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Reviews of Nikon D5

Testseek.com have collected 121 expert reviews of the Nikon D5 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nikon D5.
Award: Highest Rated April 2016
April 2016
 
(88%)
121 Reviews
Users
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454 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Excellent image quality
  • Rugged weathersealed body design What's Not
  • Large size and high price tag Who It's For
  • Professionals who need to handle any photographic situation
  • Impressive AF speed and accuracy
  • Outstanding battery life
  • Durable build
  • Blazing continuous shooting speeds
  • High ISO sensitivity
  • 12fps continuous shooting
  • Huge 200-shot raw buffer
  • Advanced 153-point AF
  • 4K video
  • Clean JPEG images
  • Outstanding highISO dynamicrange
  • Ultrafast autofocus
  • Extremely senstive AF
  • Very fast continuous drive with deep buffer
  • Extremely responsive
  • Ultrashort blackout
  • Good coloraccuracy
  • Flexible selftimer and exposure delay
  • Highly cust
  • Fast 153-point autofocus system
  • Strong high ISO image quality
  • 20MP full-frame image sensor
  • Tough
  • 3
  • 2-inch touch LCD
  • Clean HDMI output
  • 4K video capture
  • Available with dual XQD or CF slots
  • Excellent high ISO performance
  • Fast continuous shooting speeds
  • 4K video recording
  • Pro-quality camera body
  • Fast
  • Versatile AF (153 AF points and 99 crosstype sensors)
  • With its own processor
  • That still focuses in low light
  • ISO range 100 to 102
  • 400 (expandable to Hi5
  • ~ ISO 3 million)
  • 12 bps with AE/AF tracking
  • Extremely big buffer for taking series shots
  • New 20.8MP fullframe sensor with barraising overall high ISO performance
  • 12fps continuous shooting with low viewfinder blackout times
  • Classleading AF subject tracking performance with 153 AF points
  • 99 cross sensors spread across the frame for AF in cha

The editors didn't like

  • Large size and high price tag Who It's For
  • Professionals who need to handle any photographic situation
  • Lacks builtin GPS
  • Noisy shutter
  • Limited video feature set
  • Live view AF is contrast only
  • Highest ISOs yield poor quality
  • The D6 is imminent
  • Noisy RAW files
  • Poor Automatic WhiteBalance in lowlight
  • Bizarre Auto ISO
  • Limited AFcoverage
  • Poor Liveview
  • Not ExposurePriority
  • 1.5X crop for 4K
  • Highly compressed 4K
  • Rather bulky
  • 4K video is cropped
  • Underwhelming autofocus for video
  • No Wi-Fi or GPS
  • Omits in-body flash
  • Large and heavy body might not be right for all
  • Loud shutter
  • Underutilized touchscreen
  • Low ISO dynamic range not as good as predecessor
  • Extended high ISOs not very useful
  • Sluggish Live View AF
  • Screen does not tilt or rotate
  • Only XQD card slots
  • No CF or SD
  • 1415 grams (body only) and list price of 7109 euros
  • Low ISO dynamic range and Raw file malleability lacking
  • Comparatively
  • Large size and heavy weight will put off some users
  • JPEG engine noise reduction is still clumsier than the best on the market
  • XQD card model required for maximum buffer performance

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  Published: 2016-06-27, Author: Angela , review by: camerajabber.com

  • While the uppermost sensitivity setting is largely pointless, the D5 is a very capable low-light camera and at high sensitivity settings it produces cleaner images than the Canon 1DX Mark II. The autofocus system is also very good and likely to find favou...

 
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  Published: 2016-06-01, Author: Carey , review by: dpreview.com

  • New 20.8MP fullframe sensor with barraising overall high ISO performance, 12fps continuous shooting with low viewfinder blackout times, Classleading AF subject tracking performance with 153 AF points, 99 cross sensors spread across the frame for AF in cha
  • Low ISO dynamic range and Raw file malleability lacking, comparatively, Large size and heavy weight will put off some users, JPEG engine noise reduction is still clumsier than the best on the market, XQD card model required for maximum buffer performance,
  • The Nikon D5 represents a more remarkable upgrade to the D4S than its appearance suggests. With a completely revamped autofocus system, the D5 will keep up with just about any subject under just about any lighting conditions. The new sensor offers class-l...

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  Published: 2016-05-24, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com

  • Moving from a 16-Mpix to a 20.8-Mpix sensor is quite significant for professionals, and the improvements in high ISO DR are useful in a camera like this. In terms of sensor resolution, the Nikon D5 now matches the admittedly aging Canon EOS 1Ds Mk II, a c...

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  Published: 2016-05-07, Author: What , review by: whatdigitalcamera.com

  • Abstract:  Professional wedding photographer Ed Godden tests the Nikon D5 to find out if it's a worthy replacement for his pair of Nikon D750 bodiesI've been a photographer for 20 years, 19 of them spent using Nikon equipment. A brief fling with Canon at the start o...

 
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  Published: 2016-05-06, Author: Dan , review by: shutterbug.com

  • So is Matter ready to give up his Nikon D4S and buy a D5? Not quite. “If I was just getting into the Nikon D system and didn't have the D4S, there's no question. I would buy it in a second,” he said. “But the D4S made many significant improvements over th...

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  Published: 2016-04-29, Author: Ivo , review by: camerastuffreview.com

  • Fast, versatile AF (153 AF points and 99 crosstype sensors), with its own processor, that still focuses in low light, ISO range 100 to 102,400 (expandable to Hi5: ~ ISO 3 million), 12 bps with AE/AF tracking, Extremely big buffer for taking series shots,
  • Screen does not tilt or rotate, Only XQD card slots, no CF or SD, 1415 grams (body only) and list price of 7109 euros

 
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  Published: 2016-04-22, Author: Rex , review by: 4k.com

  • Abstract:  The D5 is Nikon's new flagship camera in the company's lauded professional DSLR line. This blazing fast, highly precise machine will certainly meet the expectations of professional photographers and it's an excellent upgrade from 2014's D4S. It features a...

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  Published: 2016-04-18, Author: Amy , review by: photographyblog.com

  • Nikon has probably already done enough to tempt professional photographers to place a pre-order by releasing the specs of the D5 alone. However, it's good to have it confirmed that those promising specs really do deliver as we have found after spending a...

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  Published: 2016-02-03, Author: Michael , review by: whatdigitalcamera.com

  • Abstract:  After talk of its development, Nikon has finally announced its most powerful DSLR. Michael Topham lays his hands on the mighty Nikon D5.In November last year, Nikon announced that it was in the late stages of developing a new flagship model in its FX-form...

 
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  Published: 2016-01-07, Author: Dan , review by: shutterbug.com

  • Abstract:  The Nikon D5 professional DSLR has been the clear star (in cameras) of this year's CES 2016 show in Las Vegas. Indeed, there's a lot that's appealling about this flagship, full frame DSLR from Nikon, including its ability to shoot at up to ISO 3,280,000 t...

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