| The
silly push buttons
As
already mentioned earlier, the three main push buttons on
the top right side of the F5 are pretty tough to operate.
Happily enough, most of the time I only need to use the exposure
mode [mode] button, so it's not that much of a pain.
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"Addictions".
December 1999.
Nikon F5, Nikkor AF 80-200/2.8D at 80mm on Fujichrome
Provia 100F. Manfrotto Carbon #1 tripod, Novoflex
MagicBall, some six different light sources plus SB-24
Speedlight beating down on a white office desk. Glow
added in Photoshop.
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If
you're into wildlife or sports photography, you'll likely
have the F5 in the dynamic AF mode the whole time, so you
won't need to press around on the AF area mode [+] button
too much.
If
you're as lazy as I am when it comes to switching exposure
modes, you'll likely stick with the Aperture (A) exposure
mode some 80% of the time, so you don't need to press on the
exposure mode button too much either. Btw, this mode is likely
the most useful of all the exposure modes you get with the
F5.
And
at last, if you feel the need for exposure compensation, yes
this can be very handy in dull weather or in really strong
light situations, you must press down the exposure compensation
[+/-] button.
In
all, the buttons are OK, but I somehow wish they would be
at least a bit bigger. |
