low-light settings.

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