Question for Nikon F5 owners
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properly or not. The question I have is on battery life with the
camera. When using it for sports on auto focus I only get 5 to 6
rolls of 24 exposure film through it before the batteries go dead. Is
this normal? I read somewhere that early models did this and later
ones have corrected this problem. Typically how many rolls of film
are F5 users getting on a set of batteries? I have been using
alkaline batteries and found this to be a problem with the short life
of the batteries. The F4 I had prior to this was fine under the same
circumstances and I got 30 rolls or more from it with no problems.
Any replies would be appreciated Thanks in advance.
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the F5. I use either everready lithium batteries or the Nikon
NiMH battery pack (mn30).
check out moose petersons F5 web page for more info:
http://www.moose395.net/f5/index.html
rich
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the software shutting down the camera too early. It has been fixed for
a while now. I usually get 30 plus.
Joe Boyd
you're using alkaline batteries and using AF all the time, 5 to 6 rolls
probably isn't a stretch. You'll get much better performance out of Lithium
batteries (about 20-30 rolls per set). If you intend on keeping the F5 for
awhile, investigate the rechargable MN-30, MH-30 system. You can get 50
rolls per charge and you only buy the battery once. Unfortunately, it ain't
cheap.
Good Luck,
Joe Boyd
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James Grove
> I have purchased a used Nikon F5 and was wondering if it working
> properly or not. The question I have is on battery life with the
> camera. When using it for sports on auto focus I only get 5 to 6
> rolls of 24 exposure film through it before the batteries go dead. Is
> this normal? I read somewhere that early models did this and later
> ones have corrected this problem. Typically how many rolls of film
> are F5 users getting on a set of batteries? I have been using
> alkaline batteries and found this to be a problem with the short life
> of the batteries. The F4 I had prior to this was fine under the same
> circumstances and I got 30 rolls or more from it with no problems.
>
> Any replies would be appreciated Thanks in advance.
>
The F5 under normal circumstances does not work well with AA
Alaklines. It is possible to have the battery low warning meter
recalibrated to work at lower levels. They do this by reprogramming the
camera via the DX contacts this can only be done at certain service
centres. Country to popular beleif the production of the F5 has not
chnaged and new models are the same as old ones.
When using AA Alkalines I would get 10-15 rolls, indoors. Outside
10 rolls. Using AA Lithiums I get more than 70 rolls. With the MN-30 I
get on average 60. See my site for more information on various F5
problems.
See http://www.jpgservices.ndirect.co.uk/battery.htm
or
http://www.moose395.net
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F. Javier Heredia
with the battery drain problem? looking at the serial number?
Javier
no spam wrote:
> You probably have an early production model. There was a problem with
> the software shutting down the camera too early. It has been fixed for
> a while now. I usually get 30 plus.
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F. Javier Heredia wrote in message <36542689...@eio.upc.es>...
>Is there any way to know if an F5 is one of this early models
>with the battery drain problem? looking at the serial number?
I wouldn't worry about it.
Just use lithium's or (better yet) buy the Nikon charger and a few batteries
for it.
The f5 is hungry beast. It takes a lot of juice to make it run. Just a fact
of life.
It does not like AA's
Sal Sessa / Dallas
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Randy Miyazaki
>
> I have purchased a used Nikon F5 and was wondering if it working
> properly or not. The question I have is on battery life with the
> camera. When using it for sports on auto focus I only get 5 to 6
> rolls of 24 exposure film through it before the batteries go dead. Is
> this normal? I read somewhere that early models did this and later
> ones have corrected this problem. Typically how many rolls of film
> are F5 users getting on a set of batteries? I have been using
> alkaline batteries and found this to be a problem with the short life
> of the batteries. The F4 I had prior to this was fine under the same
> circumstances and I got 30 rolls or more from it with no problems.
>
> Any replies would be appreciated Thanks in advance.
i have two f5's, with s/n of 305nnnn and 308nnnn. i usually get >20 rolls per
set of duracells. thats with af on nearly all of the time. t.v. and magazine
surveys say that most alkalines are of the same quality, so maybe i'll try other
1.5v AA alternatives as others have suggested.
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James Grove
> Is there any way to know if an F5 is one of this early models
> with the battery drain problem? looking at the serial number?
>
Nikon have not modified the production of the F5, if you have a
problem with it send it to be reprogrammed. Why on earth would you want
to run the thing on Alklaine`s anyway, use Lithiums or the MN-30
MBengtson
batteries. Sounds like your F5 has a problem. Send it in for repairs.
dot nyet
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>Nikon have not modified the production of the F5, if you have a
>problem with it send it to be reprogrammed. Why on earth would you want
>to run the thing on Alklaine`s anyway, use Lithiums or the MN-30
Only reasons I can think of are, Alkalines are cheap, readily available
anywhere, and it runs fine on them.
ClintAK
That has been my experience with the F-5 as well. I've shot well over 100
rolls of film with the set of Lithiums I have in it now. I agree that Lithiums
are the way to go with this camera.
EDGY01
life with the alkalines. The difference is like night and day. Instead of
hauling around a bunch of spare alkalines, I just rely on what's in the camera.
The warning display is now adequate.
dot nyet
says...
>Lithiums,--even just for the weight savings alone. I also had poor battery
>life with the alkalines. The difference is like night and day. Instead of
>hauling around a bunch of spare alkalines, I just rely on what's in the
>camera.
I really don't know if there was a battery issue in early F5's, I've
heard many conflicting stories. But I'm still on my first set of
Alaklines after a couple of months, and it's been through a considerable
number of rolls, and constant AF.
Wes Kinard
1.5V. Now as my manual and many posters clearly say, Lithiums work just fine
(even better) than Alkalines but is there any down side? Over the long run I
would say the expense is less but what about cold weather performance and the
difference in voltage? Will the camera perform at its top rates with Lithiums?
For now I'd rather buy another prime lens than fork over a few hundred on the
Nikon charger and a couple of MN-30s.
Wes Kinard
wes.k...@usa.net
Donald D. Forsling
Energizer AA lithiums have a no-load voltage of approx. 1.7 volts. There
are a little hotter even under load that a standard alkaline AA. And they
work great in cold weather. The Energizer Hi Energy Lithium is a great
product if you use AA's---at roughly $2.40 per cell.
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